The Cold War

How It Was Fought

Bryan Nguyen & Carl Luis Alferes

 Definitions
Economics:
An economy recognizing the production, consumption, and
transfer of wealth.

Diplomacy:
The government considers or must resorts to negotiation.

Brinkmanship:
An act of pushing a dangerous issue to the limit before suffering
any consequences. (intense bluff)
 Economics
Germany was divided into two regions, East
and West. The Soviet Union occupied East
Germany, and three other allies, France, Great
Britain, and the U.S, occupied West Germany.
East Germany desired a communist
government, and West Germany wanted a
democratic government. The leader of the
Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, introduces the
"Berlin Blockade." Constructed on June 24,
1948, the blockade intended to stop trains and West and East Germany Berlin Blockade
trucks that provided resources toward West
Germany. If West Germany destroys the
blockade, it would be an act of war, however;
the "Berlin Airlift" comes into play. Planes would
fly over the Berlin Blockade to acquire
resources from East Germany. Stalin would not
shoot down the planes because he would
commit an act of war. On May 12, 1949, the
Berlin Blockade ended due to West Germany Berlin Airlift
being capable of the Berlin Airlift.
 Diplomacy
President Eisenhower purposes his "Open
Skies" plan at the Geneva Summit in July 1955
with leaders and representatives of France,
Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The Open
Skies plan would allow the United States and
the Soviet Union to conduct over sky
surveillance work of each other's country to
reassure one country is not preparing for war.
Also, exchanging maps designating every
military base in their nations. The plan
directed at the leader of the Soviet Union, Dwight David Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev, was rejected because both
Eisenhower and he were suspicious of each
other's intention.
 Brinkmanship
The United States and the Soviet Union had
"Mutual Assured Destruction," implying if an
opposing nation were to strike, the other
nation would counterattack. The leader of the
Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, rejected
Eisenhower's "Open Skies" plan because
Khrushchev bluffed about his military power.
The United States had nuclear weapons to
prepare for war, so Khrushchev told the world
he too had nuclear weapons because he
wanted to compete with the United States'
military power. Following months, the United
States sent out "U-2s," an aircraft that could
not be detected in the sky due to how high it
was. The United States found out Khrushchev
lied about his military weaponry and had
nothing to retaliate.