Ondřej Veselý
– 1950 – situation after WW2, Marshall plan, Truman doctrine – Korean War, Space Race – 1970 – Vietnam War, Kennedy, Apollo – 1991 – End of Cold War, Gulf war, – present – September 11
USA and USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic) are the most powerfull countries in the World ideological disagreement
an American foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947 implied American support for other nations threatened by Soviet communism (Turkey and Greece at first) considered the beginning of the Cold War Harry S. Truman - 33 rd President of the United States (1945–53)
Officially : the European Recovery Program ( ERP) Initiative to aid Western Europe USA gave $13 billion in Economic to support rebuild WE economies after WW2 USA offered parcipation to the Soviet Union
„Soviet version of Marshall plan“ Expanded to COMECON (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) Formed: 4 April founding members Today 28 members
Between North and South Korea June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 North (Communist) helped by People‘s Republic of China and USSR South (democratic) helped by UN (mainly USA) Ended by truce (still in war)
Commpetition of techology and supremacy in spacefight NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) estabilished in 1958 January 31, 1958 – First satelite lauched (Explorer 1) The first artificial satellite Sputnik 1
USSR October 1957 – Sputnik November 1957 – Lajka January 1959 – Luna 1 reached the Moon September 1959 – Luna 2 landed on the Moon October 1959 – Luna 3 photographed the dark side of the Moon December 1957 – Vanguard (crashed) January 1958 – Explorer 1 USA
John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963 Supported Space race - Man on the Moon until the end of decade was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 pm on Friday November 22, 1963
On July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC landed on the Moon Kennedy‘s goal of the decade was accomplished Crue: Armstron, Aldrin, Collins
Betwen North and South Vietnam North Vietnam supported by the USSR, China, North Korea South : USA, New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Thailand North Vietnamese won
Ended with a collapse of the USSR in 1989 Direct armed conflict did not happend
August 1990 – February 1991 Reaction on the Iraq‘s annexion of Kuwait Coalition of 34 nations leaded by USA againist Iraq (leader: Saddam Hussein) Decisive coalition victory
1991 – present
series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States Targets: WTC, The Pentagon, White house or Capitol Deaths: 2,996
How many people were killed durring the terrorist attack in September 2001 ? a) 5000 b) 1000 c) 3000 d) 12000
How many people were killed durring the terrorist attack in September 2001 ? a) 5000 b) 1000 c) 3000 d) 12000
Who won Korea War ? a) USA b) South Korea c) Nobody d) North Korea
Who won Korea War ? USA South Korea Nobody (they are still in war) North Korea
Who won Vietnam War ? a) USA b) South Vietnamese c) Nobody d) North Vietnamese
Who won Vietnam War ? a) USA b) South Vietnamese c) Nobody d) North Vietnamese
The first man on the Moon was ? a) Chuck Norris b) Miloš Zeman c) Niel Armstrong d) Jurij Gagarin
The first man on the Moon was ? a) Chuck Norris b) Miloš Zeman c) Niel Armstrong d) Jurij Gagarin
The first American sattelite was called? a) Vanguard b) Explorer c) Apollo d) Sputnik
The first American sattelite was called? a) Vanguard b) Explorer c) Apollo d) Sputnik