1. Museum Entrance Welcome to the Hall of Stephen Thompson’s History of the Cold War (1945-7960) Curator’s Offices Room Five

2. Curator’s Office snscollins5@gmail.com My name is Stephen Thompson, I am the curator of this museum. My specialties are years 1945- 1960 of the Cold War. I am a sophomore at Clear Springs Highschool, and in Mr. Collins 5 th period. Stephen Thompson Return to Entry

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8. http://www.history.com/photos/world-war-ii- political-leaders/photo4 The Yalta Conference occurs, deciding the post-war status of Germany. The Allies of World War II (the USA, the USSR, Great Britain and France) divide Germany into four occupation zones. The Allied nations agree that free elections are to be held in all countries occupied by Nazi Germany. The League of Nations was also created. Return to Exhibit Yalta Conference

9. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-dpl/hd- state/potsdam.htm In occupied Germany, leaders from the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of the war. Return to Exhibit Potsdam Conference

10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChineseCivilWarCollage. PNG The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the government of the Republic of China and forces of the Communist Party of China. The war represented an ideological split between the Communist CPC, and the KMT's brand of Nationalism. The two parties formed a Second United Front to counter a Japanese invasion. China's full-scale civil war resumed in 1946 Return to Exhibit Chinese Civil War

11. On March 5, Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. The Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. On the east side of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union. Return to Exhibit Iron Curtain

12. http://www.coldwarstudies.com/2013/04/09/the-truman- doctrine-and-the-marshall-plan-a-podcast/ The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program) was the American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. Return to Exhibit Marshall Plan

13. http://www.milestonedocuments.com/images/content/documents/3b1 7497u_A.jpg President Harry S. Truman declared it to be the foreign policy of the United States to assist any country whose stability was threatened by communism. His initial request was specifically for $400 million to assist both Greece and Turkey, which Congress approved. The Truman Doctrine was followed by the Marshall Plan later that year. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. Return to Exhibit Truman Doctrine

14. http://www.eaglesoverberlin.com/PhotoGallery.htm Berlin was divided into four parts. The Berlin Airlift was when western countries delivered much needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union. They blocked all rail and road traffic to Berlin, the only option the western countries had was to try and fly in all the supplies. Most of which was coal. It lasted 10 months. Return to Exhibit Berlin Airlift

15. http://www.flagdetective.com/images/download/wo/nato-hi.jpg In 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion. The members agreed that an armed attack against any one of them in Europe or North America would be considered an attack against them all. Return to Exhibit NATO

16. https://wikis.nyu.edu/ek6/modernamerica/index.php/Impe rialism/AmericanPropaganda In 1949, With the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and China as well as the Korean War, people were scared that communism could infiltrate the United States. The second Red Scare occurred after World War II, People were scared of anyone who may side with the communists and help the Soviets get secret information about the United States. Return to Exhibit Red Scare

17. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDS-1 In August 29, 1949 The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. It became known as Joe 1. The Soviet project to develop an atomic bomb was a top secret research and development program begun during World War II, in the wake of the Soviet Union's discovery of the American, British, and Canadian nuclear project. Return to Exhibit Soviet’s Atomic Bomb Testing

18. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-signs- mutual-security-act President Harry S. Truman signs the Mutual Security Act, announcing to the world, and its communist powers in particular, that the U.S. was prepared to provide military aid to "free peoples.“President Harry S. Truman, which authorized nearly $7.5 billion, for foreign military, economic, and technical foreign aid to American allies; the aid was aimed primarily at shoring up Western Europe, as the Cold War developed Return to Exhibit Mutual Security Act

19. http://www.bookofdaystales.com/uss-nautilus/ On January 21, 1954, The United States launches the world's first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus. The nuclear submarine would become the ultimate nuclear deterrent. USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Return to Exhibit Nuclear Submarine

20. http://blogs.fas.org/security/2009/10/germany/ On May 14, 1955, The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO. The Warsaw Pact was primarily motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe. Return to Exhibit Warsaw Pact

21. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War The Korean War was fought between South Korea and communist North Korea. It was the first major conflict of the Cold War as the Soviet Union supported North Korea and the United States supported South Korea. The war ended with little resolution. The countries are still divided today and North Korea is still ruled by a communist regime. Supporting North Korea was the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Supporting South Korea was the United States, Great Britain, and the United Nations. Return to Exhibit Korean War

22. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/229068/Gen eva-Summit Geneva Summit was held on July 18, 1955 and was a meeting of "The Big Four": President of the United States, Prime Minister of Britain, Premier of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister of France. The purpose was to bring together world leaders to begin discussions on peace. The talks were influenced by the common goal for increased global security. The stated mission of the 1955 summit was to reduce international tensions. Return to Exhibit Geneva Summit

23. http://pages.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War/c_Khrushche v_era/b_Destalinaztion/bb_Suez_Crisis.html The Suez Canal is an important man-made waterway in Egypt. It connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. In 1954 Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of Egypt. Nasser seized the canal and was going to charge for passage in order to pay for the Aswan Dam. The British, the French, and the Israelis decided to use the canal as a reason to attack Egypt. They secretly planned that Israel would attack and seize the canal. Then the French and the British would enter as peacekeepers taking control of the canal. Return to Exhibit Suez Crisis

24. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik On October 4, 1957, Sputnik satellite launched, it was the first artificial Earth satellite to be launched. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit. It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable. The surprise success triggered the Space Race, a part of the larger Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. Return to Exhibit Sputnik 1

25. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro and his allies against the government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959. Castro replaced his government with a revolutionary socialist state. The Movement organization later reformed, becoming the Communist Party in 1965. Return to Exhibit Cuban Revolution

26. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Emergency The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war, a form of warfare in which armed civilians use military tactics to fight a larger, traditional military, fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) The Communists were defeated in 1960. Return to Exhibit Malayan Emergency

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