Gabrielle Meador

Important persons involved: Martin Dies and other conservatives
What the event was: It investigated people who were suspected of having Communist ties
Its significance to the Cold War: HUAC found out who the Communists were in the country.

Important persons involved: President Truman
What the event was: It was a policy that stated that its purpose was to go against Soviet expansion
Its significance to the Cold War: The Truman Doctrine lead to the formation of NATO

Important persons(countries) involved: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States

What the event was: NATO's purpose was to defend each other from the Soviet Union from gaining control of their nation.
Its significance to the Cold War: It gave the U.S. and other countries ways to prevent the growth of Communists on their land.

Important persons involved: Joseph McCarthy
What the event was: McCarthy said he had a list of people who were Communist. He never released any name or proof but he gained attention.
Its significance to the Cold War: This fueled fears of widespread Communism

Important persons involved: General Douglas MacArthur, Kim Il Sung, and Syngman Rhee
What the event was: It was a war between North and South Korea
Its significance to the Cold War: It was one of the many military conflicts that occurred during the Cold War.

Important persons involved: U.S. National Security Council (NSC)
What the event was: NSC delivered a report known as NSC-68
Its significance to the Cold War: This document marked a decisive turning point in the U.S.'s approach to the Cold War

Important persons involved: Joseph McCarthy
What the event was: The Red Scare was the promotion of fear of the potential growth of communism
Its significance to the Cold War: Legitimate suspicions and real fears combined to fuel the national Red Scare, which was was longer and more far-reaching than the one that followed WW1

Important persons involved: John Foster Dulles
What the event was: SEATO linked the U.S. and major Europeans allies with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand
Its significance to the Cold War: The organization wanted to prevent communision from gaining any ground.

Important persons involved: President Kennedy
What the event was: Troops would train the South Vietnamese army in unconventional, small-groups warfare tactics
Its significance to the Cold War: It increased military aid in South Vietnamese army and expanded the role of U.S. Speical Forces

Important persons involved: John F. Kennedy
What the event was: Embodied a call to public service. Thousands of men and women agreed to devote two or more years as volunteers for project. Such as teaching English to Filipino schoolchildren or helping African villagers obtained clean water.
Its significance to the Cold War: The Peace Corps was a low-cost Cold War weapon intended to show the developing world that there was an alternative to Communision.