Union blockade

and in Europe. Whether for good or bad, it has become a symbol of American intent.” In Post-World War II Berlin, Germany’s capital, was divided into four sections. Those sections divided as follows: Soviet, French, American, and British. The Soviet Union did not waste any time using the separation as a means to expand communism in Eastern European countries. Since Berlin was divided, “it sat like cancer in the heart of Germany,”…

...Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to implement an immediate blockade of supplies to Germany and to begin bombing German cities and munitions centers. The army would attack Hitler's troops at their weakest points first and slowly advance toward German soil. The plan was known as "CLOSING THE RING." In December 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack German holdings in North Africa first. That maneuver was finally executed in October 1942. Nazi troops were occupying much of the African…

Fidel Castro. The USSR wanted to establish nuclear missiles, which they would be 90 miles away from the United States’ southern mainland. This USSR’s threat wasn’t taken lightly by the United States’ president, John F. Kennedy, who decided to form a blockade of Cuba and increase the tight tension between the two superpowers. As the start of another world war was approaching, an astounding assistance came from the Vatican. Pope John XXIII would serve as a mediator between the two nuclear powers…

good examples of containment which help explain what it was. These were the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. One good example of containment was how west Berlin was surrounded by the Soviet Blockade. “Joseph Stalin and Soviet Union decided to blockade any shipments into west Berlin (Doc B)” that could make it easier for them to attack Berlin. "West Berlin was…

As the blockade raged on and the U2 spy plane incident took place, Khrushchev began to realize the need to back away from the precipice of nuclear war. Because of his total control over the Soviet Union in all facets, he was able to give the order for removal of the weapons from Cuba without question. Despite argument from Castro and silent disagreement…

said that the biggest force that divided the West and the East was the different political views between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The United States were capitalist, and had a democratic government. They believed that an individuals right’s included economic freedom which can be seen as a free-market. On the other had, the Soviet Union were communist, and they had a totalitarian government. The state had control and owned all the properties and wealth was…

tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States mounted. There was disagreement over what kind of government would be reinstated in Germany. The Soviet Union supported, while the US and other allies promoted democracy. As a result, and iron curtain fell between West and Eastern Europe; to the west, nations were capitalist and democratic, but to the east, in the Soviet sector, nations were forced to abide by communism. This period of tension between the US and 38 Union became known as the…

It is with deep concern that I, as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), need to engage you in a serious foreign affairs situation so early in your new presidency. You are fully aware of the overall concerns in Cuba from your security briefings, but I need to bring to your attention our uneasiness over Cuba and Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s forceful move towards communism. First, you know we were never pleased at Castro’s rise to power. Yet, although we were suspicious of his intentions,…

Missile Crisis was a thirteen day military and political standoff between the two superpowers of the 20th century. Starting on the 16th of October 1962, the United States of America (US) discovered nuclear missile launch sites belonging to the Soviet Union in Cuba. For thirteen days the US attempted to remove these missiles, while the world was as close as it ever has been to global nuclear war and fallout. The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by several different factors, and ended with multiple…

Am I Being Contained? The US policy of containment is the idea that the Soviet Union and Soviet Communism should not be allowed to spread. Three instances of containment from the documents are when West Berlin was a pro-American island in the “Soviet Sea” when it was a capitalized area which supports the US and its policies, when the Americans decided to aid West Berliners, and the quarantine area that the US made. The Cold War lessons in containment have demonstrated by the US, West Berlin,…