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3. THE FIRST ROOM
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4. Octopus Cartoon
This artifact is another political cartoon. It involves an Octopus that has a symbol on its head and is sitting on the earth. The symbol is the Soviet Union sign. It is used to show how Communism was spreading in the East. This was a big problem for the U.S as both sides struggled to gain more popularity than the other.
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5. Stalin’s Communism Cartoon
This is a political cartoon that shows Joseph Stalin and much of Europe. It shows Stalin drawing certain patterns on the various countries. He is doing this to demonstrate how his iron curtain is moving. It really captures how powerful his movement had become and how he was converting countries to communism so quickly and easily. It also shows a “?” on France. This was drawn there because people in America were scared that this communist blanket would cover a great power such as France also.
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6. Arm Wrestling Cartoon
This is a political cartoon that demonstrates two people having an arm wrestle. The opponents are America and the Soviet Union. They both seem to be sitting on what appear as nuclear missiles and both have their hand very close to a button that is connected to the nuclear missiles. What this means is that these two countries are so close to nuclear warfare and it looks almost inevitable
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7. Christmas/Cold War Cartoon
This is a political cartoon that shows two people holding big sacks filled with certain materials. These people are representations of America and the Soviet Union. They are dressed up as Santa Claus and carrying large sacks to act as if they are competing neck and neck in gaining other nations support for their programs by promising them more benefits and garuntees just to see who could gain more people on each side.
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9. Time Magazine “Space Race”
This is the cover of the “Time Magazine.” This is an American made magazine that talks about current events and the big things happening at the moment. In the case it is talking about the famous “Space race.” This was where the Soviets competed with the Americans to see whose space program was the best.
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10. Cuban Missile Crisis Headline
This was a headline during a famous event known as “The Cuban Missile Crisis.” This important event lasted from Oct.16-Oct.28.These 13 days were very stressful in that each nation believed nuclear war was inevitable. However the issue was resolved and the missiles put in Cuba by the Russians were moved.
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11. Yalta Conference
This is an image of the Yalta Conference. This is where President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet to discuss the Allied war effort against Germany and Japan and to try and settle some nagging diplomatic issues. While a number of important agreements were reached at the conference, tensions over European issues like the fate of Poland foreshadowed the crumbling of the Grand Alliance that had developed between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during World War II and served as a starting point for the cold war.
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12. Sputnik II
This artifact is actually the famous satellite launched in to space by Russia. It went by the name of Sputnik 2. This is a very important artifact because it marked a huge accomplishment for Russia in the space race. This pushed America harder to one up the Russians.
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14. Hydrogen Bomb
This artifact is the Hydrogen Bomb. Initially, only the United States possessed atomic weapons, but in 1949 the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb and the arms race began. Both countries continued building more and bigger bombs. In 1952, the United States tested a new and more powerful weapon: the hydrogen bomb. The Soviet Union followed with its own version in This
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15. IPPNW Organization
This stands for the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. This is an organization that has been “practicing peace since the 1980’s.” The countries involved include big name countries such as America and even countries such as Kyrgyzstan. Overall it consisted of about 60 countries. The main points this program goes after is the physical effect that nuclear war can bring on humans and also the importance of keeping peace by preventing war and also armed violence.
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16. Malta Summit
This picture represents the Malta Summit. The Malta Summit was a meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, taking place between December , just a few weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall. During the summit, Bush and Gorbachev would declare an end to the Cold War.
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17. Joseph Stalin
This next artifact is a picture of Joseph Stalin. He was a ruthless dictator of the Soviet Union. He led the SU through World War II and created a powerful Soviet influence in Eastern Europe after the war. He was a big part in the event of the Cold War because of his ideas of Communism.
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19. President Truman
This is President Truman. He was elected president in He helped the Cold War effort by doing things such as establishing his Truman Policy. With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
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20. Ronald Reagan
This is Ronald Reagan. When he came in the presidency he was focused on and objective. The objective of containment was to stop the Soviet Union from forcibly spreading communism beyond the territories it already ruled or dominated. But the United States would not attempt to push the Soviets out of their established spheres of control in certain regions of the world. He was a well-liked and very good president.
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21. George H. W. Bush
This artifact is George H. W. Bush. He was elected the forty-first president of the United States in The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ended under the administration of President George Bush. His participation in the Malta Summit was seen as the end of the Cold war by many.
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22. John F. Kennedy
This artifact is John F. Kennedy. He was a U.S President during a time period of the Cold War. He aimed to strengthen the U.S as it was going through an indirect battle with the U.S. He was doing fine until he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. The popular presidents’ death let LBJ come in and see how he could help the Cold War Effort.
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23. Lyndon B. Johnson
This is a picture of Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a the President of the United States from He is the main person we give credit to for building up the Houston space program known as NASA. He assumed presidency after JFK was assassinated during the cold war.
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