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Containment and a Divided Global Order: Origins, Strategy, and Impact of the Cold War

Explore the origins of the Cold War through events like the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. Learn about the containment strategy, Truman Doctrine, and the militarization of US security. Discover the impact of the Cold War on domestic politics, the Red Scare, and the politics of Cold War liberalism. Finally, delve into the role of the Cold War in postcolonial conflicts, such as the Vietnam War.

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Containment and a Divided Global Order: Origins, Strategy, and Impact of the Cold War

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  1. I. Containment and a Divided Global Order A. Origins of the Cold War 1. Yalta: 2/45 FDR Stalin Churchill Promise of “free elections in eastern Europe but Churchill and Stalin agree to Poland being in Soviet “sphere of influence” Stalin will help vs Japan 2. Potsdam 7/45 Truman: wants to stand up to Stalin: no free elections in Poland or Romania… conflicts over Germany led to East/West divisions

  2. I. Containment and a Divided Global Order B. The Containment Strategy 1. Toward an Uneasy Peace: George F Kennan “Long Telegram” Truman Doctrine: 1947 increases US involvement both economic and political 2. East and West in the New Europe

  3. I. Containment and a Divided Global Order B. The Containment Strategy (cont.) 3. NSC-68 National Security Council Report described USSR as an aggressive and dangerous threat… led to militarization of US security Hydrogen bomb increased taxes for military spending

  4. I. Containment and a Divided Global Order C. Containment in Asia 1. Civil War in China 2. The Korean War 3. The Munich Analogy

  5. II. Cold War Liberalism A. Truman and the End of Reform 1. The 1948 Election: Narrow victory for Truman 49. 6% 2. The Fair Deal : Healthcare, Education, Social Security, Minimum Wage… Little done due to Republican Congress Opposition

  6. II. Cold War Liberalism B. Red Scare: The Hunt for Communists 1. Loyalty-Security Program 2. HUAC 3. McCarthyism

  7. II. Cold War Liberalism C. The Politics of Cold War Liberalism 1. America Under Eisenhower Republican President elected 1952 and 1956 Eisenhower Doctrine: Expands the anti-communism efforts to the Middle East 2. Democrats

  8. III. Containment in the Postcolonial World A. The Cold War and Colonial Independence 1. Vietnam 2. The Middle East

  9. III. Containment in the Postcolonial World B. John F. Kennedy and the Cold War 1. The Election of 1960 and the New Frontier 2. Crises in Cuba and Berlin 3. Kennedy and the World

  10. III. Containment in the Postcolonial World C. Making a Commitment in Vietnam 1. Supporting Diem 2. Chaos in South Vietnam

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