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Cold War Overview: Post-WWII Conferences, Truman Doctrine, and Global Impact

Explore the pivotal conferences post-WWII, Truman Doctrine, containment strategy, Korean War, and other Cold War hotspots worldwide. Delve into the U.S. foreign policy shift, the arms race, and global conflicts shaping the era. Learn about key events like the Marshall Plan, Warsaw Pact, and Korean War dynamics, as well as hotspots in Indochina, the Middle East, and Latin America. Prepare for an in-depth understanding of the Cold War tensions and complexities.

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Cold War Overview: Post-WWII Conferences, Truman Doctrine, and Global Impact

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  1. Cold War Overview U.S. History Paulson Tues. May 15, 2012

  2. Spark # • 1. Conferences at what 2 cities helped set up the post WWII world? • 2. Read about the Truman Doctrine: • A. What metaphor is used to describe the barrier between eastern states and the rest of the world? • B. In one phrase, what is the Truman Doctrine? • C. What else did containment lead to? (2 examples from end of reading • 3. Open to p. 834-35

  3. Agenda • Spark # 2 • Business Items • Hand out timelines, ARA, map • Map due tomorrow – ARA due Friday • Intro youtubes - Background • Cold War overview notes – Up to you – USE ON TEST!!

  4. Background - youtubes • Part 1 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYCplyBknI&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 • Origins of Cold War hatred between U.S./Russia?? • Ideology of Communism toward Capitalism? • Part 2 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAngetJA4Jc&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 • Why was Berlin the location for first C.W. conflict?? • What really escalates the C.W.?

  5. WWII Aftermath • Yalta, Potsdam • Marshall Plan • 13 billion $$$ on “buying friends” • Berlin Airlift • United Nations / NATO • Warsaw Pact: Soviet Response to NATO • Soviet Atomic bomb (thermonuclear) • Begins ARMS RACE!!

  6. U.S. Foreign Policy • NO MORE ISOLATIONISM!!! • Containment: Communism not going away…but doomed • Truman Doctrine • Security Committee • Domino Theory: If one falls…

  7. China goes Commie • Chinese Civil War • Nationalists vs. Communists • Chiang Kaishek vs. Mao Zedong • U.S. supports Chiang , Soviets support Mao • Chiang and Nationalists lose - to Taiwan

  8. Korean War • 38th Parallel – post WWII division (Vietnam too) • Phase 1: Invasion by North Korea • backed by Soviets/Chinese • UN response • Phase 2: Defense of Pusan perimeter • Last stand against communists • Phase 3: Inchon Landing • MacArthur masterminds reversal of battle • Phase 4: Yalu River - Finish them off? • Chinese counter attack • MacArthur v. Truman • Phase 5: Armistice at 38th parallel • Peace talks and stalemate • MacArthur wants 50 nukes – gets himself fired

  9. Other Cold War Hotspots • Indochina • French colony • Vietnamese Independence: Ho Chi Minh (communist nationalist • Americans aid French (3/4 of $$$) • 17th parallel – North Communist, South Democratic

  10. Other Cold War Hotspots • Middle East • Oil and Iran • Soviet occupation and threats to Iran – U.S. response • Israel and Palestine (Israel v. Arab Oil) • Suez Canal

  11. Other Cold War Hotspots • Latin America • U.S. – Economic dominance in region • U.S. Puppet leaders – • Honduras, Nicaragua • Guatemala – JacoboGuzmen vs. CIA (United Fruit Company) • Cuba – Fidel Castro (1959) • U.S. boycotts bring Communist support

  12. Other Cold War hotspots • On deck: • Bay of Pigs – Cuba and Fidel • Vietnam – uh oh. Another police action

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