The Cold War

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The Cold War

• Chapter 26

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Key Topics

• Prospects for world peace at the end of WWII
• Diplomatic policy during the Cold War
• The Truman presidency
• Anticommunism and McCarthyism
• Cold War culture and society
• The Korean War

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The Cold War 1945-1991 An Ideological
Struggle
Soviet Eastern Bloc NationsIron Curtain
US the Western Democracies
GOAL ? Containment of Communism the eventual
collapse of the Communist world.George Kennan
GOAL ? spread world-wide Communism

• METHODOLOGIES
• Espionage KGB vs. CIA
• Arms Race nuclear escalation
• Ideological Competition for the minds and hearts
  of Third World peoples Communist govt. command
  economy vs. democratic govt. capitalist
  economy ? proxy wars
• Bi-Polarization of Europe NATO vs. Warsaw Pact

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The Division of Berlin
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The Bipolarization of Europe
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Containment

• The Truman Doctrine
• Self-Granted power to keep Communism from
  spreading
• The Marshall Plan
• Commitment to help rebuild Europe
• The Berlin Crisis

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George Kennan X Article
CONTAINMENTGoals Means
Actual Application

1. Restorationof the balance of power

Encouragement of self-confidence in nations
threatened by Soviet expansion.
Long-term program of U.S. economic assistance
Marshall Plan
Exploitation of tensions in international
communism.
Cooperation with communist regimes supporting
Titoism in Yugoslavia

1. Reduction of Soviet ability to project outside
   power.

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George Kennan X Article
CONTAINMENTGoals Means
Actual Application

1. Modification of the Soviet concept of
   international relations.

Negotiating settlement of outstanding differences.
Using carrots sticks containing Germany with
an embrace and Russia at arms length.
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To Err is Truman

• Why was Truman relatively unpopular at the
  beginning of the 1948 campaign?
• What controversy arose around the 1948 election?
• What role did anti-communism play in Trumans
  Fair Deal?

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The Cold War at Home

• Why was there such an extensive Red Scare at
  Home?
• What steps were taken for National Defense?
• How were peoples rights restricted?

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National Defense Budget 1940-1964
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The Cold War at Home

• The Red Scare in Hollywood
• How did HUAC influence the movie industry?
• Should government have censorship rights on
  creative productions?

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The Cold War at Home

• Spy Cases
• Alger Hiss
• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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The Cold War at Home

• Why were people like McCarthy deemed credible?
• What did McCarthy hope to achieve through his
  action?
• How was he eventually brought down?

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Cold War Culture

• How did the cold War affect American Culture?
• Return of the Soldier
• Womens Roles
• Middle Class Status

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Korean War1950-1953
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Korean War1950-1953
Kim Il-Sung
Syngman Rhee
Domino Theory
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The Shifting Map of Korea1950-1953
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The Korean War

• Did the Korean War serve any purpose?
• Was American entry a mistake?
• How much responsibility should Truman bear for
  the result of the Korean War?
• How was the Korean War a demonstration of the
  Containment Policy?