Topics:
1. Causes of the Cold War-
*My topic
PRE-GOALS
*Wanted to promote open market for US goods to prevent another depression
*Top the Spread of Communism
*Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa
POST GOALS
*Wanted to create greater security for itself
-lost tens of millons of people in WW2 and Stalins purges
-feared a strong Germany
*Establish defensible borders
*Encourge friendly governments on its borders
*Spread communism around the world
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-
*Truman Doctrine- Policy set on March 12, 1947. Us support for Greece and Turkey. Economic and military aid. Prevent falling into communism. Historians said this started the Cold War. Britian could no longer control because of money. Requested the US to take over. Spend $400 million on the Truman Doctrine. Later used policy thoughout Europe.
*Policy of Containment- US strategy to prevent the spread of communism around the world. Response to Soviet Union spreading communsim to smaller countries. George F. Keenan is 1947.
*Marshall Plan- European Recovery Program, American program to help European countries after WW2 and prevent spread of communism. Began April 1948 by George Marshall. Goals are rebuild land ruined by war, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, offered to USSR but not accepted, $13 billion to part of post war recovery
*Iron Curtain Speech- By Winston Churchill, in Fluton, Missouri. One fo the most famous post-war speeches. Now called the Sinews of Peace. Changed the americans opinions of the Communist East.
*Domino Effect- Main reason for the cold war. Theory that communism would spread.
3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-
4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
6. China becoming communist-Mao-
7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-massive retaliation, mutual detterence
8. Nuclear Arms race(1945-1970)-
9. Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs-
10. The Cuban Missile Crisis-
11. The Berlin Wall--Going Up and Coming Down-
12. Nixon's visit to China-
13. 1970's Peace Attempts-Detente, Salt I, Salt II-
14. Effects of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan-
15. Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative(Missile Defense System today)-
16. Gorbachev's/Reagan's changing ways-perestroika and glasnost, INF Treaty-
17. The fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War-explain how it all went down-
18. The new map of Europe(up to present)-
19. Why the US won the Cold War-
20. Korean Conflict--
*Started on June 25 1950-July 27 1953
*North Korea against South Korea
*Soviet Union would take North Korea to the 38th Parallel and the US would take South Korea
*Causes: The US awnted to stop the spread of communism. The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism. The United Nations communism came to a decision to hold elections in both North and South Korea. North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950
*Countries involved: United States and Canada and Russia and Turkey and Japan and North Korea and South Korea and Philippines and France and United Kindom and South Africa and Australia
*End of war: June 23, 1951, Soviet Untion suggested a cease fire. Agreed to have the cease fire line at the existing battle line. On July 27, 1953 North Korea signed an armistace. North and South Korea agreed to demiltarize the area betwen the opposing sides. North Korea is communist and South Korea is non communist.
*Casualties: 10,000,000 million people.
21. Vietnam Conflict
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