The Cold War

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The Cold War

• The Early Years
• 1945-1960

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Long Telegram

• February 22, 1946
• George Kennans belief that Communists were in a
  struggle against capitalism.
• Lobbied for a policy of containment.
• Long Telegram

3
Crisis in Iran

• March 1946
• USSouth, Soviet UnionNorth to secure a supply
  line
• Although promised to vacate, Soviet troops
  remained causing Truman to send Stalin a demand
  to leave.
• What if the Soviets did not leave?

4
Truman Doctrine

• Goal was to aid countries who resisted Communist
  expansion.
• Greece and Turkey
• Truman Doctrine

5
Marshall Plan

• European Economic Recovery Program
• Marshall Plan

6
Berlin Airlift

• Due to conflicting desires for Germany, it was
  split.
• This created a blockade.
• Rather than provoking war with Russia, Truman
  opted to fly in supplies to Germany.
• Berlin Airlift

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NATO

• 12 Countries initially joined NATO in 1949.
• NOTE Iceland
• West Germany joined 6 years later
• This prompted Russia to respond by creating the
  Warsaw Pact.

8
Chinese Revolution

• Chinese Revolution vs.
• Nationalists defeated and fled to Taiwan
• History of Taiwan
• In the United States a new policy emerged West
  Germany was to Europe as Japan was to Asia.

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Korean War

• Why is this conflict often referred to as the
  Forgotten War?
• What is significant about the 38th Parallel?
• Korean War Part 1
• Korean War Part 2
• Korean War Part 3

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New Red Scare

• Fear of domestic infiltration by Communists
• Led to screening of federal employees from
  1947-1951

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Alger Hiss

• Whittaker Chambers (former Communist) testified
  that Alger Hiss (diplomat under Roosevelt) was a
  Communist spy.
• Richard Nixon insisted that the investigation
  continue
• Hiss was convicted of perjury
• Alger Hiss

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Julius Ethel Rosenberg

• Charged with aiding the Communist in developing
  the atomic bomb.
• Condemned to death for espionage.
• Executed in June of 1953.
• Cold War Spies

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McCarthyism

• Wisconsin senator
• McCarthys list of Communists (Never Produced)
• The use of sensational charges was a common
  tactic employed by McCarthy
• McCarthys ideals helped spawn the McCarren Act
  (illegal totalitarion governement)

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McCarthyism

• Damaging Reputations, often without substantial
  proof, became known as McCarthyism
• McCarthyism faded away after a televised hearings
  in which Americans were exposed to the
  detrimental effects of mass hysteria linked to
  political agendas.
• McCarthy Hearings

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Eisenhowers Cold War Policies

• Replacement of conventional armed forces with a
  massive nuclear weapons arsenal
• Brinkmanship in Korea and Taiwan
• Use of covert CIA operations in Iran, Guatemala,
  Hungary, and the U-2 Spy incident
• Suez Crisis and Eisenhower doctrine in the Middle
  East

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Eisenhowers Cold War Policies

• Groups must have at least 2 students.
• Create a PowerPoint to discuss your event/policy
  as well as incorporate your own analysis/opinion
  about the policys effectiveness.
• Must include background of event/policy,
  analysis, effectiveness.