The Early Cold War Years

1
15.2

• The Early Cold War Years

2
A. Containing Communism

• 1. The Long Telegram
• Kennans view explaining Russias insecurities to
  a struggle between communism and capitalism
• Therefore, containment became the USs foreign
  policy stance

• G. Kennan US Ambassador to the Soviet Union

3
Containment
4
B. Iran Crisis

1. Soviets do not leave Northern Iran after WWII
2. Stalin wanted oil supplies from Iran
3. Created separate Communist govt in N. Iran
4. US demands forces to leave Iran

5
The Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan

• Read the primary source and analyze the graph on
  page 539. Then, answer the following questions
  and add them to your notes.
• What did the Truman Doctrine state?
• Explain the Marshall Plan.
• According to the graph, which countries received
  the most aid from the plan? Why?

6
C. Truman Doctrine

1. Assist countries in helping prevent communism
   from entering their borders
2. Started with Greece and Turkey

7
D. The Marshall Plan

1. US will give aid to those European countries
   needing to rebuild their economies
2. SU and satellite nations refused help
3. Western Europes recovery decreased appeal for
   communism

8
Operation Vittles NATO
9
E. Berlin Airlift

• West Germany and West Berlin united Federal
  Rep. of Germany
• Stalin orders blockade of West Berlin in protest
• 3. Goal for US to fly in food and supplies into
  West Berlin 3 min
• 4. Stalin sees blockade
• ineffective calls it off

10
(No Transcript)
11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)
13
F. NATO

1. Formed a defensive military alliance
2. Peacetime military alliance
3. 1st time US committed to maintaining peace in
   Europe

14
G. Warsaw Pact

1. Stalin develops the Warsaw Pact in response to
   NATO
2. Military alliance for his Eastern Europe
   satellite nations

15
15.2 The Korean War

• United States gets involved in the Korean War due
  to communism spreading in East Asia

16
A. The Chinese RevolutionA Civil War b/4
after WWII

• 1. Chiang Kai-Shek
• Nationalist Leader
• Supported by US w/2B
• Lost support fled to Taiwan

• 2. Mao Zedong
• Communist
• Supported by Chinese people
• Seized power in 1949
• Friends w/SU
• Not recognized in UN SU boycotts UN

17

• B. The
• Korean
• War
• Why the division?

18
What do both leaders have in common?

• North Korea
• Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
• Dictator/Comm.
• Leader Kim Il Sung
• Believed ruled all of Korea

• South Korea
• Republic of Korea
• Dem./capitalism
• Leader Rhee
• Believed ruled all of Korea

19
2. Truman sends in the troops

1. North attacks the South
2. UN agrees on military action
3. SU boycotting doesnt vote
4. US troops in Japan moved to S. Korea

20

1. The North Attacks the South
2. MacArthurs strategy hero
3. China enters US pushed back to 38th parallel

21
6. Stalemate

• a. Truman vs. MacArthur
• Public criticism of Pres. Truman
• Wants to invade China
• Youre fired!
• Truman wanted limited war limited objective
• b. Korean war ends in stalemate
• 38th parallel still divides Korea today

22
(No Transcript)
23
Chinas involvement