Why is it called the Cold War Why is it called the Cold War? Military conflict that between US & USSR that did not have one shot between either side Time Period- after WWII to 1991? Maybe today Define Communism- government controls the means of proudction; land labor & capitol. tyranny Define Capitalism- individual controls the means of prodection; land labor & capitol. freedom Fun Facts

POTUS: Harry Truman 1. Truman Doctrine 2. Berlin Airlift 3. Marshall Plan 4. Korean War

Truman Doctrine Focus is on Germany, China, & _ Financial aid to countries who are combating _ NATO American alliance w/ _ Warsaw Pact Soviet Union alliance w/ _ An ‘Iron Curtain’ splits Warsaw and NATO Korea Communism NATO countries…(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Western Europe Warsaw Pact countries…(Warsaw is capital of Poland) Eastern Europe Iron Curtain defined…

IRON CURTAIN

USA gives out $13B in grants & loans to Western Europe Why? 1. capitalism _ 2. Shows the world we are _ Define Marshall plan is the way the good guys

Berlin Airlift

Berlin Airlift Stalin stops all traffic from the West that was coming into_ USA transports goods through the sky to help _ What did this show our other allies? Define Berlin Air Lift- Review Iron Curtain East Germany West Berlin We would do anything/go to the extreme to help out our allies

Korea Background Korea was conquered by Japan post WWI Communists & Capitalist disputes begin in 1948 China backed the Communists (north) – who is also supported by Russia American backed the capitalists (South) Proxy War defined

Korean War Why did it start? China b.c.’s _ Douglas MacArthur Outcome? Stalemate @ the 38th parallel Communist Nationalist leader in China doesn’t use $ correctly Leads UN forces to push North Korea back. Truman fires him, for not folliowing orders, South Korea & UN give up territory How did we push back?

POTUS: Dwight Eisenhower Eisenhower Doctrine 2. CIA 3. NASA 4. HUAC

Eisenhower Doctrine Focused on the _ Policy of Containment Maintain communism to _ Do not let communism grow outside_ Middle East Its current borders Where its all ready at in response to Soviet influence US use force to Middle East threatened by communism

M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction Prevents countries from using _ Nikita Khruschchew New head of _ nuclear weapons Soviet Union- Stalin is dead The strategy is a form of Nash equilibrium in which neither side, once armed, has any incentive to initiate a conflict or to disarm.

C.I.A. Central Intelligence Agency Starts _ carries out _ US gov’t can plausibly deny _ There were spies before convert operations 1947 any responsibility The National Security Council Directive on Office of Special Projects, June 18, 1948 further gave the CIA the authority to carry out covert operations "against hostile foreign states or groups or in support of friendly foreign states or groups but which are so planned and conducted that any U.S. government responsibility for them is not evident to unauthorized persons and that if uncovered the US Government can plausibly disclaim any responsibility for them.

NASA Gov’t agency that is responsible for our nation’s space program National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2 Uses: 1. 2. Gov’t agency that is responsible for our nation’s space program Russians are first to reach outer space We are first on the moon. A lot of people thought it was fake. Military Scientific research

Red Scare

Red Scare

HUAC House of Un-American Activities Committee Red Scare created in 1938 investigate alleged _ on the part of private citizens, public employees, &_ That were suspected of having _ Red Scare fear of a potential rise of_ disloyalty organizations Communist ties commnism