Do Now Turn in your DBQ to the front desk What is containment?

The Cold War Begins

Europe after WWII

The Cold War begins Containment –Foreign policy of the U.S. to "contain" Communism after WW II –Stop communism from spreading The domino theory – if one country falls to Communism then others will too. Greece and Turkey

The Cold War begins The Truman Doctrine – the U.S. must rescue any government under threat from Communism. The Marshall Plan –Plan to rebuild Europe –$13 billion to restore Europe –Sixteen nations benefit

The Berlin Crisis & Airlift Soviets block roads to Berlin U.S. and Great Britain airlift supplies Blockade was lifted in 1949 City divided into East Berlin and West Berlin

A National Security State Collective Security Soviet Union gets the bomb –Deterrence Nuclear arms race –National Security Council –Military peacetime draft –North Atlantic Treaties Organization (NATO) Military alliance –Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The Cold War in Asia Chinese Civil war –Truman “loses” China –Communist takeover in 1949 –Mao Tse-tung created the People’s Republic of China

The Cold War in Asia Japan –Economy recovers quickly –Strategic importance against Soviets –Granted independence in 1952 U.S. naval bases

The state of Israel Created in 1948

Trumans “Fair Deal” 21 programs to extend the New Deal –More civil rights –Education –Health care –Increased Social Security and minimum wage

The election of 1948

That ain’t the way I heard it!

The (second) Red Scare House Un-American Activities CommitteeHouse Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Went after the movie industry in 1947 Truman’s Loyalty program Executive Order 9835 (1947) required investigation of every federal employee

The (second) Red Scare Spy cases The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel executed in 1953

The (second) Red Scare Alger Hiss case  Accused of having helped transmit confidential government documents to the Russians  Tried for perjury (because the statute of limitations had run out on the espionage charge)  First trial—jury unable to reach a decision  Second trial—convicted (under a cloud of controversy) & sentenced to 5 years in prison Richard Nixon

The (second) Red Scare McCarthyism Senator Joseph McCarthy Played upon fears of Communism Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954

The Korean War

Korea divided at the 38th parallel North Korea Kim IL Sung –Communist South Korea –Synghman Rhee

The Korean War North Korea invades the South in 1950 UN sends in forces Drives the North back China helps the North Koreans

Ike Dwight D. Eisenhower Elected in 1952 –Richard Nixon is VP Ends the Korean War Korean armistice

The Korean War North Korea invades the South in 1950 UN sends in forces

write an essay taking a “side” on the issue of containment. work to answer the following prompt: –To what extent was the policy of Containment an effective way to combat the spread of Communism during the post-WWII era? Your essay should include a strong thesis.