1. 10.04 Notecards only

2. Post-war Europe flow of events

5. U. S. Military Intervention During Cold War to stop spread of communism – Chinese Civil War – Korean War – Vietnam War

8. 716 The Cold War The state of hostility without DIRECT conflict Leave room for a Graphic Organizer

14. 718 Containment The US trying to stop the spread of communism

15. 850 The Domino Theory Idea if nation falls to communism, all the countries next to it fall. Churchill proposes “Iron Curtain” concept to contain communism

17. 701 Israel

22. Under British mandate since 1917. When it ends in 1948……

23. Israel declares independence the next day---75% Jewish

24. The next day Arab countries attack. A stalemate after a year

25. 716 Iron Curtain Imaginary line described by Churchill that divides Soviet Bloc Eastern Europe from Western Europe

27. 718 Marshall Plan 1947- Sec of State George Marshall ---US supplied $$$ to rebuild Europe after WWII

32. 720 Berlin Airlift A 327 day operation US and British planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin after Soviets blockade city.

33. 721 Truman Doctrine 1947- $400,000,000 to Greece and Turkey to hold off communism from within and without champion freedom – Truman states US had a responsibility to champion freedom

34. 722 Chinese Civil War Chinese nationalists vs communists

35. Chiang Kai-shek=Nationalists Mao Zedong=communists

36. During WWII, US gives massive military aid to Nationalists. Both stop and fight Japan Nationalist government= much corruption Many choose communists as least evil of the 2 Chinese Civil War

37. In retreat, nationalists go to Formosa (Taiwan) and Truman sends $400,000,000. We recognize Taiwan as the only China until Nixon! Chinese Civil War

38. 731 Nikita Khrushchev 1953 Stalin Dies Khrushchev takes power in 1954 Believed communism would take over the world, but could be done peacefully (to appease the US) Hardcore communist, but not nearly as cruel as Stalin

39. 733 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Secret operations Spies Started in WWII

40. 732 Eisenhower Doctrine 1957 Declares US will USE FORCE in the Middle East against communism Justifies our troops to Lebanon

41. 824 Fidel Castro Enemy of the US Dictator of Cuba until 2 years ago

42. 824 Bay of Pigs Eisenhower has CIA train Cubans to invade Cuba 1400 invade—Kennedy withdraws air cover Disaster—all but 300 killed or captured Kennedy’s biggest failure right after he takes office

43. 824 Cuban Missile Crisis

44. 1962—CIA detects Nuclear missile in Cuba Kennedy orders blockade Kennedy demands removal or will bomb Cuba Khrushchev blinks first Khrushchev removes if US promises not to invade Cuba

45. ….closest humanity has come (WE KNOW OF) to Nuclear Armageddon Results 1. Tensions Cool down 2. Hot Line 3. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

46. Berlin Wall 1961-89 Prevented it’s citizens from fleeing to West Berlin and freedom When it fell, it signified the end of the Cold War

47. Ch 21-1 Korean War Map p. 725Map p. 725 Label - Label – Pusan – Seoul – P’yongyang – China – 38 th parallel – Inchon – Soviet Union – Yalu River

48. 38th parallel

49. Limited war Not to defeat enemy, but to achieve only certain goals

50. Douglas MacArthur

51. Against limited war Guarantees Chinese won’t enter Korean War Truman fired him for being publicly critical of Limited war strategy---he wanted to invade China

52. Police Action

53. Unconstitutional to go to war without a declaration of war voted by Congress Truman bypasses congress by saying its not a war, it’s a “Police Action.”

54. 826 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963-Khrushchev a little more mellow than Stalin end 100 nations end testing of nuclear weapons

55. 850 Geneva Accords 1954—divided Vietnam Ho Chi Minh

56. U2 Spyplane Embarrassed US must admit we were spying on USSR Our pilot shot down and captured Heats up the Cold War

57. Alliance for Progress 1961- Kennedy hoped to change our poor image in Latin American with this economic development program Resurrected our Latin American Good Neighbor Policy Was not successful