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

2. The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

3. Europe after WWII

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

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

10. The state of Israel Created in 1948

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

12. The election of 1948

13. That ain’t the way I heard it!

14. 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

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

16. 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

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

18. The Korean War

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

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

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

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

23. 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.