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The Events of the Cold War were a C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T. between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.
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C. Containment Policy (Truman Doctrine)
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C. Containment Policy (Truman Doctrine)
Truman Doctrine: Help any free peoples fighting communist takeover Containment: Don’t let communism spread (contain it)
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The US Response/Strategy
Stop the Domino Theory if 1 country became communist then others would fall as well
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The US Response/Strategy
Marshall Plan Q: What did the US do in the Marshall Plan? Keeps W Europe on our side The US will buy its friends. Who Am I?
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O. Ongoing problems in Berlin (Airlift and Berlin Wall)
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Berlin Airlift In 1948, Stalin cut off roads and railways into Berlin, but Truman did not back down and supplied Berlin by air. Stalin backs down.
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Berlin Wall Soviets build a wall around East Berlin to keep people from leaving to go to West
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N. NATO vs. Warsaw Pact NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (U.S. plus W. European defensive alliance Warsaw Pact: USSR/E. Europe communist alliance
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N. NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
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The 2 sides in the Cold War E Europe (Soviet Satellites)
West East Capitalism Communism Democracy Dictators W Europe (US allies) E Europe (Soviet Satellites) NATO Warsaw Pact
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F. Fighting (Korea and Vietnam War) Vietnam 1954-1975
Vietnam 1975-present
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French Indochina, Ho Chi Minh leads war of independence against French.
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After French are defeated
Indochina, After French are defeated North Vietnam (communist-Ho Chi Minh) South Vietnam (free)—U.S. supports Cambodia Laos
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Indochina, 1975 After U.S. pulls out Vietnam (communist – Ho Chi Minh)
Cambodia (communist –Pol Pot) Laos (communist)
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L. Loss of China and Cuba to communism = +
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Mao Tse-Tung led Chinese communists
Loss of China and Cuba to communism vs. U.S. backed Chiang Kai-Shek lost; fled to Taiwan Mao Tse-Tung led Chinese communists
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Mao Tse-Tung led Chinese communists
Loss of China and Cuba to communism Fidel Castro U.S. backed Chiang Kai-Shek lost; fled to Taiwan Mao Tse-Tung led Chinese communists
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I. “Iron Curtain” separates East v. West (Soviet satellites)
Iron Curtain describes separation between communist & democratic countries “An iron curtain has descended across the continent of Europe”
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I. Iron Curtain separates East v. West (Soviet satellites)
“An iron curtain has descended across the continent of Europe”
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C. Cuban Missile Crisis World War III almost breaks out in 1962 when the Soviets put nukes in Cuba: Kennedy blockades Cuba: Soviets backdown
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T. Theory of deterrence (avoid nuclear war)
Cold War theory: Have lots of nukes and enemy won’t attack (mutual assured destruction)
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The 2 sides in the Cold War E Europe (Soviet Satellites)
West East Capitalism Communism Democracy Dictators W Europe (US allies) E Europe (Soviet Satellites) NATO Warsaw Pact
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