Section 2-Main Idea

Big Ideas

Trade, War, and Migration As the Cold War began, the United States struggled to oppose Communist aggression in Europe and Asia through political, economic, and military measures.

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Goal: Describe the first crisis in the Cold Goal: Describe the first crisis in the Cold War.War.

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*Collect Homework (Cold War Begins – Re-*Collect Homework (Cold War Begins – Re-teaching and speech activity)teaching and speech activity)

*Notes on The Iron Curtain and the Berlin *Notes on The Iron Curtain and the Berlin CrisisCrisis

*Correct In-Class Preview Activity*Correct In-Class Preview Activity

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From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent….across the Continent….

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Containing Communism

The Truman Doctrine offered aid to any nation resisting communism; the Marshall Plan aided European countries in rebuilding.

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• Increasingly exasperated by the Soviet’s refusal to cooperate, officials at the State Department asked the American Embassy in Moscow to explain Soviet behavior.

− Diplomat George Kennan responded with what became known as the Long Telegram.

− Kennan proposed “a long term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies”—the basic policy followed by the United States throughout the Cold War.

Containing Communism (cont.)

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• After World War II, instead of withdrawing as promised, the Soviet troops remained in northern Iran.

Containing Communism (cont.)

− Stalin then began demanding access to Iran’s oil supplies; he also helped local Communists establish a separate government in northern Iran.

− The secretary of state sent Stalin a strong message demanding that they withdraw from northern Iran.

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− Coupled with the threat of the USS Missouri sailing into the eastern Mediterranean, Stalin withdrew.

• In August 1946 Stalin demanded joint control of the Dardanelles with Turkey.

• After Britain informed the United States that they could no longer afford to help Greece, Truman gave a speech to Congress outlining a policy that became known as the Truman Doctrine.

Containing Communism (cont.)

The Truman Doctrine

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• In June 1947 Secretary of State George Marshall proposed the European Recovery Program, or Marshall Plan, which would give European nations American aid to rebuild their economies.

• In response to the Soviet attempt to undermine Germany’s economy, the United States, Great Britain, and France announced that they would merge their zones in Germany.

Containing Communism (cont.)

The Truman Doctrine

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• The new nation was called the Federal Republic of Germany—or West Germany.

• The Soviet zone eventually became the German Democratic Republic—or East Germany.

• The Soviets then cut all road and rail traffic to West Berlin, hoping to force the United States to either reconsider its decision or abandon West Berlin.

Containing Communism (cont.)

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− Truman ordered the air force to fly supplies into Berlin instead—known as the Berlin airlift.

• By April 1949, an agreement had been reached to create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—a mutual defense alliance.

• For the first time in its history, the United States had committed itself to maintaining peace in Europe.

Containing Communism (cont.)

NATO Is Born, 1949

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The Korean War

Attempts to keep South Korea free from communism led the United States to military intervention.

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• After World War II, Communist forces led by Mao Zedong and the Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek started fighting again.

− The United States sent the Nationalist government $2 billion in aid beginning in the mid-1940s, but they squandered the money through poor military planning and corruption.

− The victorious Communists established the People’s Republic of China in October 1949.

The Korean War (cont.)

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• In September 1949 the Soviet Union announced that it had successfully tested the first atomic weapon.

• Then, in the early 1950s, the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union signed a treaty of friendship and alliance.

The Korean War (cont.)

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• At the end of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur had taken charge of occupied Japan.

The Korean War (cont.)

− Once the United States lost China as its chief ally in Asia, it adopted policies to encourage the rapid recovery of Japan’s industrial economy.

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• At the end of World War II, American and Soviet forces entered Korea to disarm the Japanese troops stationed there.

The Korean War (cont.)

− The Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel of latitude.

− Soviets controlled the north, while American troops controlled the south.

The Korean War, 1950–1953

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• On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops invaded the south, rapidly driving back the poorly equipped South Korean forces.

The Korean War (cont.)

− With the pledge of UN troops, Truman ordered General MacArthur to send American troops from Japan to Korea.

− He pushed the North Koreans north to the border with China.

The Korean War, 1950–1953

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• China then drove the UN forces back across the 38th parallel and MacArthur demanded approval to expand the war against China.

The Korean War (cont.)

− Truman declined, but MacArthur persisted, even criticizing the president.

− Truman fired MacArthur for insubordination in April 1951.

The Korean War, 1950–1953

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• Truman’s concern—that an all-out war in Korea might lead to nuclear war—was the main reason why he favored limited war.

The Korean War (cont.)

The Korean War, 1950–1953

• In November 1951 peace negotiations began, but an armistice would not be signed until July 1953.

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• The Korean War marked an important turning point in the Cold War: the United States embarked on a major military buildup after the war began.

The Korean War (cont.)

− The Korean War also helped expand the Cold War to Asia.

The Korean War, 1950–1953

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• In 1954 the United States signed defense agreements with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Australia, forming the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).

The Korean War (cont.)

The Roots of the Cold WarThe Roots of the Cold War

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