Harry Truman
1947
U.S support greece and turkey with economic and military aid... etc.
Containment Policy
military and economic
moves made by the soviet union
Stop sprea of communism
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Did not work
overthrow cuban government
1961
U.S Foreign Policy with regards to Korea & Vietnam
countries affected by communism
Truman Doctrine
Containment policy
Cold War Development
1947
conflict
military tension
soviet union and its satelite states
War Powers act
before declaring war
In it for a while
have to have the permission from congress of declaring war
WWII Foreign Policy vs. Post WWII Foreign Policy
WWII
Control communism
aid countries affected by communism
Limited War
Limited War
not all resources used
Problem
Examples of Containment In Europe
Us wanted to prevent communism
Main Points of the Division of Germany
Berlin was in the middle of communist East Germany
Braidenburg Gate was the main passage way from East Germany to West Germany
Douglass MacArthur Dismissal
Douglass MacArthur Dismissal
Not on the presisdents side
Did not listen to him
Made comments towards the president
Korean War Similarities with Persian Gulf War:
North Korea inavded South Korea
US fought other countries battles for them
Nuclear Ban Test
Countries that had weapons agreed to not test them
Signed treaty
US still were testing the weapons
Peace Corps
Peace Corps
Schools
countries in need
A way out
End of Cold War
End of Cold War
Fall of berline wall
Nixon's Detente:
Conflict with the soviet union and the US
1970's
Cold war

