-U.S will help any country in danger of being communist
-Examples: Iraq, North Korea, Nam
Containment Policy
-contain communism from spreading
-keep communist countries isolated
Bay of Pigs Invasion
-tried to get Castro out of power
-surprise attack, but somehow Castro and his army were waiting
-CIA trained anti-Castro forces in Florida
-U.S defeated in 3 days
Intervention
-intervening in countries to get rid of communism and fund democracy
-Cuba, Korea, Vietnam, Greece
Cold War Development
-post WWII, Germany and Berlin split between allies
-Soviets were communist, made us uneasy and caused tension
-Formed NATO to isolate Soviets, they countered with the Warsaw Pact
-Berlin Blockade/Airlift
-Soviets required atomic bomb
War Powers Act
-President cannot use military force without congress approval*
*except for a national emergency like an attack on the U.S (9/11)
-48 hours to notify congress and can only use military for 30 days
-However, congress can extend time
WWII Policy vs. Post WWII Policy
-WWII policy was to defeat the Germans and the Axis Powers because they were the main priority
-After the war was won however, America was able to shift its focus to the growing concerns of communism in Soviet Russia, our ally
-We needed Russia to help win the war, even though we disapproved of their gov't, but as soon as we won we turned against them
Limited War
-using the most limited amount of resources and manpower to fight a war
Examples of Containment in Europe
-Soviet Russia
-China
-Korea
-Vietnam
-Greece
Division of Germany
-East and West Germany
-split between U.S, Britain, France, and Russia, the Allied Powers
-divided Berlin the capital in the same way
-this divide was a major cause of the conflict and tension in the Cold War that ensued
-Berlin Airlift
Douglas MacArthur Dismissal
-fought in WWI, WWII, and Korea
-was a general for the president
-instead of trying to establish a border and make peace between North and South Korea, he launched an invasion of the North and bombed China
-Truman believed that he was after power, and was dismissed
Nuclear Test Ban
-developed in 1963 to slow the arms race and to decrease the amount of nuclear fallout in the atmosphere
Long Term Effect on Vietnam
-we grew weary of sending troops for extended military action abroad
-became less involved in foreign affairs
Peace Corps
-people traveling to developing countries to educate the native people about America
-establish schools, improve lives with food and water, decrease poverty
-supports developing nations
End of Cold War
-the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of the Cold War
Domino Theory
-once one country becomes communist, it spreads rapidly like dominoes
Nixon's Detente
-tried to ease tensions between the U.S and the Soviets
