The+Cold+War...the+early+years.

C opy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading [|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO. **Use pages 794-799 in //Creating America// and** ** [|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO] ** **to** **develop a complete description** **for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War.****This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.** ||  ||   || -Policy of the US which used military, economic, and diplomatic strategies. -These strategies would stall communism, improved America's security, and it would also have influence abroad - It would lastly stop a "domino effect" || ||
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 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * - The United Nations were used by the United States to stop the communists from entering South Korea**
 * -General Douglas Macarthur was the commander in chief of all UN forces.**
 * -Macarthur landed his troops at Inchonm, a port behind North Korean lines.**
 * - very dangerous plan, but it was succesful**
 * -The North Koreans retreated against the 38th parallel.**
 * -UN went beyond the 38th parrellel, heading towards Yahu River, boundary separating China from North Korea.**
 * -Chinese warned them to stop**
 * -Chinese forces drove the UN back to South Korea** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * -Policy created by Truman on March 12,1946**
 * -said that the US would support Greece and Turkey with military and economic aid**
 * -this would stop their falling into the Soviet sphere** ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**

-American program to aid Europe -US sent financial support - the support helped rebuild the European economies - this stopped the spread of COmmunism || || -one of the very first big international crises of Cold War - First that had casualities -June 24th, 1948- May 12th, 1949 -Soviets blocked Western Allies railway and road that let them get to the sectors of Berlin, the Part of Berlin that was under Allied control - this was to make the western powers allow the Soviets to supply Berlin with food and fuel which would give the Soviets pretty much control over the whole city -Western Allies responded by organizing the Berlin Airlift -Berlin Airlift carried supplies to the people in Western Berlin -United Kingdom's Royal Airforce and the US Airforce flew more than 200,000 flights over the course of just one year -this provided 4700 tons of fuel and food to the Berliners ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT** || [[image:turningpoints2010:nato.png align="center" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC** ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** || [[image:turningpoints2010:PRCFounding.jpg align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR**


 * No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** || [[image:turningpoints2010:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE** ||