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Truman Doctrine:

-President Truman set up this policy with the goal to provide military and economic aid to fight communism.
U.S. Foreign Policy (Korea & Vietnam)

- In Korea, we became very involved - President Truman said he would give the Korean government troops, cover and support. In Vietnam, we were quite involved as well. Although many hippies and anti-way protesters existed in America at this time, we sent many troops over to help fight off communism.
Intervention - In Vietnam we sent troops to help fight; in Korea we sent financial aid and support to fight communism without getting physical.
Cold War Development

- The main cause of the Cold War was the growing fear of communism. Nuclear power development also contributed to this heated time period of stress and worry.
WWII Foreign Policy vs Post WWII Foreign Policy

- Before WWII, the U.S policy was isolation; we tried to stay out of foreign affairs and focus on building up our economy. After the war our policy began to intervene and get more involved with countries in need of help.
Limited War

-A limited war consists of participants not using all available resources

Containment Policy:

- United States policy using military, economic and diplomatic strategies to stall the spread of communism. Bay of Pigs Invasion & Similarities with Panama

Examples of Containment in Europe

- The Berlin wall which separated West Germany from Communist East Germany. The US wanted to stop the spread of communism to other countries in Europe.
Main Points of Division of Germany

- East Germany was communist under Soviet Rule. West Germany was a democracy ruled by France, Great Britain, and the US
Douglas MacArthur Dismissal

- MacArthur failed to adhere to President Truman's orders, this led to his dismissal.

Korean War Similarities with Persian Gulf War

- The Korean and Persian Gulf war were similar in which they both had the assistance of the U.S in order to prevent a government from gaining power.
Nuclear Test Ban

- In August 1963, nuclear powers agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons. Many, including the U.S. do not follow this ban, a later ban countries seemed to follow more.

Nixon's Détente

- Eased tensions between the Soviets and U.S
Long Term Effects of Vietnam

- The Long Term Effects of Vietnam included high death rates, separation and tension between pro and anti war people. Also the returning troops were physcologically messed up because of what they had seen.
Peace Corps

- An American volunteer program run by the United States Government. Helps in times of distress.
End of Cold War

-The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War.
Domino Theory

-The theory that if one country became communist, all other surrounding countries would as well.