Topic 12 Study Guide.

Truman Doctrine
-U.S will help any country in danger of being communist like Iraq, North Korea, Nam
Containment Policy
- United States policy using military, economic and diplomatic strategies to stall the spread of communism. Bay of Pigs Invasion & Similarities with Panama
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
-In Vietnam we sent troops to help fight; we didn't really want to get our military involved in Korea so we sent financial aid and support to fight communism without getting physical.
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
Before WWII, the U.S policy was isolation; we tried to stay our 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
-using the most limited amount of resources and manpower to fight a war
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.
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
-In August 1963, nuclear powers agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons. Many, including the U.S. do not follow this ban, regardless of signing it.
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