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| Cold War | War between the US & the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945-1990; political war between Democracy and Communism |
| United States | Represent Democracy as a political system and Capitalism as an economic system |
| Soviet Union | Represent Communism as a political system and Socialism/Communism as an economic system |
| Causes of the Cold War | 1. Clash of Political and Economic beliefs that is winner take all 2. What should happen to Europe after WWII? 3. Lack of Trust |
| Containment | US strategy during the Cold War of not letting Communism grow and spread to force the Soviet Union economy to collapse and the government to implode; contain communism by diplomacy, economics, and military |
| How did the Cold War mark a change in US foreign policy? | Before Cold War - isolationist, keeping to ourselves to stay out of wars; After - internationalist, try to get involved and solve problems other country's problems before they turn into wars |
| Truman Doctrine | Economic containment by providing Turkey and Greece w/ $400 million to fight communist revolution inside country |
| Marshall Plan | Economic containment by offering all European countries money to help rebuild and provide stability |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization; form of political containment by creating alliances with European countries where all agree to come to the aid of a member if attacked |
| Similarity b/w Cold War & War on Terrorism | Both are wars of ideas, where the loser's beliefs will continue on after the representative of that idea is gone |
| Causes of the Korean War | 1. WWII 2. Cold War 3. Koreans want a unified country |
| Why was 1949 a bad year for the US during the Cold War? | Soviet Union successfully tested atomic bomb and China fell to communism |
| Why did the US get involved in Korean War? | Part of containment policy and needed to show would use military to contain communism if we have to |
| Consequences of Korean War | 1. Battleground of Cold War changed from Europe to Asia 2. US uses more aggressive military containment, especially in Asia 3. Korea still divided |
| Consequences of the Cold War | 1. Cost US over $1 trillion and over 100,000 US lives 2. Defines America's role as a superpower 3. Soviet Union no longer exists & Soviet communism barely exists (Cuba & North Korea) |
| How did the Korean War mark a change in Cold War Containment Policy? | Before Korea - Focus on Europe through political & economic containment; After Korea - focus on Asia using more aggressive military containment |
| 3 types of Containment | Political Containment; Economic Containment; Military Containment |
