PPT-Korea, the Truman Doctrine and the Policy of Containment

Your Name Date Period My Position Containment was a good idea We saved South Korea from communists Harry Truman was US President his Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism Invasion . L/O – To identify how and why the relationship between the USA and USSR intensified in the years 1947-48. Introduction. By the end of 1946, the Grand Alliance had . broken down. . Both sides now viewed each other with . March 12, 1947. Addressed to a joint session of Congress. Details. On 12th March, 1947, . Harry S. Truman. , announced details to Congress of what eventually became known as the Truman Doctrine. . In his speech he pledged American support for "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures". . THE COLD WAR BEGINS. 22.1 – ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR. Yalta Conference . – US, GB, and USSR met at Yalta in 1945 (Feb.) to discuss . the postwar world. Tensions increase between . Soviet Union and Allies. The Cold War . Begins . 1945-1952. In 1946, post war USA was characterized by an epidemic of labor strikes. . Taft–Hartley Act. , enacted June 23, 1947, restricted the activities and power of labor unions in the years after WWII. . Dean Acheson: foreign policy advisor . Soviet Union posed a threat to U.S. security. Shaped policy to contain communism. The Chill Sets in…. Soviet Sacrifices: +20million citizens killed in WWII and vast amounts of agricultural & industrial capacity. L/O – To identify the key features of the Korean War and to evaluate the US policy of containment. Was the Korean War a Success for Containment?. Starter. – List 3 causes and 3 consequences of the Berlin Crisis 1948-49. In early 1947 Britain announced that it could no longer afford to resist the spread of communist influence in Greece and Turkey. Therefore Truman announced that the US would provide aid to anti-communist forces in these areas. This policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine. . L/O – To identify how and why the relationship between the USA and USSR intensified in the years 1947-48. Introduction. By the end of 1946, the Grand Alliance had . broken down. . Both sides now viewed each other with . Chapter 26 AMSCO. Themes. Containment. Communism. UN. Nuclear Proliferation. Introduction. WWII. Isolationist to military superpower, world affairs leader. Revitalized American Economy. Cold War. Democratic United States vs. Communist Soviet Union. ORIGINS. George Kennan. C. ommunism. Containment. C. ontainment . “support free peoples” --Harry Truman. Truman . Doctrine. Money countries . Greece, Turkey. D.O.D.. NSC. CIA. NATIONAL SECURITY ACT (1947). 1945 - 1952. Truman as President . April 12, 1945. NOT FDR. No $$, no college, failed business. ‘34- Senator. Decisive, blunt, loyal, confident, self-assured. What’s the plan?. New Deal .  - New Dealers . Enduring legacies of 1945. June 26, 1945 Truman speaks at the closing session of the UN Conference--San Francisco. July 2, 1945 Address before the Senate urging ratification July 2, 1945. July 28, 1945 Senate approves U.N. charter and it becomes effective on October 24, 1945. Postwar America. Strong economy. By 1950s, America had the highest standard of living. GI-Bill Opened door to veterans to attend college. Baby Boom: explosion of marriage/birth. By 1960 1/3 of married women worked outside of home. Mr. Krueger and Class. Truman and the Cold War. Conflict between the U.S and the Soviet Union began gradually. For years they dealt with:. Division in Europe. Postwar Economic Aid. Atomic Bomb. American diplomats sought peace with a suspicious Soviet Union.