-Part of the Containment Policy.
-US gave money to countries to fight communism.
-Was part of the US' Post WWII foreign policy.
Containment Policy
Bay of Pigs Invasion
- US wanted to overthrow government in Panama and replace with democracy.
-Cuba was invaded by exiles from Cuba to try to overthrow the Government.
-US wanted to establish democracy.
U.S. Foreign Policy w/ regard to Korea and Vietnam
-Contain communism so other countries don't fall to it which was referred to as the Containment Policy.
-Truman Doctrine: give money to countries threatened by communism.
-US and other top countries head the decisions of the U.N.
Intervention
-US tries to overthrow comunism governments.
-Goal was to fight the wars of other countries that deal with communism.
-Wanted to press democracy on other countries.
-Was to help push communist forces back when the communists invade a free country.
-It influenced other countries to get the US what they wanted.
Cold War Development
-It was between Russia and the US.
-A fight between Communism vs. Democracy.
-It was fueled by the space race, development of nuclear weapons, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
-Once the USSR starts to become as advanced as the US, the US becomes scarred and feel threatened. The USSR's possession of nuclear weapons scares the US. The Us wants to help stop the spread of communism.
War Powers Act
-The President can only go to war with Congress' permission.
-Not the case in Vietnam and Korea as the US was involved in these conflicts for years without declaring war.
World War II Foreign Policy vs. Post-WWII Foreign Policy
-The main goal for the US was to win the War at all costs and the defeat the Nazis.
-Post WWII, the main goal was to contain Communism as stated in the Containment Policy, including, giving aid to countries threatened by Communism by means of the Truman Doctrine.
Limited War
-It refers to when a country is involved in a conflict, but doesn't use all of its resources.
-Examples: Vietnam War, Korean War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War.
Examples of Containment in Europe
-The US gave money to countries threatened by Soviet rule by the means of the Truman Doctrine.
-The US wanted to prevent the USSR's communist ways from spreading to other countries in Europe.
-East Germany was Communist and West Germany was free same as East Berlin was communist as well as West Berlin was democratic.
-All three countries of France, Great Britain, and the US tried to keep Communism from spreading from East Berlin and East Germany to West Berlin and West Germany.
Main Points of the Division of Germany
-Communist East Germany and East Berlin were ruled by the Soviet Union.
-Democratic West Germany and West Berlin were ruled by France, Great Britain, and the US.
-Methods of separating both sides were fencing, soldiers, and later on, the Berlin Wall.
-The Braidenburg Gate was the main passage way from East Germany to West Germany and it was originally built by the Soviet Union.
Douglass MacArthur Dismissal
-MacArthur pushed the North Koreans back further than the original border.
-He broke the rules and promises as he didn't listen to the Presidents' orders.
-One of his methods of getting back was making public statements against the President.
Korean War similarities w/ Persian Gulf War
-Both countries were invaded by other countries.
-South Korea was invaded by North Korea and Kuwait was invaded by Iraq.
-In both cases the US fought the wars of other countries.
-The original borders between the Koreas and between Iraq and Kuwait needed to be reestablished.
Nuclear Test Ban
-Countries containing nuclear weapons agreed to sign a treaty not to test nuclear weapons.
-There are still some countries, like the US, that still test nuclear weapons.
Long Term Effect of Vietnam
-The War divided America in people, deciding which side they were on.
-Still influences how war is viewed today like the different Politic parties.
-The war got rid of the draft, death, cancer, and other illnesses from Agent Orange.
-Vietnamese migration to the US was the cause of the bringing down of the Nixon Administration.
Peace Corps
-A way to help Third World countries.
-Helped by building wells and schools.
-Also a way for people to get out of the draft in Vietnam.
-It still exist today, aiding in places like Africa.
End of Cold War
-The Main Event was the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Domino Theory
-If one nation falls to communism the next nation will as well.
-It caused a fear of communism and made this fear cause the US to get involved in wars against communism.
-Other countries near Communist countries were more at risk.
Nixon's Detente
-It eased tensions between the USA and the USSR.
-Peaceful coexistence.
-Nixon and Brezhnev had multiple meetings and signed treaties to come to agreements and ease tensions.
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