- Part of the Containment Policy.
- US gave money to countries to fight communism.
- Was part of the US' Post WWII foreign policy.
Containment Policy:
- Intended to keep communism from spreading.
- Meant to contain communism.
- Goal was to expel communism out of foreign countries.
- Was also part of the US' Post WWII foreign policy.
Bay of Pigs Invasion (similarities to Invasion of Panama):
- 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.
US Foreign Policy with 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 communist governments.
- Goal was to fight the wars of other countries that deal with communism.
- Wanted to press democracy on other countries.
- Was to help to push communist forces back when the communists invade a free country.
- In conclusion it influence other countries to get what the US wanted.
Cold War Development:
- It was mostly 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 advance as the US, the US then becomes scared and feel threatened, the USSR's possession of nuclear weapons scares the US, the Us wants to 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.
WWII Foreign Policy vs. Post WWII Foreign Policy:
- The main goal for the US was to win the war at all costs and 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 of limited Wars are the wars in Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan.
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 and West Berlin was free.
- 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 Berlin and West Germany 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 his promises as he didn't listen to the President
- One of his methods of getting back was making public statements against the president.
Korean War Similarities with 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 Ban Test:
- Countries containing known 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 over which side people were on.
- Still influences how war is viewed today like democrats and republicans.
- 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.
- They help by building wells, schools.
- It was also a way for people to get out of the draft to Vietnam.
- It still exist today, helping in places like Africa.
End of Cold War (the event that marked it):
- The big and main event was the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Domino Theory:
- If one nation falls to communism the next country will fall 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 US and the USSR.
- Peaceful coexistence.
- Nixon and Brezhnev had multiple meetings and signed treaties to come to agreements and ease tensions.
