Transcript L10: The Cold War Begins 1945-1953 American Foreign Policy

L10: The Cold War Begins 1945-1953
American Foreign Policy
Homework:
1. Consult Unit
Objective:
Schedule for
1. To understand and analyze
Background
the theory of containment, the
Reading.
Truman Doctrine, the Marshall
Plan, and the Berlin Blockade
1. Work on Civic
& Airlift and their role in
Literacy
setting the tone of the early
Assignment.
Cold War period.
Second
Assignment due
Schedule:
L17 (Tan = Thurs
1. Video Clips & Discussion
5/30; Red = Tues
6/4; Blue = Mon 6/3)
Agenda
The Cold War Begins 19451953
• Today we will begin the next “chapter” in
our study of American Foreign Policy
• American Foreign Policy form 1945 to
1990 can all be subsumed under the
heading “Cold War Era”
– Including our study of the Korean War and the
Vietnam War
The Cold War Begins 19451953
• Today we will want to look at the earliest years
of the Cold War from about 1945 to 1953.
• In particular we will explore several important
policies and events that happened during this
time period:
–
–
–
–
The Theory of Containment
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Blockade
& Airlift
The Theory of Containment
• Throughout the 1950s, the
United States governing
philosophy of how to deal
with the potential spread of
communism was the policy
of containment.
• Video Clip
• Discussion:
– What is containment?
– How is containment consistent
with/departure from past
themes in American foreign
policy?
The Truman Doctrine & The Marshall Plan
•
•
•
•
The Truman Doctrine was an international relations
policy for how the United States would prevent the
spread of communism outlined by President
Truman.
The Marshall Plan was a specific economic
program through which the United States would
intervene in Europe in order to prevent the spread
of communism.
Video
Discussion?
– What was the Truman Doctrine?
– Do you think the Truman Doctrine represents a
“dramatic change” in US foreign policy as the
film clip?
– What was the Marshall Plan?
– How did the Marshall Plan help make the
United States the world’s leading economic
superpower?
– How are the Truman Doctrine & The Marshall
Plan consistent with the U.S. foreign relations
philosophy of Containment?
Containment
(Philosophy)
The Truman Doctrine
(Policy)
The Marshall Plan
(Program)
The Berlin Blockade & Airlift
• June 1948-May 1949
• First major international
crisis of the Cold War.
• Video
• Discussion
– What was the Berlin
Blockade?
– What was the Berlin Airlift?
– What is the significance of
NATO & the Warsaw Pact?
– What does the Berlin
Blockade & Airlift portend
about the Cold War?
Closing Discussion
• How would you characterize the Cold War
in its beginnings?
• Where might we expect to see the Cold
War go from here?