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What was the Cold War and how did the U.S. “fight” it?

What was the Cold War and how did the U.S. “fight” it?. United States vs. Soviet Union. The Cold War was a period after World War II that involved the political, economic, and military rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

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What was the Cold War and how did the U.S. “fight” it?

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  1. What was the Cold War and how did the U.S. “fight” it?

  2. United States vs. Soviet Union

  3. The Cold War was a period after World War II that involved the political, economic, and military rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

  4. This rivalry resulted from a competition for world power and influence between the two superpowers.

  5. Beginning under President Harry S. Truman, the U.S. adopt a foreign policy of containment to stop (Soviet) communism from spreading. President Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)

  6. Examples of containment during the Cold War include:

  7. Post- WWII Europe

  8. 1. The U.S. using the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan to provide aid to European nations threatened by communism after WWII. X X Nations that received help under the Marshall Plan (1948) Nations that received help under the Truman Doctrine (1947)

  9. Pro- Soviet Pro-American Divided Germany (1949–1990)

  10. 2. The U.S. airlifting supplies to pro-American West Berlin, from 1948 to 1949, after the city was blockaded by the Soviet Union. Berlin airlift (1948–1949)

  11. (Berlin Wall 1961–1989)

  12. 3. The U.S. and other western nations forming a military alliance called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to provide collective security against potential communist aggression. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949–present)

  13. 4. The U.S. sending armed forces to Korea in 1950 to prevent communist North Korea’s attempted takeover of non-communist South Korea during the Korean War, . . . South Korea (non- communist) North Korea(communist)

  14. Korean War Casualties: U.S. Dead: 36,516 U.S. Wounded 92,134 North Koreans Dead: 215,000 North Koreans Wounded 303,000 South Koreans Dead: 137,899 South Koreans Wounded 450,742

  15. . . . which helped Korea remain a divided nation when fighting during the war ended in 1953. Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) today

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