Hi 112, fall 2011 Tona hangen Worcester state university http://tonahangen.com/wsc/us2 The Cold War Begins

US New International Responsibilities “An iron curtain has descended…” --Winston Churchill Bretton Woods Agreement (IMF, World Bank) 1944 United Nations 1945

Cold War (1946-1991) - Definitions Opposing political ideologies + conflicting national interests + nuclear weapons = heavily armed standoff Atomic weapons arms race Truman Doctrine of containment (political consensus) AntiCommunism in the US (hysterical at times) Marshall Plan to keep Soviets out of W. Europe NATO Chinese Revolution 1949 & Chinese Communism Support (sometimes covert) of wars against communists in Asia Constant military buildup/ readiness/ spending in the US

Cold War Europe

George Kennan, author of 1947 containment policy in a “Long Telegram” from Moscow

Marshall Plan, 1947 and Berlin Airlift, 1948-49 NATO 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Communist Revolution in China, 1949

Paul Nitze, author of NSC-68, the “blueprint of the Cold War”