The Cold WarTruman Doctrine

Marshall PlanNATO and Warsaw

The Berlin BlockadeChinese ‘Communist’ Revolution

PropagandaImage analysis

The Early Years: Timeline

1st January, 1947 – Bizonia formed in Germany

12th March, 1947 – ‘Truman Doctrine’ unvailed

5th June 1947 – ‘Marshall Plan’ announced

April 1949 – Trizonia formed 1st October 1949 – Chinese Communist

Revolution announced

A Divided Germany

To prevent future aggression from Germany, post-WW2, the victorious powers divided Germany according to ‘tribal’ nations.

Rethinking Germany Britain, concerned with small, economically

weak nations, did not want to partition Germany

By January 1947, Britain and America joined territories to form ‘Bizonia’

In April 1949, France also joined, becoming ‘Trizonia’ and later being named ‘The Federal Republic of Germany’ (West Germany)

October 1949, Soviet zone became ‘The German Democratic Republic’ (East Germany)

Truman took over from Roosevelt after his sudden death in 1945

Very suspicious of Stalin – ‘pig headed’

Feb 1946 – Deputy Ambassador George Kennan wrote an influential telegram to the US

Harry Truman

Restricting Communism

Think: If you were a capitalist leader, how would you prevent communism spreading

Think: How did it begin? Why would it thrive? Therefore how would you prevent it?

Much depends on health and vigour of our own society. World communism is like a malignant parasite which feeds only on diseased tissue. This is point at which domestic and foreign policies meets... every courageous and incisive measure to solve internal problems of our own society, to improve self-confidence, discipline, morale and community spirit of our own people, is a diplomatic victory over Moscow... We must formulate and put forward for other nations a much more positive and constructive picture of [the] sort of world we would like to see than we have put forward in [the] past. It is not enough to urge people to develop political processes similar to our own. Many foreign peoples, in Europe at least, are tired and frightened by experiences of [the] past and are less interested in abstract freedom than in security. They are seeking guidance rather than responsibilities. We should be better able than [the] Russians to give them this. And unless we do, [the] Russians certainly will.

George Kennan

At the present moment in world history, nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority and is distinguished by free institutions, free elections, freedom of speech and religion... The second way of life is based upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections and suppression of personal freedoms. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.

Harry Truman, March 1947

The Truman Doctrine

Doctrine in Action

Turkey and Greece the immediate focus

US supported Greece with $US400 million in aid

Turkey was also supported with $US100 million

This was the first (of many) instances where the US would bypass the world ‘governing body,’ the United Nations.

Marshall Plan The actions in Greece and Turkey were the

beginning of the European Recovery Program (ERP); later known as the Marshall Plan

Critical for two reasons› Economic instability would generate political

instability and probably give rise to communist revolutions.

› US trade depended on a productive, prosperous Europe.

$US17 BILLION was provided for Europe, according to strict conditions

Outcomes of Marshall Plan Soviet Containment: reduced likelihood

of revolutions Liberalisation: democracy encouraged to

receive funds Immediate Profit: American exporters

thrived Free trade: Conditions of Plan opened

borders and allowed US to infiltrate markets Propaganda: Made US appear generous

and leading the world

What is this image suggesting about the real purpose of the Marshall Plan?

NATO and Warsaw The “North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”

was signed 4th April, 1949› Original member states: US, Belgium,

Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, UK, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark & Iceland

› West Germany joins 9th May, 1955 The Warsaw pact is signed, 14th May, 1955

› Member states: USSR, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungrary, Poland, Romania & Albania (all the communist states of central and eastern Europe except Yugoslavia)

“Bloc” Party

The Berlin Blockade

Read chapter 7 of “Analysing Modern History”

Complete the chapter review questions

Communist China Questions:

1. Complete the “Communist China” reading on the website

1. Who is the sleeping giant and dragon? (2 marks)2. What is Nationalism and Imperialism? How are

these relevant to the Chinese Revolution? (4 marks) 3. What is the CCP and Guomindang and who were

their leaders? (4 marks)4. Describe the conflict between CCP and Guomindang

 (4 marks)5. What happened to China as a result of the battle

between CCP and Guomindang? (4 marks)6. What was the impact of China adopting

communism for those in the West? (2 marks)

Image analysis

Analyse the following images and record the following:› What are the main images?› What colours are used? Why?› Where is it likely to have been produced?› Which of the propaganda techniques are

being utilised?› What are the messages in the image? Are

there any layers to the message (obvious vs. subtle)?

Propaganda Bandwagon: Pump up the value of 'joining the

party'. Card-stacking: Build a highly-biased case for your

position. Glittering Generalities: Use power words to evoke

emotions. Name-calling: Denigrating opponents. Plain Folks: Making the leader seem ordinary

which increases trust and credibility. Testimonial: The testimony of an independent

person is seen as more trustworthy. Transfer: Associate the leader with trusted

others.

1960 – Book Cover

1960

“This is peace”

“Road to peace”

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