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America and the World
The Cold War
The Cold War and how the United States became involved
in Vietnam
The Cold War was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted over 45 Years. This conflict resulted in the birth of NATO, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Causes of the Cold War
Fight for power
Communism
vs. Capitalism
Violation of Yalta
Causes of the Cold War
• Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
• Atomic weapons
• Economics
The Cold War
American Cold War Policies and Practices
• Containment
• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
(Jones, n.d.).
American Cold War Policies and PracticesAmerican Cold War
Policies and Practices
(Jones, n.d.).
• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO April 1949NATO April 1949
VietnamAmerica’s Involvement
• MAAG (U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group)
• MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam)
• NASM (National Security Action Memorandum) 273
(Anderson, 1999).
(Anderson, 1999).
Vietnam-America’s Involvement
cont.
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Rolling Thunder
• Search and Destroy
• Operation Ranch Hand
Operation “Rolling Thunder”
(Anderson, 1999).
Vietnam-America’s Involvement cont.
• De-escalation
• Vietnamization
• Paris Peace Agreements
Vietnamization Training
South Vietnam
Paris Peace Agreements
NATO April 1949NATO April 1949
VIETNAM WAR (Silly soft, n.d.).
Nixon’s Détente and End of Vietnam War
President Nixon’s détente policies were instrumental in changing previous Cold War policies of containment and Nixon signed a peace treaty ending the Vietnam War.
Political Outcomes
• War Powers Resolution
• The Vietnam syndrome
(Encyclopedia of the New American Nation Biello, B. (2011). n, 2012).
Military Outcomes
• America lost the war in Vietnam
• New guns, technologies and ideas
• Better understanding of Guerrilla Warfare
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation. (2012).
Social Outcomes
• Loss of confidence in the U.S.
• Protesting
(Encyclopedia of the New American Nation Biello, B. (2011). n, 2012).
Mao Zedong, leader of Communist China, and President Richard Nixon, February 29, 1972.
• Super race• Containment• Domino Theory
Previous Cold War Policies
Nixon’s Détente Vs.
• Opened Communications with China• SALT I• Nonaggression pact (Profiles of U.S. Presidents, 2012). (Profiles of U.S. Presidents, 2012).
Previous Cold War Policies
Nixon’s Détente Vs.
• ABM• Expanded East-West trade• Major grain deal
(Profiles of U.S. Presidents, 2012).
• The Truman Doctrine• Marshall Plan• The Rio Pact
(US Department of State Office of the Historian, n.d.).
Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative, economic stagnation, losing the arms race, and dissent at home are a few factors that led to the end of the Cold War.
The 1980’s
Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika, or "restructuring," and glasnost
Nye, J. (2009).
Nye, J. (2009).
Strategic Defense Initiative“Star Wars”
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall
Nye, J. (2009).
BEEconomic Stagnation during the Brezhnev years
War with Afghanistan
Dissent at home
Nye, J. (2009).
1990’s to PresentThe 1990’s was the beginning of the Information Age with the start of the Internet and cell phones. The Cold War was over and there the country was at peace. Then with the start of the new millennium theU.S. found Itself leading the War on Terrorism.
American Priorities since 9/11
• War on terrorism
• U.S. launched an aggressive foreign policy
DHS: Fact sheet: U.S. department of homeland security 9/11 anniversary progress and priorities. (2008).
American Priorities since 9/11
• Expanded border fencing and patrol
• Enhanced Aviation Security
DHS: Fact sheet: U.S. department of homeland security 9/11 anniversary progress and priorities. (2008).
American Priorities since 9/11
• The Patriot Act
• Department of Homeland Security
DHS: Fact sheet: U.S. department of homeland security 9/11 anniversary progress and priorities. (2008).
U.S. Involvement in Iraq• Iraq was supporting terrorist groups
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• The war lasted from 2003-2010
U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan• The war against the
terrorism / Taliban.
• US was involved in Afghanistan after the attack’s of 9/11/2001.
U.S. Involvement in the Global Community
• NAFTA
• International Monetary Fund
• World Trade Organization
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