The Cold War

Generalization: During the years that followed World War II, America reluctantly accepted its responsibilities as a major player in world affairs. Despite sometimes disappointing leadership and more than a few major blunders, the country was still moderately successful in leading the free world through the difficult years of what is often called the Cold War.

YALTA, POTSDAM, TRUMAN, MARSHALL PLAN, MACARTHUR, KOREAN WAR, COLD WAR, EISENHOWER, MCCARTHY, DIEM, CASTRO, SPUTNIK, JOE KENNEDY, JACK KENNEDY, NEW FRONTIER, ROBERT S. MCNAMARA, BERLIN CRISIS, CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, BAY OF PIGS

I.   Intro.

II.   Soviet expansion during/after WW II
A.   Yalta
B.   Potsdam

III.   Truman
A.   Truman Doctrine
B.   Marshall Plan

IV.   Eisenhower
A.   Domestic policy
B.   Foreign affairs
i.   Egypt
ii.   Hungary
iii.   Vietnam
iv.   Cuba

V.   Background
A.   Joseph Kennedy
B.   John F. Kennedy

VI.   1960 Election (Nixon vs. Kennedy)

VII.   Camelot

VIII.   The New Frontier

IX.   Cuba

X.   Berlin

XI.   Vietnam