Today’s Objective
We will identify and describe the
Truman Doctrine and what its role was
in the U.S. policy of containment.
The era of confrontation and competition
between the United States and the Soviet
Union that lasted from 1945 to 1991 in a battle
of democratic vs. communist ideology.
Although they never directly went to war against
each other, there were numerous standoffs and
conflicts over control of various regions of the world.
• Soviet (Communist) Philosophy
One-party system, all means of industry controlled by the government;
government controls the media and discourages many freedoms
• U.S. (Democratic) Philosophy
People control government through free elections; free-market
economy; freedom of speech, the press, and religion .
• Potsdam Conference
Conference were a distrust between Soviets and American developed
• Germany Divided
Germany was divided into the Communist East and Democratic West
• The “Iron Curtain”
Quote by Winston Churchill that symbolized the divide between a
free, democratic Western Europe and a communist Eastern Europe
Immediately after World War II, the
relationship between the United States and
the Soviet Union became strained because…
A. the U.S. used military force in Korea
B. the U.S. blocked the Soviet Union from
joining the United Nations
C. each country believed the other one was a
threat to its security
A. both countries were competing for space
superiority
The
Truman
Doctrine
SEs: 2B, 8A
State Standards
2B (r)
Identify and describe the events that occurred in
the United States, including the onset of Cold War
and the 1950s, the ideological war against
Communism, HUAC, the Truman Doctrine, the
Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, NATO, the Domino
Theory/containment, the Korean Conflict,
McCarthyism, the Space Race, and the Cuban
Missile Crisis (1962).
8A (r)
Describe U.S. responses to Soviet aggression after
World War II, including the Truman Doctrine, the
Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, the Berlin airlift, and John F. Kennedy's
role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Independent Practice
Create a bubble map identifying and describing
key facts about the Truman Doctrine, including
ways it attempted to halt Soviet aggression.
Small group purposeful talk
“It must be the policy of the United States
to support free peoples who are resisting
attempted subjugation by armed
minorities or outside pressures.”
-- President Harry S. Truman, March 12, 1947
In a small group, re-write President
Truman’s quote in your own words.
Europe becomes divided
Europe was split in half between the
Democratic West and the Communist East
George Kennan was the U.S. Ambassador to Soviet
Russia who became the “father of containment.”
Kennan’s “Long Telegram” warned that the Russians
wanted to spread communism throughout the world
Kennan’s believed the Russians were paranoid of
being invaded by Western European powers.
Kennan’s writings inspired the Truman Doctrine
and the U.S. foreign policy of “containment.”
“Containment” is the idea of keeping something
from spreading outside its own borders.
Containment
Using the Frayer Model, on the back of
your notes, define “containment” four
different ways.
Frayer Model
Containment
In your words
What does it look like?
Soviet “Satellites”
The countries of Eastern Europe became
Soviet “satellites,” meaning that, even
though they were independent, they were
under the influence of the Soviet Union.
Truman Doctrine
U.S. foreign policy established by President
Harry S. Truman that said the U.S. would
protect democracies throughout the world.
Truman Doctrine
Truman told Americans that
it was America’s duty to
interfere and to contain
communism and to keep it
from spreading.
“It must be the policy
of the United States to
support free peoples
who are resisting
attempted subjugation
by armed minorities
or outside pressures.”
-- Harry Truman
Truman Doctrine
The first enforcement of the Truman
Doctrine was in 1947 in Turkey and Greece.
Truman Doctrine
Following World War II in 1947, communists
attempted to take over Greece and wanted
to establish an airbase in Turkey.
Truman Doctrine
The Soviets were trying to take control of the two
countries because they were key nations for trade.
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine pledged that the
United States would provide military aid to
fight Communism worldwide.
American tanks provided by the Truman Doctrine roll through Turkey
With a partner, discuss what
is the main idea of this cartoon?
The Domino Theory
The “domino theory” was the belief that
if a country fell to communism, others
around it will as well.
Truman
Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an extension to the U.S.
foreign policy set forth in the Monroe Doctrine
(1823) and the Roosevelt Corollary (1904).
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine – invoked by U.S. President
James Monroe in 1820 – said that the Americas
were off limits to European colonization.
Roosevelt
Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary said that the U.S.
would use force to maintain economic and
political stability in the Western Hemisphere.
Coming Up…
The
Marshall
Plan
Today’s Objective
We will identify the Truman
Doctrine and what its role was in
the U.S. policy of containment.
Independent Practice
Create a bubble map identifying and describing
key facts about the Truman Doctrine, including
ways it attempted to halt Soviet aggression.
Today’s Product
I will write a paragraph identifying and
describing the purpose of the Truman Doctrine
and how it attempted to contain communism.