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==The Cold War (continued from last lecture) ==

==The Cold War (continued from last lecture) ==

Let's begin by reviewing some key aspects of the Cold War that continued into the 1950s and beyond.

Let's begin by reviewing some key aspects of the Cold War that lasted from 1945 to 1991.

First recall that in 1947 President Truman announced what became known as the Truman Doctrine to counter the growing communist threat:  "Support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures."  Truman declared that assistance shall be "primarily through economic and financial aid."  Also in 1947, a theory of "containment" became popular to keep communism from spreading beyond the Soviet Union.  But communism continued to spread.  China became communist in 1949.

First recall that in 1947 President Truman announced what became known as the Truman Doctrine to counter the growing communist threat:  "Support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures."  Truman declared that assistance shall be "primarily through economic and financial aid."  Also in 1947, a theory of "containment" became popular to keep communism from spreading beyond the Soviet Union.  But communism continued to spread.  China became communist in 1949.