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==1945-1969: Cold War==  

==1945-1969: Cold War==  

*see [[Cold War]]  

*see [[Cold War]]  

* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]  

* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]  

* [[Containment]]  

* [[Containment]]  

* [[Detente]]  

* [[Detente]]  

* [[Eisenhower Doctrine]], 1957  

* [[Eisenhower Doctrine]], 1957  

* [[Korean War]], 1950-53  

* [[Korean War]], 1950-53  

* [[Marshall Plan]], 1948-51  

* [[Marshall Plan]], 1948-51  

* [[NATO]], 1949+  

* [[NATO]], 1949+  

* [[NSC-68]], 1950  

* [[NSC-68]], 1950

* [[Vietnam War]], 1965-73  

* [[Vietnam War]], 1965-73  

* [[Dean Acheson]]  

* [[Dean Acheson]]  

The [[Korean War]] began at the end of June 1950 when North Korea, a Communist country, invaded South Korea, which was under U.S. protection. Without consulting Congress Truman ordered General [[Douglas MacArthur]] to use all American forces to resist the invasion. Truman then received approval from the United Nations, which the Soviets were boycotting. UN forces managed to cling to a toehold in Korea, as the North Koreans outran their supply system. A counterattack at Inchon destroyed the invasion army, and the UN forces captured most of North Korea on their way to the Yalu River, Korea's northern border with China. Truman defined the war goal as rollback of Communism and reunification of the country under UN auspices. China intervened unexpectedly, drove the UN forces all the way back to South Korea. The fighting stabilized close to the original 38th parallel that had divided North and South. MacArthur wanted to continue the rollback strategy but Truman arrived at a new policy of containment, allowing North Korea to persist. Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur in April 1951 sparked a violent debate on U.S. Far Eastern policy, as Truman took the blame for a high-cost stalemate with 37,000 Americans killed and over 100,000 wounded. The top-secret [[NSC-68]] of 1950 policy paper was the grounds for escalating the Cold War, especially in terms of tripling spending on rearmament and building the hydrogen bomb. The integration of European defense was given new impetus by continued U.S. support of NATO, under the command of General Eisenhower.  

The [[Korean War]] began at the end of June 1950 when North Korea, a Communist country, invaded South Korea, which was under U.S. protection. Without consulting Congress Truman ordered General [[Douglas MacArthur]] to use all American forces to resist the invasion. Truman then received approval from the United Nations, which the Soviets were boycotting. UN forces managed to cling to a toehold in Korea, as the North Koreans outran their supply system. A counterattack at Inchon destroyed the invasion army, and the UN forces captured most of North Korea on their way to the Yalu River, Korea's northern border with China. Truman defined the war goal as rollback of Communism and reunification of the country under UN auspices. China intervened unexpectedly, drove the UN forces all the way back to South Korea. The fighting stabilized close to the original 38th parallel that had divided North and South. MacArthur wanted to continue the rollback strategy but Truman arrived at a new policy of containment, allowing North Korea to persist. Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur in April 1951 sparked a violent debate on U.S. Far Eastern policy, as Truman took the blame for a high-cost stalemate with 37,000 Americans killed and over 100,000 wounded. The top-secret [[NSC-68]] of 1950 policy paper was the grounds for escalating the Cold War, especially in terms of tripling spending on rearmament and building the hydrogen bomb. The integration of European defense was given new impetus by continued U.S. support of NATO, under the command of General Eisenhower.  

===Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson: 1953-1968===

===Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson: 1953-1968===

==1969 to 1989==  

==1969 to 1989==  

* [[Henry Kissinger]]  

* [[Henry Kissinger]]