1. Cold War Essay Question Assess the Foreign Polices of three Cold War Presidents. Determine with specific evidence which President had most effective Cold War Policy. U.S. Goals 1.Stop the Spread of Communism 2.Promote Democracy 3.Avoid WWIII 4.Limit American Coast Assess (Judge)/Evaluate the FP and actions of three CW Pres. Use specific events/outcomes to determine which President and most success with accomplishing the goals Intro. PP (s)- must intro. Question, goals, three presidents, thesis Body PP (s)- Pres, Policy, events, success/failure in terms of goals Conclusion- which pres and why- refer to goals

2. Truman Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Containment- stop spread, no appeasement, use alliances, send $/weapons, limited war Potsdam, Yalta, Eastern Europe- failed voting, Division of Germany, Berlin Airlift, Greece and Turkey, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine Chinese Civil War, Korean War, French Indo-China War McCarthyism Creation and support for U.N., NATO, Communist takeover in China, set a precedent for support of Germany and Berlin, Truman doctrine indirectly involved us in many conflicts 1 st Cold War President, Communist very active in Asia and Europe.

3. IKE Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) New look- Brinksmanship, CIA, Diplomacy Increased Nuclear weapons and Space program- Arms/Space race, Leader of all nations at some point, trusted by many. Cooling down period of Cold War. Hungarian Revolution, U2 incident Korean War, French Indo- China War- 1954 Geneva Accords, Diem 1956 1959- Cuba revolution, Eisenhower Doctrine, Suez Canal Incident, CIA-Latin America, Sputnik Arms race, U2 incident hurt relations, Bay of Pigs, Domino Theory

4. JFK Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Flexible response- conventional military, response flexible to situation Youngest President, Communist tried to push him around, many conflicts in 3 short years. Berlin WallVietnamBay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Peace Corps, NASA Renewed sense of idealism, activism, peace corps, Vietnam, limited test ban treaty, red phone hotline

5. LBJ Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Vietnam Preoccupied with Vietnam Vietnam

6. Nixon/Ford Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Détente/Real Politik- Deal with reality, open dialogue Post Vietnam President, 1 st to recognize true relationship between China and USSR, 1 st President to visit Communist China. Visit to USSR, SALT I treatyVietnam, trip to China, Bombing of Laos, Invasion of Cambodia, Vietnamization, Fall of Saigon SALT I, 1973 Paris Accords, Peace with Honor

7. Carter Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Human Rights- won‘t work with nations that violate human rights. Idealism came in conflict with reality. Dealt with Middle east issues as much as Cold War. Soviets invade Afghanistan1979 Camp David Accords, Iranian Hostage Crisis SALT II, middle east

8. Reagan/Bush Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Increase military spending, summit meetings Credited with ending the Cold War. Democracy in Eastern Europe, Fall of Berlin Wall, Germany Re- united Tiananmen Square massacreIran-Contra scandal, Grenada, Persian Gulf war Deficit

9. Clinton Notes: (unique situations) (what separates this President from the rest?) Europe AsiaOther Lasting Impacts: (+, -) Transition Transitional President, lone super power. Final Collapse of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia conflicts Al Queda in AfghanistanSomalia, Iraq, USS Cole, US Embassy bombings New threats