{"id":4061,"date":"2020-10-21T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/?page_id=4061"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:53:27","slug":"cold-war-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/course-syllabus\/cold-war-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold War Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>CHAPTER 14:\u00a0 \u201cA Novel Burden Far From Our Shores\u201d:\u00a0 Truman, the Cold War, and the Revolution in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1945-1953<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>KEY PLAYERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4079\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Kennan Nitze\" width=\"940\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM-473x300.png 473w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-9.16.50-AM.png 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"HzV7m-pbTTYe-ibnC6b-V67aGc\">\n<h3>Other Key Players, Witnesses, or Examples<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4061 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/profiles-in-diplomacy\/acheson-dean\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2014\/12\/Acheson-Dean-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Acheson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2182\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2182'>\n\t\t\t\tDean Acheson\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4075\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-1024x585.png\" alt=\"Korea\" width=\"940\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-2048x1171.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-1.04.29-PM-500x286.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">\n<p><strong>Timeline of the Early Cold War<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1945 \/\/ Ministers Meeting<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Stalin\u2019s Election Speech<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Kennan\u2019s Long Telegram<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Iron Curtain Speech<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Philippine Independence<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Iranian Crisis<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1946 \/\/ Turkish Crisis<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1947 \/\/ Truman Doctrine<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1947 \/\/ National Security Act<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1948 \/\/ Berlin Airlift<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1948 \/\/ Marshall Plan<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1949 \/\/ NATO<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1949 \/\/ Communist China<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1950 \/\/ NSC-68<\/li>\n<li class=\"suEOdc\" data-tooltip=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\" aria-label=\"1945 Ministers Meeting\">1950-53 \/\/ Korean War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>KEY TERMS:\u00a0 NSC-68 (1950) \/\/ Korean War (1950-53)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>NSC-68 (1950)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Hawk and the Dove (?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4073\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-11.14.24-AM-797x1024.png\" alt=\"Comparison\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-11.14.24-AM-797x1024.png 797w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-11.14.24-AM-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-11.14.24-AM-768x987.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-11.14.24-AM.png 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/13\/books\/review\/Lawrence-t.html\">Nicholas Thompson, <em><strong>THE HAWK AND THE DOVE: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(2009)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NSC-68 (1950) \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org\/document\/116191\">Full scan of NSC-68<\/a> (Wilson Center)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"HzV7m-pbTTYe-ibnC6b-V67aGc\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Korean War (1950-53)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1765\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2014\/11\/640px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1765\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1765\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2014\/11\/640px-Joseph_McCarthy-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"McCarthy\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2014\/11\/640px-Joseph_McCarthy-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/files\/2014\/11\/640px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYet this war that Americans preferred to forget had enormous consequences.\u00a0 For the Koreans, whose leaders\u2019 suicidal ambitions had sparked it, the results were catastrophic, an estimated three million dead, roughly 10 percent of the population, their country laid to waste.\u00a0 The nation remained divided after the \u2018peace\u2019 treaty, the South still occupied by foreign troops. For the major Communist nations, the war had mixed results.\u00a0 By holding its own against the United States, Mao\u2019s China achieved instant great-power status.\u00a0 China\u2019s dependence on the Soviet Union solidified their alliance for the short term, but that very dependence and sharp differences over the conduct of the war opened fissures in the Communist bloc that would widen in the coming decade.\u00a0 For Stalin, who had gambled on Kim\u2019s ability to win a quick victory, the Korean War was a major setback.\u00a0 The pressures he imposed on his East European allies to produce war materials created strains that would provoke uprisings that in tern threatened Soviet control over its vital buffer zone. Korea also produced Stalin\u2019s worst nightmare, a massive buildup of Western European defenses \u2013including the first steps toward German rearmament \u2013and U.S. mobilization for all-out war.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013George Herring,\u00a0<em>From Colony to Superpower,\u00a0<\/em>p. 645<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herring describes the origins and tragic duration of the Korean War as a series of miscalculations.\u00a0 What were the most catastrophic faulty judgments in this narrative, especially by US policymakers?<\/li>\n<li>How did the Korean War affect US Cold War policies in Asia?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBDhoUZgsDo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHAPTER 14:\u00a0 \u201cA Novel Burden Far From Our Shores\u201d:\u00a0 Truman, the Cold War, and the Revolution in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1945-1953 KEY PLAYERS Other Key Players, Witnesses, or Examples Timeline of the Early Cold War 1945 \/\/ Ministers Meeting 1946 \/\/ Stalin\u2019s Election Speech 1946 \/\/ Kennan\u2019s Long Telegram 1946 \/\/ Iron Curtain Speech 1946 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4061"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4763,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061\/revisions\/4763"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}