list 5 words that come to mind when you think of the cold war…
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List 5 words that come to mind when
you think of the Cold War…
THE COLD WAR“Russia knows what she wants;
World Domination.”- George Patton
The Cold War Begins1945-1991 (ish)
What is it?46 year (ish) conflict between the United
States and the Soviet Union following WWII.
It is called the “Cold War” because these two nations never actually faced one another in direct military conflict.
Roots of the Cold WarUS and Soviets only
allies in WWII because of opposition to Nazi Germany and fascism.
Ideologies and Political Systems of the two are very different.○ Communism vs.
Capitalism
Following WWII, conflict over what should be done with Germany and Eastern Europe.
Roots of the Cold War
United States Soviet Union•Capitalist democracy•Free elections•Religious freedom•Private property•Respect for individual differences
•Dictatorship•Gov’t makes all economic, political, and military decisions.•No religious freedom, no private property.
President Harry S. Truman Honest, self-confident
and could make tough decisions.
Did not have a college education.
Supports government programs and civil rights.
Soviets tighten their grip.. USSR wanted communist
countries they could control!
Stalin installed Communist governments in…Albania, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland
These are called satellite nations! Depended on and dominated
by the USSR
A policy of containment Truman says: “stop babying the
Soviets” Containment: To keep Communism
contained within its already existing borders.
Truman Doctrine What was it?
Said that the United States would aid any country that was struggling against communist movements! Ex: Turkey and Greece!
Do you think this Doctrine is a good idea? Why or why not?
The Marshall Plan Europe is in ruins after
WWII….so
Marshall Plan was to give aid to all European nations that needed it “not against any country or
doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos
It was a success!Nutrition improved.
Industry grew.
Conflict in Germany US and USSR clashed over German
reunification US wanted it unified, USSR wanted to
keep their fourth. Western zones were recombined in
1948 (France, US and Britain’s zones)
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain: term coined by Churchill representing the boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe.
The Cold War Begins1945-1991 (ish)
The Berlin Airlift U.S. and Britain supplied
West Berlin with supplies by air; dropping them off over Berlin.
West Berlin survived because of this!
May 1949, Stalin gives up his blockade on West Berlin.
The NATO Alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
All member countries said: “An attack on one would be seen as an attack on all”
Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Canada – first to join!
Now, what are 5 new words you think of when you think
of the Cold War