Objectives 12/10/2009

• Objective 1 Students will examine the conditions that fostered and the major events of the Cold War.

The EarlyCold War:1947-1970

Jim DzialoJim DzialoJacobs High School Home of your Jacobs High School Home of your

golden eagles!golden eagles!

The Ideological StruggleThe Ideological StruggleSoviet &

Eastern Bloc Nations[“Iron

Curtain”]

US & the Western

Democracies

GOAL spread world-wide Communism

GOAL “Containment” of Communism & the eventual collapse of the Communist world.[George Kennan]

METHODOLOGIES: Espionage [KGB vs. CIA] Arms Race [nuclear escalation] Ideological Competition for Third World

peoples [Communist govt. & command economy vs. democratic govt. & capitalist economy]

Bi-Polarization of Europe [NATO vs. Warsaw Pact]

The “Iron CurtainThe “Iron Curtain””

From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an the Adriatic, an iron curtainiron curtain has descended has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lies across the Continent. Behind that line lies the ancient capitals of Central and Eastern the ancient capitals of Central and Eastern Europe.Europe. -- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946-- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946

Truman Doctrine [1947]Truman Doctrine [1947]1.1. Civil War in Greece.Civil War in Greece.2.2. Turkey under pressure from the Turkey under pressure from the

USSR for concessions in the USSR for concessions in the Dardanelles.Dardanelles.

3.3. The U.S. gave Greece & Turkey The U.S. gave Greece & Turkey $400 million in aid.$400 million in aid.

Marshall Plan [1948]Marshall Plan [1948]1.1. ““European Recovery European Recovery

Program.”Program.”2.2. Secretary of State, Secretary of State,

George Marshall George Marshall 3.3. $12.5 billion of US aid to Western $12.5 billion of US aid to Western

Europe extended to Eastern Europe Europe extended to Eastern Europe & USSR.& USSR.

Post-War GermanyPost-War Germany

Berlin Blockade & Airlift Berlin Blockade & Airlift (1948-49)(1948-49)

The Arms Race:The Arms Race:A “Missile Gap?”A “Missile Gap?”

} The Soviet The Soviet Union Union exploded its exploded its first A-bomb in first A-bomb in 1949.1949.

} Now there Now there were two were two nuclear nuclear superpowers!superpowers!

NNorth orth AAtlantic tlantic TTreaty reaty OOrganization (1949)rganization (1949)

United StatesUnited States BelgiumBelgium BritainBritain CanadaCanada DenmarkDenmark FranceFrance IcelandIceland ItalyItaly

LuxemburgLuxemburg NetherlandsNetherlands NorwayNorway PortugalPortugal 1952: Greece & 1952: Greece &

Turkey Turkey 1955: West 1955: West

GermanyGermany 1983: Spain1983: Spain

Warsaw Pact (1955)Warsaw Pact (1955)

} U. S. S. R.U. S. S. R.} AlbaniaAlbania} BulgariaBulgaria} CzechoslovakCzechoslovak

iaia

} East East GermanyGermany

} HungaryHungary} PolandPoland} RumaniaRumania

Premier Nikita Premier Nikita KhrushchevKhrushchev

About the capitalist About the capitalist states, it doesn't states, it doesn't depend on you depend on you whether we whether we (Soviet Union) exist.(Soviet Union) exist.If you don't like us, If you don't like us, don't accept our don't accept our invitations, and don'tinvitations, and don'tinvite us to come invite us to come to see you. Whether to see you. Whether you like it our not, history is on you like it our not, history is on our side. our side. We will bury youWe will bury you. -- . -- 19561956

De-Stalinization De-Stalinization ProgramProgram

An Historic Irony: Sergei An Historic Irony: Sergei Khrushchev, American Khrushchev, American

CitizenCitizen

Who buried who?Who buried who?

Mao’s Revolution: Mao’s Revolution:

The Korean War: A The Korean War: A “Police Action” (1950-“Police Action” (1950-

1953)1953)

Syngman RheeSyngman Rhee

Kim Il-SungKim Il-Sung

““Domino Theory”- who can Domino Theory”- who can exp?exp?

The Suez Crisis: 1956-The Suez Crisis: 1956-19571957

Sputnik I (1957)Sputnik I (1957)

The Russians have beaten America The Russians have beaten America in space—they have the in space—they have the

technological edge!technological edge!

Nixon-KhrushchevNixon-Khrushchev“Kitchen Debate”“Kitchen Debate”

(1959)(1959)

Cold War ---> Cold War --->

TensionsTensions

<--- Technology <--- Technology

& Affluence & Affluence

U-2 Spy Incident (1960) U-2 Spy Incident (1960) Ask to see the Video!!!!!Ask to see the Video!!!!!

Col. Francis Gary Col. Francis Gary Powers’ plane was Powers’ plane was

shot down over shot down over Soviet airspace.Soviet airspace.

Paris, 1961Paris, 19616161

Khrushchev & JFK meet to discuss Berlin Khrushchev & JFK meet to discuss Berlin and nuclear proliferation. Khrushchev and nuclear proliferation. Khrushchev

thinks that JFK is young, inexperienced, thinks that JFK is young, inexperienced, and can be rolled.and can be rolled.

The Berlin Wall Goes Up The Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)(1961)))

CheckpoinCheckpointt

CharlieCharlie

Ich bin ein Ich bin ein Berliner!Berliner!

(1963)(1963)

President President Kennedy tells Kennedy tells Berliners that Berliners that

the West is the West is with them!with them!

Khruschev Embraces Khruschev Embraces Castro,Castro,19611961

Bay of Pigs Debacle Bay of Pigs Debacle (1961)(1961)))

Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)(1962)))

Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)(1962) Forming a Hypothesis #2World History 2401Clash of Civilizations.Coach Dzialo What is a hypothesis? Something not proved but assumed to be true for purposes of argument or investigation> Also, a theory derived from inference. You will be graded on the following criteriaSoundness of your argument (5 points)use of the past to prove your theory (5 points)knowledge of history and its infusion within your essay (5 points)quality of your writing (5 points)creativity, are your insights inventive and interesting. (5 points)please consider the history partitions (GSPRITEC too) GeographicalSocialPoliticalReligiousIntellectualTechnologyEconomicCultural Cuban Missle Crisis 1962World History 2401Clash of Civilizations.Coach Dzialo What is a hypothesis? Something not proved but assumed to be true for purposes of argument or investigation> Also, a theory derived from inference. You will be graded on the following criteriaSoundness of your argument (5 points)use of the past to prove your theory (5 points)knowledge of history and its infusion within your essay (5 points)quality of your writing (5 points)creativity, are your insights inventive and interesting. (5 points)please consider the history partitions (GSPRITEC too) GeographicalSocialPoliticalReligiousIntellectualTechnologyEconomicCultural SCENARIO: ))

We went eyeball-to-eyeball with the We went eyeball-to-eyeball with the Russians, and the other man blinked!Russians, and the other man blinked!

Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)(1962)962)962)

973973Vietnam War 1956-Vietnam War 1956-19721972