1. THE COLD WAR Truman Doctrine Policy of Containment Berlin Blockade The Korean War The Vietnam War

2. BIBLIOGRAPHY Walsh, Ben (2004), Modern WorldHistory, John Murray Publishers, London http://mgsa.org/Temp/MGSA@20.html 3. END OF WWII (1945) Two super-powers: The USA and theUSSR After freeing them from Nazi rule, Stalinmade many countries in Eastern EuropeCommunist (The Iron Curtain) The USA saw this with alarm The Big 3 at the Potsdam Conference 4. Greece (1946): 2 groups fighting to get the power: the Royalists and theCommunists Truman Doctrine: to send money andresources to prevent a Communist take-over Policy of Containment: to stop the spread ofCommunism Marshall Aid: $17 billion to reactivate EuropesEconomy 5. Analyse the Following Sourcehttp://mgsa.org/Temp/MGSA@20.html (12-04-2012, 5:00pm) 6. Why did the USSR blockadeBerlin? Stalin felt provoked by the American interest to reactivate the economy of their zone. Stalin wanted to show his authority in Berlin 7. Stalin and Trumans choices on the matter set a PATTERN FOR THECOLD WARThe USA AND the USSR always seemed to beat the brink of a war,but they finally avoided it at all costs 8. The Korean War(A case of the pattern set in Berlin) Korea was ruled by Japan until 1945 The Northern part was liberated by Soviets, theSouthern part, by Americans In 1950. the North-Koreans invaded the south,the UNO sent troops led by MacArthur The USA was the biggest contributor to the UNbudget, and the majority of soldiers wereAmerican 9. Analyse the Following Source 10. (The same pattern as in Berlin) Vietnam was ruled by France until 1940 whenFrance was defeated by Germany in WWII Then, Japan, Germanys ally, took control ofVietnam During that time, a strong anti-Japaneseresistance movement developed: the Viet Minh,led by Ho Chi Minh 11. At the end of WWII The Viet Minh controlled the North ofVietnam The French wanted to get Vietnam back In 1946, war broke out between Franceand the Viet Minh until 1954 when theFrench were defeated because of theVietnamese GUERRILLA TACTICS