The World After WWIIWell….Almost

Welcome to the Cold War

The Yalta Conference Meeting of the “Big

Three” – January 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill,

Stalin Called for creating a

“peacekeeping” organization

Wanted free elections and Democratic gov’t for freed nations Stalin didn’t honor all

agreements Remember… Soviet

Union = Communism Made Poland a

communist government

The War…Coming to a CloseFDR dies suddenly on April 12,

1945Hitler kills himself April 30V-E Day – Victory in Europe Day =

May 8th, when Germany surrendersBut….Japan is still fighting

Why?To use the bomb, or not use the

bomb…that is the question!

We Drop the Bombs!August 6th 1945 – HiroshimaAugust 9th 1945 – Nagasaki

What were our intentions?V-J Day – August 15th WWII Finally

comes to a closeNow What?

Europe Post WWII

Potsdam Conference Meeting of the “New

Big Three” Truman, Churchill,

Stalin Divided Germany

into 4 zones of occupation for U.S. Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union to occupy

Berlin = also divided into 4 zones

Germany Post WWII: 4 Zones of Occupation

Berlin was also divided into four zones of occupation:

Brrr…Welcome to the Cold War

Cold War Politics

Communism Spreads Like a Disease

Stalin’s goal = to increase security around his country by creating Soviet-friendly nations located between their historic enemies

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!

An Iron Curtain Descends 1946, Churchill

delivered speech in Fulton, MO

Blamed Soviets for creating an Iron Curtain

Stalin used Churchill’s words to convince Soviet people that U.S. and G.B. were their enemies!

Our Solution: ContainmentU.S. foreign policy

= containmentWhat is your

opinion?Truman Doctrine

and Marshall Plan

Crisis in Berlin

U.S., Britain, and France instilled a Democratic government in their zones of Berlin

The Soviets instilled a communist regime in their zone

Soviets took drastic measures to prevent people from fleeing to “West Berlin” AKA the Federal Republic of Germany, from “East Berlin”

VS

The Berlin Airlift

Soviets blocked any road, rail, or river traffic into West Berlin, cutting them off from food, coal, and other necessities.

Britain and U.S. hosted the Berlin Airlift which supplied West Berlin with nearly 7,000 tons of supplies every day.

NATO – April 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Formed post Berlin AirliftAn alliance of the U.S., Canada,

Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, and Portugal

If an armed attack would hit one member, it would be acted upon by all members!

Currently, 26 countries are NATO members

The United NationsWANTED: An international organization

able to solve international problems peacefully

Reps from 50 Nations drafted UN Charter

Serves as the International Court System!

The UN is organized as follows:2 Major Bodies = General Assembly and Security

Council

Organization of U.N. Cont.General Assembly

Made up of all U.N. Nations

Meets annually to debate policy, vote on members and approve the budget

Security Council 15 member nations

belong China, France, Great

Britain, Russia, and U.S. have permanent seats

Other 10 seats are allocated to members for 2 year terms

Authorizes diplomatic, economic, and military disputes

United Nations Membership:

Nuremburg TrialsTo discourage future acts of

aggression, allies held war crimes trials

Trials of individuals accused of crimes against humanity and international laws of warfare Nazis and Japan

Nuremburg Trials

Writing PromptsComplete the following:

1. The U.S and Soviets became suspicious of one another because they had very different goals. The U.S. wanted to spread _________ because they believed…

2. The Soviet Union wanted to spread ________ because they believed…

3. The outcome at Yalta included…4. The outcome at Potsdam included…5. The Berlin Crisis was prompted by…6. Britain and the U.S. responded to the

Berlin crisis by…

Writing Prompts Cont.7. N.A.T.O. stands for…8. As a result of N.A.T.O…9. The U.N. was created by… It had

2 major bodies called… Their responsibilities included…

10. The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials…

Vocabulary to Know: Cold War Containment Communism Red Scare Atomic bomb Nuclear warfare GI Bill McCarthyism HUAC Blacklisting Suburbia

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