US and the Road to 911

Cold War Policies so Far Include…

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US and Cuba

Clip Century Series1. Batista Overthrown

Pay of Pigs• Region Latin America: Cuba

• Place the events in chronological order

• US attempts to invade Cuba• Castro overthrows Batista• Cuban missile Crisis• Castro nationalized businesses• Cuba turns to Soviets for aid• US cuts off trade

So FarCuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Castro (right) replaces Batista (below) in 1959

If you were Castro would you want the authorization to launch the nukes (full access)?

Fog of War Cliphttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fog+of+war+cuba+clip

Place the events in chronological order

Missiles removed in Cuba and TurkeyJFK quarantines CubaRussia send nukes to CubaUS/Cuban tension increasesRussia and Cuba become alliesUS has missiles in Greece Turkey

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• Greece and Turkey• China, Koreas and Vietnam• Numerous policies• Domestic Power Point

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah

United States of Africa is my dream

Ghana

• Region Africa Location: Ghana• Place the events in chronological order

• Nkrumah uses socialist ideals• WWII ends• US withdraws aid• Nkrumah gains aid from US• Atlantic Charter inspires• Kwame Nkrumah becomes first President

Libya and Gaddafi

I support Ayatollah Khomeini

Libya

• Place the events in chronological order

• Qadhafi overthrows King Idris• US cuts aid• Qadafi kicks out capitalist and communists• End of WWII King Idris in power• Berlin Conference• Qadafi supports Khomeini

I Iran=Shia

Shah Mossadiq Ayatollah Khomeini

Iran

• Region Middle East and Asia Location: Iran

• Place the events in chronological order• Iranian politician replaced with Shah• Khomeini overthrows Shah• Britain controls Iranian oil• Iranian politician nationalizes oil• Shah rules like dictator against Islam• British blockade US gets involved

Iraq=Sunni

Iraq invades Kuwait early 90s

Location: Iraq_____Place the events in chronological order1. Khomeine leads revolution 2. Sadam Hussein fears Shia Sunni difference3. Iraq attacks Iran4. Iran has US hostages5. US arms and helps Sadam6. US attacks Iraq in early 90s

Iraq• Location: Iraq

• Place the events in chronological order

• Khomeine leads revolution • Iran has US hostages• Iraq attacks Iran• Sadam Hussein fears Shia Sunni difference • US arms and helps Sadam• US attacks Iraq in early 90s

Pakistan and India 1947: Both locations were territory originally claimed by the British. Two nations were created out of fear of Hindu and Muslim oppression. Would Hindus

oppress Muslims and vice versa? What role will religion play in the new countries?

What does India and Pakistan have to do with the Cold War and 9/11?

1. Geography2. US and India become allies but3. The US needs the help of Pakistan to get

weapons to the Mujahideen during the 1980’s4. India and Pakistan have fought three wars since

the 1940’s and when India gets nukes Pakistan wants them also

5. Where was Bin Laden killed?

Soviets Invade Afghanistan 1979 and India has nuclear technology (weapons)

Bin Laden

We have to kick these Russians out of Afghanistan. That is why I

left Saudi Arabia to help my Muslim brothers.

Hind Helicopter killing many Afghan rebels and civilians

Get the Afghan rebels a weapon that shoots down the helicopter (Stinger Missile)

Soviet Afghan War

• Location: Afghanistan

• Place the events in chronological order• US gets rockets to the rebels• Soviets defeated• Soviets help communist Karmal gain power• Karmal viewed as a puppet revolt begins• US helps Afghans and Bin Laden• Soviet Afghan War begins

A. Q. Khan

Image shows the location of certain items that A.Q. Khan was able to get for the development of Pakistan’s nuclear weapon research program. Parts were obtained illegally in direct violation of nuclear proliferation treaties

Charlie Wilson

If I can get the Afghan rebels that Stinger Missile they will defeat the Soviet Union. My only problem is getting that

missile to them through Pakistan

Pakistan

• Location: Pakistan• Place the events in chronological order

• Soviet Afghan War • British leave region• Pakistan obtains nuclear weaponry • US favors India nuclear technology obtained• India Pakistan tensions begin • US needs Pakistan