Warm Up What were the two leading nations

involved in the Cold War? What common goal did these nations

have during WWII? What were Stalin’s two goals after WWII? What was the “Iron Curtain”? Who coined

the term? Where did he give the speech? Who dominated the Eastern bloc? The

Western? What city in Germany was divided much

like the rest of the country?

Cold War Project1. Find the picture or photo on the wall

that matches your summary card (there are 22 pictures and 22 summary cards)

2. Draw a simple sketch of the picture or photo at the top or bottom of your paper (pen or pencil)

Cold War Project

3. Write 5 to 8 key terms, facts, ideas or concepts from the summary card on your paper (sentences, notes, or outline form). Focus on explaining what occurred, which countries and/or people were involved, and why it was a Cold War event.

Cold War Project4. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for all 22

summary cards5. Type all 22 summaries (one on each

page). Title of event must be at the top of the page, text in the middle, photo or picture at the bottom (picture can be drawn or taken from Clip Art or internet).

6. Your 22 pages must be in chronological order

7. Front of packet must have a title page. Type a table of contents for your second page.

Cold War Project

8. Packet must be arranged in a binder or folder (DO NOT STAPLE)

9. All summaries must be in YOUR OWN WORDS. Students with identical summaries will not receive credit.

Cold War Project1. Iron Curtain2. Truman Doctrine3. Marshall Plan4. Berlin Airlift5. NATO & Warsaw

Pact6. Fall of China7. Korean War8. Domino Theory9. Hungarian Revolt10.Space Race11.U2 Crisis

12. Bay of Pigs13. Berlin Wall14. Cuban Missile

Crisis15. Vietnam War16. Springtime in

Prague17.Détente18.Soviet Invasion of

Afghanistan19.Solidarity20.Invasion of Grenada21.Mikhail Gorbachev22.Massacre at

Tiananmen Square

Iron Curtain

Churchill coins the term, “Iron Curtain” in Missouri

Iron curtain refers to the line between democratic and communist nations

March 5th, 1946

Truman Doctrine

March 12th, 1947 Containment stated that the U.S.

would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere

Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the allied countries of Europe, and repelling communism after World War II

Named after secretary of state George Marshall

13 billion given to Europe July, 1947

Berlin Airlift June 24th, 1948 Soviets blocked

all routes into Berlin

No supplies could reach Berlin

US drops supplies into Berlin

Tensions raised

NATO & The Warsaw Pact

April 4th, 1949 NATO = North Atlantic Treaty

Organization Warsaw Pact = Soviet’s answer to

NATO Named after Warsaw in Poland

Fall of China October 1949 Shows that

Containment is not working

Mao Zedong (Communist) vs. Chiang Kai-shek (Nationalist)

US gives Chiang Kai-shek money to help fight the Communists

Chiang Kai-shek flees to Taiwan

Korean War First military conflict that the US

participates in to contain communism

38th Parallel divides North and South Korea

June 25th, 1950 North Korea invades South Korea

No victor in the Korean War

Domino Theory 1954 Eisenhower and his secretary of state

John Foster Dulles coin this term Nations will fall like dominos if we do

not contain communism

Hungarian Revolt 1953 Stalin dies Khrushchev takes over and trashes

Stalin in a famous speech Khrushchev lets satellite countries

have more say in how they run their country

Hungary has the greatest reforms Hungary wanted to withdraw from Warsaw Pact

Space Race 1957 Sputnik was

launched into space Scared the US and

jolted our confidence 1958 the Soviets put

a dog into space 1961 USSR puts a

man into space Kennedy wanted to

send a man to the moon

U-2 Crisis U-2 Dragon Lady (spy plane) shot down

over the Soviet Union Pilot captured and put on trial Francis Gary Powers was the pilot

Bay of Pigs April 1961 Kennedy promised to

“defend freedom in its hour of maximum danger”

“Pay any price, beat any burden”

Fidel Castro leads revolution in Cuba and changes their govt. to communist

CIA trains Cuban ex-patriots to lead revolution in Cuba

Ex-patriots are slaughtered US did not help in the invasion

Berlin Wall August 1961 East and West Berlin

was divided by barbed wire Not very effective –

1000’s fled Berlin Wall was much

more effective Wall becomes ugly

symbol of communism Kennedy, “Ich bin ein

Berliner”

Cuban Missile Crisis “Arms Race” October 14th, 1962 U-2 spy plane takes

pictures over Cuba and discovered nuclear missiles

Naval blockade Soviets removed

missiles US had to promise

they wouldn’t invade Cuba

US had to remove their missiles from Turkey

Vietnam 1965-1973 French colonized in

Vietnam Vietnamese leader – Ho

Chi Minh North Vietnam =

communist South Vietnam =

democratic US sends troops to South

Vietnam Frustrating war Containment not working

Springtime in Prague 1968 Alexander Dubcek – leader

of the Czech republic Great reforms against

communism Soviets come in and restore

their dominance Manifesto Against

Aggression Sounds much like the Bill of

Rights Brezhnev Doctrine – Soviets

could intervene in your govt. at any time

Detente French word meaning

relaxing or easing 1972 Short lived understanding

between communist and capitalistic worlds

Nixon travels to Beijing and Moscow

Ultimately our differences were too great

The US boycotts the 1980 summer Olympics due to the Soviets invasion of Afghanistan

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan December 1979

Soviets invade Afghanistan and execute the President and his family

Babrak Karmal becomes the new President

President Jimmy Carter suspends arms control race, cuts off all grain supplies and boycotts the 1980 Olympic games

War between Soviets and Mujahedin

This is the Soviet Union’s Vietnam

Solidarity September 1980 Struggle against communist

regime in Poland Lech Walesa leads the

movement against communism

1981 they call for free elections

The Red Army was ready to strike

Soviets institute Martial Law and Solidarity is outlawed

The Invasion of Grenada October 1983 Maurice Bishop (leader of

Grenada) became friendly with Fidel Castro and the communist government

Wanted to put a communist airbase on their island

Communists kill Maurice Bishop after his visit to the United States

Reagan orders the invasion of Grenada

Mikhail Gorbachev 1985 Glasnost = openness Perestroika = economic and

political reform Free market system

introduced Ethnic division and

nationalism within the Soviet Union

Signs intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) treaty

Pulls soldiers out of Afghanistan

Berlin Wall is torn down

Massacre at Tiananmen Square June 1989

Tiananmen located in Beijing China Communist economy in China very

weak Overly harsh and dictatorial

government New Communist leader Deng Xiaoping

lets in a small amount of capitalism and allows students to study abroad

When students get back they protest peacefully at Tiananmen square

Chinese military breaks up the protest and kills 500 to 1000 people