Cold+War



It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.


 * AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR **


 * Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, __Creating America,__ and ABC-CLIO **


 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed || [[image:turningpoints09:yalta.jpg width="275" height="216" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:un.gif width="298" height="211" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * Winners and Permanent Members: U.S. England, France, Soviet Union and China
 * Good nations, created as a result of WWII
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * "An iron curtain has descended" which splits the continent of Europe.
 * "An iron curtain has descended" which splits the continent of Europe.


 * Communism - red


 * Democracy - blue

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || ||
 * Containment develops || [[image:turningpoints09:kennan.jpg width="246" height="177" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:truman.jpg width="300" height="221" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * promised aid to people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom
 * Truman asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists.
 * He also asked Congress to provide assistance for Turkey, since that nation, too, had previously been dependent on British aid. ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**
 * "bought" countries
 * offered $13 billion in aid to western and southern Europe - not Eastern
 * helped nations rebuild after WWII
 * named for Truman's secretary of state, George C. Marshall || [[image:turningpoints09:marshall.jpg width="266" height="282" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:airlift.jpg width="289" height="194" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN AIRLIFT**
 * After the war, Germany was temporarily split into four divisions by the victorious allies
 * Germany was divided into East and West, which also divided Berlin
 * Soviets held Berlin, but attempted to push allied forces out
 * Truman supplied a huge airlift of foot, fuel, and equipment into the city. ||
 * **NATO**
 * North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 * United States, Canada, and 10 western european countries
 * Warsaw pact was created by USSR and Eastern euro. nations in return
 * created from alarm over communist control of Eastern Europe || [[image:turningpoints09:nato.png width="287" height="299" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:PRCFounding.jpg caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] || **COMMUNISM IN CHINA**
 * Chinese entered the Korean war when the North Koreans were pushed slightly over the Yalu River
 * **THE KOREAN WAR
 * **THE KOREAN WAR
 * [[image:turningpoints09:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] || **MCCARTHYISM**
 * From Wisconsin, BABY!!!
 * used Korean war to fan Americans' fear of communism
 * accused many of belonging to the communist party
 * his accusations shattered lives of many
 * many hearings were held, but after accusing the U.S. Army of "coddling communism", he quickly faded out of public view ||
 * **THE SPACE RACE**
 * started in 1957, between the superpowers
 * Soviet Union sent up the first satellite, Sputnik
 * US feared they might have powerful missile, as well
 * Congress set aside billions of dollars for space research, starting the space race ||  ||

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