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List 3 pieces of evidence that hinted at the cold war

List 3 pieces of evidence that hinted at the cold war. The Cold War. The Roots of the Cold War . Russian Revolution 1917 Comintern – 1919 organization to spread communisim Red Scare of 1919 Palmer Raids, strikes, etc WWII Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (Non-aggression pact)

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List 3 pieces of evidence that hinted at the cold war

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  1. List 3 pieces of evidence that hinted at the cold war

  2. The Cold War

  3. The Roots of the Cold War • Russian Revolution 1917 • Comintern– 1919 organization to spread communisim • Red Scare of 1919 • Palmer Raids, strikes, etc • WWII • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (Non-aggression pact) • US Strategy in Europe

  4. Disagreements regarding post-war Europe Soviets—Buffer states America– Allies or Self determination Poland, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and East Germany became Soviet-run nations either directly or indirectly. Yugoslavia –Tito Yalta and Potsdam

  5. 1946—A View of the Future

  6. The US Plan

  7. The New German Division

  8. 1949 Berlin Airlift • Berlin Blockade by Soviets • More than 277,000 British and American flights • 13000 tons– YES TONS of goods in one day • 2.5 million tons total

  9. NATO Established • 1949– US, Canada and 10 European nations • An attack against one=an attack against all • Economic, military and political cooperation • Obvious contentions in congress??? • 1955—Warsaw pact to counter

  10. Events of 1949 • Soviets test an atomic bomb. • US did not expect it so soon • Mao Zedong and the Peoples Republic of China

  11. US Steps up its Game • New Government Bureaucracies • 1949 Department of Defense– Created from the Navy and War departments • The National Security Council was developed under the DOD to plan foreign policy • Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency under NSC

  12. The Korean War • June 1950 N Korea, led by Kim Il Sung, attacked S. Korea • Soviets held responsible • Assistant SOS said that the relationship between Soviets and N. Korea was like the relationship between “Walt Disney and Donald Duck.” • Truman warned of domino theory

  13. Ridiculously Brief History of Korea • Japan occupation 1905—WWII • Post WWII– Koreas sought independence • Soviet North and US South until elections held • Leaders • Video 1 • N. Invades S. • MacArthur– Troops to Inchon and drive south • Drive communists N. to border of China • Communist China enters war • Stalemate near 38th develops • WHAT NOW?

  14. 1953– New Leadership

  15. Further Escalation

  16. EisenhowerCovert Containment • Less money on ground forces and more on Nukes and Air Power • More CIA agents (15,000 v 6,000) • More money to anti-communist regimes

  17. Containment Implemented

  18. Better relations and then… • By 1956 the US was flying recon missions with their new U2 spy plane undetected 70,000 feet above Soviet Airspace • In 1960 the Soviets shot down Francis Gary Powers • US, not knowing Powers was alive, covered up the incident and in doing so were made to look bad by the Khrushchev when he released information about Powers and the plane being alive and intact. • Soviet-US tensions returned to heightened levels and hopes for a more friendly future ended.

  19. Berlin Wall • Eastern Berliners fleeing to West • Kennedy refuses to give up W. Berlin • Soviets begin constructing a wall between E. and W. Berlin

  20. The pinnacle of the Cold War • On October 16, 1962 a U2 spy plane took photographs of missile-base sites in Cuba • The Soviets began overtly supporting Castro in Cuba (due to Bay of Pigs) Options • Further Diplomacy • Invasion of Cuba • Blockade of Cuba • Bombing of Missile Sites

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