Understanding the Cold War: Decisions and Consequences

1. Warm Up # 21 • Why is it so difficult to make decisions about getting involved in other countries? • What things do you need to consider? • Are there any easy choices?

2. News Notes (pg. 17 workbook)

3. Roots of the Cold War • Essential Questions: • What conditions lead to the beginning of the Cold War?

4. Cold War Definition • A state of tension and hostility between the United Sates and Soviet Union from 1945-1991. • Wars fought between allies (Proxy War) • Nuclear build up • Never direct fighting between US and USSR

5. Cold War Definitino

6. Roots of the Cold War • During WWI and WWII, the US and USSR are allies. • Roosevelt and Stalin work together to defeat Hitler. • However, US supported Tsar during the Russian Revolution • Don’t want Communism • 1944 Roosevelt developed slogan : “the war on fascism ends; the war on capitalism begins.”

7. Yalta Conference – Feb. 1945 • Big 3: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin • Repair war torn Europe • Stalin Gets • Land returned to USSR • Power to Rebuild E. Europe • FDR/Churchill Gets: • USSR helps in war against Japan • Guarantee of free elections in E. Europe

8. Potsdam Conference – July 1945 Meet again after Germany Surrender. This time Truman, Churchill, Stalin, and other EUR leaders

9. Outcomes at Potsdam • Germany surrenders all conquered lands • Germany pays 10% of Soviet damages in occupied zone • Military occupation and rebuilding of Germany • Divided into 4 zones, Berlin divided too.

10. Revisiting Your Notes • Circle Key Terms • Cold War • Highlight Main Ideas • Stalin agreed to free elections in Eastern Europe • Questions: • Each questions should be answered by a chunk of information.

11. Key Terms • Yalta • Potsdam • Stalin • Cold War • The Big 3 • FDR • Churchill • Communism • Capitalism • Germany • Soviet Union • USA • Nuclear Build Up

12. Main Ideas Stalin agreed join the War against Japan. Yalta and Potsdam had different leaders present. In the Cold War the USSR never directly faught the US

13. RLH: Who Started the Cold War?(pg. 41 Class docs) • Read Document A as a class • Answers questions 1 and 2 using complete sentences and complete thoughts

14. Follow Up Answer the essential question in 2-4 sentences on your “Roots of the Cold War” notes.

15. The Truman Doctrine (7min) • Read Document B with your partner, switch each paragraph • Answers the following questions • Complete Sentences • Complete Thoughts

16. Hypothesis A (5min) • Write a thesis statement showing how and why the Soviet Union is mostly to blame for the Cold War. The USSR or US was mostly responsible for the Cold War because… • Example 1 • Example 2 • Example 3

17. Soviet Ambassador Telegram (7min) • Read Document C with your partner, switch each paragraph • Answers the following questions • Complete Sentences • Complete Thoughts

18. Henry Wallace Letter (7 min) • Read Document D with your partner, switch each paragraph • Answers the following questions • Complete Sentences • Complete Thoughts

19. Hypothesis B • Write a thesis statement showing how and why the USA is mostly to blame for the Cold War. The USSR or USA was mostly responsible for the Cold War because… • Example 1 • Example 2 • Example 3

20. Crash Course World History