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The Cold War 1945-1990

The Cold War 1945-1990. The Superpowers. The US and the USSR emerged from WWII as the worlds two superpowers. This conflict of ideology set the stage for the Cold War. A war of Ideology. US USSR Democracy Communism Capitalism Communism The West The East NATO Warsaw Pact

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The Cold War 1945-1990

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  1. The Cold War1945-1990

  2. The Superpowers • The US and the USSR emerged from WWII as the worlds two superpowers. • This conflict of ideology set the stage for the Cold War.

  3. A war of Ideology US USSR DemocracyCommunism CapitalismCommunism The WestThe East NATOWarsaw Pact Stop CommunismSpread Comm.

  4. Soviet Threat

  5. The Marshall Plan • The US plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII. • The US provided $15 billion of aid to help the allies rebuild.

  6. Truman Doctrine • President Truman promises economic and military support to any country resisting communist aggression.

  7. Truman Checks Stalin

  8. The Iron Curtain • Winston Churchill declared that a line of separation had descended across Europe dividing east and west.

  9. Satellite Nations • Comprised of Eastern European Nations under Soviet control after WWII. • The satellites created a buffer between the USSR and the West. • Poland, East Germany,Hungary,Romania.

  10. NATO The Western Alliance Protected W. Europe against Soviet aggression. Warsaw Pact The USSR and its satellites. Defense Alliances

  11. Cold War Germany

  12. Germany Communism Berlin E W Democracy

  13. The Berlin Crisis (1948) • In 1948 Stalin attempted to force the Western allies out of Berlin by sealing off the city. • Highways and Railroads entering the western sector of Berlin were closed.

  14. The Berlin Airlift • The Western allies responded to the blockade by mounting a round the clock airlift.

  15. Stalin Tryingto Stop Airlift

  16. Soviet Obstructionism

  17. The Berlin Wall

  18. The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin

  19. Before the Wall's erection, 3.5 million East Germans defected from East Germany, many by crossing over the border from East Berlin into West Berlin and entering the Democratic World.

  20. The Arms Race Competition between the US and USSR to develop and deploy nuclear weapons.

  21. Space Race

  22. SputnikOctober 1957

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