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Restructuring the Postwar World 1945 -- Present

Restructuring the Postwar World 1945 -- Present. Chapter 33. C-33, S-1. What is the main idea of section 1 and why does it matter now?. S-1: Two Superpowers Face Off.

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Restructuring the Postwar World 1945 -- Present

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  1. Restructuring the Postwar World1945 -- Present Chapter 33

  2. C-33, S-1 • What is the main idea of section 1 and why does it matter now?

  3. S-1: Two Superpowers Face Off • The conflicting aims between the United conflicting aims between the United States and the Soviet Union led to global competition. • The conflicts between these two superpowers played a major role in reshaping the modern world.

  4. C-33, S-1 • How did the Yalta Conference affect Germany? (855)

  5. This involved dividing Germany into sections controlled by the Soviet Union and the Western powers.

  6. C-33, S-1 • What 2 superpowers (with serious differences) were involved in forming the United Nations? (855)

  7. Two superpowers • United States • U.S.S.R.

  8. C-33, S-1 • Countries in Eastern Europe who were loyal to the Soviet Union were known as ___ nations of the Soviet Union. (856)

  9. Satellite nations

  10. C-33, S-1What was the “iron curtain” and who named it? (857)

  11. Iron Curtain • Winston Churchill created the term “Iron Curtain” • This was the division between the mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe

  12. C-33, S-1 • What was President Truman’s foreign policy of containment? (857)

  13. policy of “containment” • President Truman’s foreign policy • This policy sought to block Soviet influence and therefore prevent the expansion of Communism

  14. C-33, S-1 • What was the Truman Doctrine? (858)

  15. Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan • Truman Doctrine: support for countries that rejected communism.

  16. This was an Alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies.

  17. C-33, S-1Which is more powerful, an A-bomb or an H-bomb? (859)

  18. A-bomb: Fat Boy

  19. A-bomb

  20. H-bomb

  21. C-33, S-1What was / is brinkmanship? (860)

  22. This is the policy of demonstrating a willingnessto engage in a war to protect national interests.

  23. C-33, S-1What was the effect of Sputnik I? (860)

  24. Sputnik 1 made the U.S. realize that we were behind the U.S.S.R in space technology.

  25. C-33, S-1What the effect of the U-2 incident? (860)

  26. The trial of Francis Gary Powers: U.S. is guilty of spying and greatly increased Cold War tension

  27. C-33, S-2 • What is the main idea of section 2 and why does it matter now?

  28. C-33 S-2 Communists Triumph in China • After World War II, Chinese Communists defeated Nationalist forces and two separate Chinas emerged. • China remains a Communist country and a major player on the world stage.

  29. C-33, S-2 • Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II? (862)

  30. China Nationalists & Communists • Kuomintang of China • (Nationalist)中國國民黨中国国民党 • Chinese Communist Party中国共产党中國共產黨

  31. C-33, ,S-2 • Which leader won China’s civil war, and what name did he give the country? (862-3)

  32. Mao Zedong  People’s Republic of China

  33. C-33, S-2 • In what ways did the existence of 2 Chinas intensify the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? (863)

  34. The Existence of 2 Chinas intensifies the Cold War • PRC   USSR • ROC   USA • North Korea   USSR • South Korea   USA

  35. C-33, S-2 • Mao’s determined to reshape China’s economy based on what he called social democracy. In reality, this was based on ______ socialism. (864)

  36. Social Democracy • Mao was determined to reshape China’s economy based on what he called social democracy. • In reality, this was based on Marxist socialism.

  37. C-33, S-2 • Why did the Great Leap Forward turn out to be a Great Leap Backward for China? (864)

  38. Great Leap Forward • Poor planning • Failure of communes • Crop failures • Starvation

  39. C-33, S-2 • Who were the Red Guards? (865)

  40. Red Guards were a mass movement of civilians, mostly students and other young people, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong between 1966 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution. Little Red Book 

  41. C-33, S-2 • During the Cultural Revolution, who were the “new heroes” of China? (865)

  42. Cultural Revolution  “new heroes” • To establish a society of peasants and workers who were all equal • The new hero was the peasant who worked with his hands. • The life of the mind – intellectual and artistic activity --- was considered useless and dangerous. • To help stamp out this threat, the Red Guards shut down colleges and schools.

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