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The Cold War – Part 1 Things Get Chilly

The Cold War – Part 1 Things Get Chilly. Who is in charge of the post-war world? Yalta Conference- Feb 1945. At Yalta, GB, USSR, and the US decide how to structure the post-war world. Decisions:. Creation of the United Nations (UN).

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The Cold War – Part 1 Things Get Chilly

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  1. The Cold War – Part 1Things Get Chilly

  2. Who is in charge of the post-war world?Yalta Conference- Feb 1945 • At Yalta, GB, USSR, and the US decide how to structure the post-war world

  3. Decisions: • Creation of the United Nations (UN) • Formed to protect member nations against aggression and prevent war • Difference from League of Nations - Permanent members of the Security Council could VETO proposals • Members with veto power -US, USSR, China, France, GB

  4. Conflicts  Cold War • Post - WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union are no longer allies • Differences in ideology lead to diplomatic hostility

  5. Ideological Differences • Economics— • Capitalism vs. Communism • Government— • Democracy vs. Totalitarianism • Values— • Freedom vs. Equality • Individualism vs. Collectivism

  6. Superpower Aims in Europe

  7. U.S. Counters Soviet Expansion • U.S. adopts policy of containment, pledges to support nations that resist communism • Truman Doctrine: Use $$$ to prevent spread of Communism

  8. Marshall Plan • economic aid to Western Europe • allows Europe to rebuild • helps create markets for U.S. goods

  9. STOP! How do these posters reflect the mood of postwar Europe and the United States?

  10. STOP! WHAT DO THESE CARTOONS MEAN?

  11. The Cold War – Part 2Clash of the Titans

  12. Map Challenge! Austria Belarus Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Ireland Italy Latvia • Germany • Lichtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United • Kingdom • Ukraine

  13. Map Challenge!

  14. Conflict - Berlin Airlift • US and GB try to reunify Germany, combine zones into one territory • USSR holds West Berlin hostage • US airlifted supplies into city, allowing its residents to survive

  15. A Divided World • The US and the USSR organize military alliances • NATO (US and friends) vs. Warsaw Pact (USSR and friends) • Nuclear weapons • Spying • Space race

  16. Winston Churchill and the “Iron Curtain” • Soviets wanted to shield themselves from future attack (do you blame them?) • Communist neighbors (Poland, Romania, Bulgaria) would help • ”Iron Curtain” - the line of Soviet Control in E. Euro • Use E. Euro to rebuild economies • A “thank you” for liberating you?

  17. Soviet Actions During Cold War • 1961 – construction of the Berlin Wall

  18. Soviet Actions During Cold War • USSR crushes opposition in Hungary and Czechoslovakia • Keep power at all costs! • U.S. CIA overthrows leaders in Guatemala, Chile, Iran, others • Keep them non-Communist at all costs! Hungarians Topple a Stalin Statue

  19. Conflict in Cuba • 1959- Communist Fidel Castro overthrew U.S.-supported FulgencioBatista • 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion (backed by U.S.) fails • 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis Batista Castro

  20. Bay of Pigs Invasion -April 17, 1961 • U.S.-aided invasion of Cuba by rebels trained by the CIA • “epic failure” - major disaster • President Kennedy did not send in air support • the revolt failed miserably

  21. How did the Cold War end? • Mikhail Gorbachev: Premier of USSR 1983-91 • Worked with President Reagan to open up USSR to “glasnost” (freedom of speech) and “perestroika” (capitalism) • Eventually lost support of Communist Party and resigned after Communist Party’s coup-d’etat in 1991

  22. November 9,1989-Beginning of the End of Communism in Europe

  23. Now what for Europe? • Nations try to be economically powerful again. • Form European Union (EU) • Join nations together to become strong global economic power as a group • Euro

  24. Processing – put the puzzle together • Now you need to create a one-page study guide reviewing the major terms so far. Show links and connections Division of Germany and Berlin (US on west and USSR on east) Agreed to Yalta Conference (end of WW2) Creation of the UN w/ Security Council - US, USSR, China, GB, and France have veto Agreed to Origin of the Cold War – disagreements here spill over

  25. Term list • Yalta Conference • United Nations • Division of Germany • Ideologies • Containment • Truman Doctrine • Marshall Plan • Berlin Airlift • NATO / Warsaw Pact • Iron Curtain • Berlin Wall • Cuban Missile Crisis • Fall of the USSR • European Union

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