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US History. The Start of the Cold War Coach Presnell. Admin. Issues. World War II Grades on Monday New homework packet Dress Code and Tardies. Cold War Study Guide. Reflections are to be done the day they are assigned! Charts are all testable, including maps

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  1. US History The Start of the Cold War Coach Presnell

  2. Admin. Issues • World War II Grades on Monday • New homework packet • Dress Code and Tardies

  3. Cold War Study Guide • Reflections are to be done the day they are assigned! • Charts are all testable, including maps • Don’t have to be complicated on “Confrontations”

  4. Objective • After this lesson, you will: • Understand what the Cold War was. • Understand the origins of the Cold War.

  5. Agenda • Where the Cold War starts • The Yalta Conference • Truman pushes the right buttons • The Iron Curtain descends

  6. What is the Cold War? • No shots fired between Russia and the US! • Huge arms race. • Fight wars with “Proxy Nations” (Korea, Vietnam) • Lots of espionage • Bitter words on a regular basis • Nuclear weapons, fear of World War prevent huge armed conflict

  7. The Difference Between Communism and Capitalism • Communism • State controls everything • Sets prices • Sets wages • Owns all property • Owns all business • Eventual goal: eliminate all competition, create a classless society with no government, in the meantime, the government does whatever necessary to continue the “Revolution” towards this Utopian society, including bloody conflict inside the state and outside • Capitalism • State attempts to regulate as little as possible and encourage competition • Never sets prices • Will enforce a minimum wage • Attempts to not interfere in competition or the market • Regulates as little as possible • Eventual goal: A highly competitive market where everyone shares in some type of wealth and the elimination of poverty with as little government regulation as possible

  8. So where does it start? • Yalta Conference, February 1945 • Preceded by the Tehran Conference in 1943 • Three important decisions agreed upon: • Germany split into four zones (pg 533), pay reparations only when ready • Poland has split government, Stalin promises elections asap! • Declaration of a Liberated Europe says all countries choose their government

  9. Russians Begin to Defy the YC • Following the Conference, Russians begin to not honor the above agreements • Force King of Romania to appoint Communist government • Won’t let non-Communists to participate in Polish government • No signs of a Polish election • Tensions also arise over: • Russia’s security concerns • American economic concerns

  10. Check on learning… • What compromises came out of the Yalta Conference? • What did Russia do to not honor the agreements made at the Yalta Conference? • Chart Check: • Cause and Effect • Post War Conferences • Confrontations • Yalta Conference

  11. Truman’s Moves • Truman will not make the same mistakes with Stalin that were made with Hitler • July 1945, Potsdam Conference • Truman and Stalin meet to discuss Germany • Truman wants to revive Germany • Stalin wants reparations from Germany • Both sides find it hard to compromise • Truman mentions the atomic bomb, makes Stalin paranoid

  12. The Iron Curtain Descends • Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia fall under Communist regimes • Called “Satellite Nations” because they are controlled by Moscow • Comes to be known as the “Iron Curtain” separating Europe (page 536)

  13. Check on learning… • How did Truman approach Stalin? • What happened at the Potsdam Conference? • What are Satellite Nations? • What was the Iron Curtain? • Chart Check: • Cause and Effect • Iron Curtain • Distrust of Leaders (Stalin and Truman) • Nuclear Fears • Confrontations • Potsdam Conference • Iron Curtain

  14. Reflection • What was the Cold War all about?

  15. Web Ex. • http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0073385514/student_view0/chapter33/internet_exercise.html

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