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The World After WWII Well….Almost

The World After WWII Well….Almost. Welcome to the Cold War. The Yalta Conference. Meeting of the “Big Three” – January 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Called for creating a “peacekeeping” organization Wanted free elections and Democratic gov’t for freed nations

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The World After WWII Well….Almost

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  1. The World After WWIIWell….Almost Welcome to the Cold War

  2. The Yalta Conference • Meeting of the “Big Three” – January 1945 • Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin • Called for creating a “peacekeeping” organization • Wanted free elections and Democratic gov’t for freed nations • Stalin didn’t honor all agreements • Remember… Soviet Union = Communism • Made Poland a communist government

  3. The War…Coming to a Close • FDR dies suddenly on April 12, 1945 • Hitler kills himself April 30 • V-E Day – Victory in Europe Day = May 8th, when Germany surrenders • But….Japan is still fighting • Why? • To use the bomb, or not use the bomb…that is the question!

  4. We Drop the Bombs! • August 6th 1945 – Hiroshima • August 9th 1945 – Nagasaki • What were our intentions? • V-J Day – August 15th WWII Finally comes to a close • Now What?

  5. Europe Post WWII

  6. Potsdam Conference • Meeting of the “New Big Three” • Truman, Churchill, Stalin • Divided Germany into 4 zones of occupation for U.S. Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union to occupy • Berlin = also divided into 4 zones

  7. Germany Post WWII: 4 Zones of Occupation

  8. Berlin was also divided into four zones of occupation:

  9. Brrr…Welcome to the Cold War Cold War Politics

  10. Communism Spreads Like a Disease • Stalin’s goal = to increase security around his country by creating Soviet-friendly nations located between their historic enemies • BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!

  11. An Iron Curtain Descends • 1946, Churchill delivered speech in Fulton, MO • Blamed Soviets for creating an Iron Curtain • Stalin used Churchill’s words to convince Soviet people that U.S. and G.B. were their enemies!

  12. Our Solution: Containment • U.S. foreign policy = containment • What is your opinion? • Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

  13. Crisis in Berlin VS • U.S., Britain, and France instilled a Democratic government in their zones of Berlin • The Soviets instilled a communist regime in their zone • Soviets took drastic measures to prevent people from fleeing to “West Berlin” AKA the Federal Republic of Germany, from “East Berlin”

  14. The Berlin Airlift • Soviets blocked any road, rail, or river traffic into West Berlin, cutting them off from food, coal, and other necessities. • Britain and U.S. hosted the Berlin Airlift which supplied West Berlin with nearly 7,000 tons of supplies every day.

  15. NATO – April 1949 • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Formed post Berlin Airlift • An alliance of the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, and Portugal • If an armed attack would hit one member, it would be acted upon by all members! • Currently, 26 countries are NATO members

  16. The United Nations • WANTED: An international organization able to solve international problems peacefully • Reps from 50 Nations drafted UN Charter • Serves as the International Court System! • The UN is organized as follows: • 2 Major Bodies = General Assembly and Security Council

  17. General Assembly Made up of all U.N. Nations Meets annually to debate policy, vote on members and approve the budget Security Council 15 member nations belong China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and U.S. have permanent seats Other 10 seats are allocated to members for 2 year terms Authorizes diplomatic, economic, and military disputes Organization of U.N. Cont.

  18. United Nations Membership:

  19. Nuremburg Trials • To discourage future acts of aggression, allies held war crimes trials • Trials of individuals accused of crimes against humanity and international laws of warfare • Nazis and Japan

  20. Nuremburg Trials

  21. Writing PromptsComplete the following: 1. The U.S and Soviets became suspicious of one another because they had very different goals. The U.S. wanted to spread _________ because they believed… 2. The Soviet Union wanted to spread ________ because they believed… 3. The outcome at Yalta included… 4. The outcome at Potsdam included… 5. The Berlin Crisis was prompted by… 6. Britain and the U.S. responded to the Berlin crisis by…

  22. Writing Prompts Cont. 7. N.A.T.O. stands for… 8. As a result of N.A.T.O… 9. The U.N. was created by… It had 2 major bodies called… Their responsibilities included… 10. The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials…

  23. Vocabulary to Know: Vocabulary Squares • Cold War • Containment • Communism • Red Scare • Atomic bomb • Nuclear warfare • GI Bill • McCarthyism • HUAC • Blacklisting • Suburbia Vocab Word Book Definition Synonym Draw a picture / visual description Use the word in an educated sentence

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