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The Cold War

The Cold War. The Allies form the United Nations. A. United Nations (UN) has 2 parts 1. General Assembly Purpose: Countries talk about the issues Each country has a representative 2. Security Council Purpose: Responsible for military 15 countries serve at a time

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The Cold War

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  1. The Cold War

  2. The Allies form the United Nations A. United Nations (UN) has 2 parts 1. General Assembly • Purpose: Countries talk about the issues • Each country has a representative 2. Security Council • Purpose: Responsible for military • 15 countries serve at a time • 10 serve a 2 year term – 5 are permanent

  3. The Allies form the United Nations B. Value of UN • Worked to keep peace between countries • Allowed countries to talk about issues C. Problems with UN 1. if permanent member vetoed an action = no military action 2. rivalry prevented action (ex: US & SU) 3. newer, smaller countries joined together D. Recreated homeland for Jews = Israel

  4. UN holds Nuremberg Trials 1. Held in West Germany 2. Placed Nazi officials on trial for crimes during Holocaust

  5. UN holds Nuremberg Trials 3. 13 separate trials with 200 defendants 4. Each Allied country involved (US, Fr, Br, SU)

  6. UN holds Nuremberg Trials “From the Nuremberg trials, it was made clear that crimes against peace, crimes against humanity and crimes which will not be tolerated. It was made clear that every person reasonable for the involvement in these actions will pay. It was made clear nations will not turn around and do nothing because of borders or boundaries. It was made clear justice will be served in all scales.” - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cghs.dadeschools.net/ib_holocaust2001/Nuremberg_Trials/nuremberg_contents.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cghs.dadeschools.net/ib_holocaust2001/Nuremberg_Trials/default.html&h=400&w=500&sz=30&hl=en&start=23&tbnid=v_jvcCaWl5vihM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnuremberg%2Btrials%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN 5. Most found guilty >> imprisoned or put to death 6. Can be put on trial if caught even today

  7. 2 Superpowers after WWII United States Soviet Union

  8. What makes a SUPERPOWER? • Large area of land • Large population • Natural resources • Strong military Both countries were strong after the war and they wanted to spread their own governments

  9. Hi. I’m Walter Lippman. I created the word “Cold War” A Cold War is a conflict between two countries in which they don’t fight each other directly.

  10. So, you may be asking: Well, Walter, what do they do then? • In a Cold War, countries: • Form military alliances • Conduct an arms race • Support opposing sides in other country’s civil wars

  11. And now, you’re asking: How could this have started Walter? There are two MAIN causes that started the Cold War….

  12. There MAIN causes are: • Decisions made at the Yalta Conference • 2. The differences between democracy and communism

  13. 1st MAIN Reason the Cold War Began

  14. The Yalta Conference Decisions Effects Domination over all of Eastern Europe West Germany & East Germany are formed Conflicts in Korea & Vietnam arise Conflicts over China’s membership

  15. 2nd MAIN Reason the Cold War Began

  16. Differences between Democracy and Communism • Capitalist • Gov’t regulates • some but… • Private property • Competition • Socialist • Gov’t owns all • No private property • No competition Seizes power No alternatives Elected by ppl Alternatives No civil rights Strict control Civil rights

  17. 1st - SU takes over Eastern Europe

  18. 1st - SU takes over Eastern Europe 1- Wanted buffer states AND “satellite” nations WHY? 2 - Wanted a warm water port

  19. Winston Churchill: “An iron curtain has descended across the continent”

  20. 2nd - Truman Doctrine signed

  21. 2nd - Truman Doctrine signed Gave $660 million to help: Help Turkey & Greece fight off the Communists Also said U.S. would fight communism from spreading anywhere it doesn’t already exist… … led to U.S. policy of CONTAINMENT

  22. 3rd – Marshall Plan

  23. 3rd – Marshall Plan $12.5 billion to: any country who needed helping rebuilding after WWII SU thought the US was trying to spread democracy

  24. 3rd – Marshall Plan

  25. SU had invaded Czechoslovakia and took it over

  26. 4th – US, Br, Fr united their sections of Germany The Soviet Union wasn’t happy. Why? They were afraid Germany would become powerful again…

  27. So, the Soviet Union created the Berlin Blockade

  28. The Berlin Blockade (by SU) SU blockaded all ground traffic entering into Western Berlin (Democratic side) for 327 days What would you do?

  29. The Berlin Airlift (by US) US & Br flew 277,000 flights: dropping 2.5 million tons of supplies

  30. 5th – Formation of Alliances

  31. 5th – Alliances are Formed SU formed the Warsaw Pactwith Albania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, East Germany US formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization with Britain, Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, West Germany

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