1 / 17

The Cold War

The Cold War. Two Superpowers Face Off. Who?. Encouraged democracy in other countries Wanted access to raw materials & markets Rebuild European governments to promote stability and supple market for US goods Reunite Germany to stabilize it and increase European security.

malia
Download Presentation

The Cold War

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Cold War Two Superpowers Face Off

  2. Who?

  3. Encouraged democracy in other countries Wanted access to raw materials & markets Rebuild European governments to promote stability and supple market for US goods Reunite Germany to stabilize it and increase European security Encouraged communism in other countries Rebuild war-ravaged economy using E. Europe’s materials Control E. Europe to protect Soviet borders and balance US influence in W. Europe Keep Germany divided to prevent war U.S. U.S.S.R.

  4. Rival Alliances • NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Promised to meet any attack on a NATO member with armed force • US, Canada, 10 European Nations • Warsaw Pact – Soviet response in 1955, their own containment policy

  5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) • Luxemburg • Netherlands • Norway • Portugal • 1952: Greece & Turkey • 1955: West Germany • 1983: Spain • United States • Belgium • Britain • Canada • Denmark • France • Iceland • Italy

  6. Warsaw Pact (1955) • U. S. S. R. • Albania • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • East Germany • Hungary • Poland • Rumania

  7. What?

  8. Causes • WWII • German Occupation (different ideas) & “Iron Curtain” • Creation of United Nations • Soviet satellite nations (Albania, Hungary, Poland, etc.) • Conflict in ideology between US & Soviet Union

  9. US Response • Containment Policy – block Soviet influence and prevent spread of Communism • Truman Doctrine – monetary and political support to countries who rejected Communism • Turkey and Greece Show clip

  10. US Response, cont. • Marshall Plan – program which provided food, machines, and other materials to any Non-Communist European Country that needed it • Berlin Blockade and Airlift, May 1949 Show clip

  11. Marshall Plan

  12. Berlin Wall: Checkpoint Charlie, October ‘61

  13. Leaving the American Sector

  14. When? And Where?

  15. Historical Events of the Cold War (Things we will cover later this week) • Korean War • Cuban Missile Crisis • Vietnam War • U2 Incident • Star Wars/Space Race

  16. Why is it historically significant?

  17. The conflict between the USSR and the USA will guide history still today. It affects the layout of nations worldwide as well as why conflicts occurred across the world from WWII-1988 when the USSR collapsed and even today!

More Related