The Cold War

Information provided by:Mastering the teks in United states history since 1877Jarrett zimmer killoran (2012) The Cold Waran overviewTERms to know(copy these on your own paper)Cold WarIron CurtainTruman DoctrineMarshall PlanBerlin AirliftContainment PolicyMao ZedongKorean WarSputnikHouse Un-American Activities CommitteeRosenberg TrialVenona PapersMcCarthyism

Concepts of the cold warConflictSuperpowersPolitical differencesCompetitionArms racePropagandaIdeological differencesReligious differencesEconomic differencesWhat was The Cold War?Although the United States and the Soviet Union had been allies during World War II, these two Superpowers soon became rivals in the Cold War. This war was cold only in the sense that, because of nuclear weapons, the two Superpowers never confronted each other directly in open warfare. However, their global competition led to frequent conflicts on EVERY continent.

overviewRoots of the Cold War

The Cold War in Europe and Asia

The Cold War at HomeThe roots of the cold warFear of a Communist World Revolution (containment policy adopted/domino theory developed)

Soviets set up satellites in Eastern Europe

Competing ideological systems (democracy and free enterprise vs. Communism see comparison chart)

Stalin fails to hold elections in Poland

U.S. fails to share its atomic secrets

The Iron Curtain (shuts Eastern Europe off from West)

The cold war in europeFormation of NATO

Truman doctrine (supported by Greece and Turkey)

Marshall plan (1948)

Division of Germany (4 zones of occupation)

The cold war in asiaCommunism in China (led by Mao Zedong)

North Korea Invades South Korea (Korean War 1950 1953)MacArthur Truman Controversy (liberate China from Communist control!)MacArthurs advances bring China into the warArmistice ends war w/no land changes. Demilitarization Zone created.

The cold war at homeFear of Communist threatCreation of loyalty review boardsHouse Un-American Activities Committee (investigated those accused of disloyalty)McCarthyism (making accusations without evidence)Trial of the Rosenbergs (found guilty as Soviet spies)The Venona papers (1997 confirmed that spies had penetrated U.S. government!)

The endor is it?Watch your back! Big Brother is watching you!