List 5 words that come to mind when

you think of the Cold War…

THE COLD WAR“Russia knows what she wants;

World Domination.”- George Patton

The Cold War Begins1945-1991 (ish)

What is it?46 year (ish) conflict between the United

States and the Soviet Union following WWII.

It is called the “Cold War” because these two nations never actually faced one another in direct military conflict.

Roots of the Cold WarUS and Soviets only

allies in WWII because of opposition to Nazi Germany and fascism.

Ideologies and Political Systems of the two are very different.○ Communism vs.

Capitalism

Following WWII, conflict over what should be done with Germany and Eastern Europe.

Roots of the Cold War

United States Soviet Union•Capitalist democracy•Free elections•Religious freedom•Private property•Respect for individual differences

•Dictatorship•Gov’t makes all economic, political, and military decisions.•No religious freedom, no private property.

President Harry S. Truman Honest, self-confident

and could make tough decisions.

Did not have a college education.

Supports government programs and civil rights.

Soviets tighten their grip.. USSR wanted communist

countries they could control!

Stalin installed Communist governments in…Albania, Bulgaria,

Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland

These are called satellite nations! Depended on and dominated

by the USSR

A policy of containment Truman says: “stop babying the

Soviets” Containment: To keep Communism

contained within its already existing borders.

Truman Doctrine What was it?

Said that the United States would aid any country that was struggling against communist movements! Ex: Turkey and Greece!

Do you think this Doctrine is a good idea? Why or why not?

The Marshall Plan Europe is in ruins after

WWII….so

Marshall Plan was to give aid to all European nations that needed it “not against any country or

doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos

It was a success!Nutrition improved.

Industry grew.

Conflict in Germany US and USSR clashed over German

reunification US wanted it unified, USSR wanted to

keep their fourth. Western zones were recombined in

1948 (France, US and Britain’s zones)

The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain: term coined by Churchill representing the boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe.

The Cold War Begins1945-1991 (ish)

The Berlin Airlift U.S. and Britain supplied

West Berlin with supplies by air; dropping them off over Berlin.

West Berlin survived because of this!

May 1949, Stalin gives up his blockade on West Berlin.

The NATO Alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization

All member countries said: “An attack on one would be seen as an attack on all”

Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Canada – first to join!

Now, what are 5 new words you think of when you think

of the Cold War