Cold War, New Nations, and Revolt Against Authority 1945 - 1989
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The Beginning of the Cold War
A. The United Nations
B. The Cold War
C. Satellite Nations Created
D. U.S. Counters Soviet Expansion
E. Germany
F. Tensions Grow
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A. The United Nations• International organization established to maintain
peace after the war
The Set-up
• General Assembly – where all members meet to discuss issues and vote
• Security Council – 11 member body with the real power to investigate & settle disputes
• Five permanent members: Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, France, China
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B. The Cold War (1946-1991)
• 45 year long state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States
• No direct confrontations (fighting) between the two
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• Beginning at Yalta, the 2 sides had different goals for the postwar world
• They were divided by what type of governments the postwar world would have: Communist or Democratic
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C. Satellite Nations Created
• Major goal of the USSR after WWII was to shield itself from an invasion from the west
• Stalin established Communist governments in Eastern Europe to create a buffer
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• “Iron Curtain” – phrase used to describe the division of Europe into two: democratic v. communist
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D. U.S. Counters Soviet Expansion• Containment – policy directed at blocking Soviet
expansion
• Truman Doctrine – Support for countries who were fighting against Communism
• $400 million to Turkey & Greece to stop the spread of Communism
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• Marshall Plan – assistance program for European countries to rebuild after the war
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E. Germany
• Germany & Berlin divided into 4 zones of occupation after the war
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• 1948 Britain, France, & U.S. withdrawing from West Germany so it can be independent
• Stalin responds by holding west Berlin hostage from June 1948 to May 1949– Known as the Berlin Blockade
• Results in 11 month airlift of supplies from the West– Known as the Berlin Airlift
• Shows the U.S. will not appease Stalin
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F. Tensions Grow• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – In
1949, 10 western European nations joined with the U.S. & Canada to form a defensive military alliance
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• Warsaw Pact – 1955 Soviet’s military alliance in response to NATO
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• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) – created by the U.S. to oppose the spread of Communism in that area
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• OAS – Organization of American States was created to stop the spread of Communism into the Western Hemisphere
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• Arms Race – Cold War would begin a massive arms race between the two Superpowers.
• Began in 1949 when the USSR successfully tested its 1st atomic weapon
• Brinkmanship – willingness of the two nations to go to the brink (edge) of war