THE COLD WAR BEGINS

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THE COLD WAR BEGINS

• CHAPTER 26, SECTION1
• (Continued)

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POST-WAR SUPERPOWER GOALS

• United States
• Concerns
• Political stability of democratic nations, both
  in W. Europe and Asia
• Economic stability of democratic nations
• Maintain, and hopefully expand, U.S.
  international influence.
• Prevent Soviet aggression expansion, especially
  in Europe and Asia.
• Goals
• Stabilize the governments of democratic nations
• Rebuild, and then expand, free-market Capitalism
  in democratic nations.
• Use U.S. economic, political, and cultural power
  influence other nations.
• Maintain U.S. Military power, and give military
  aid to friendly, non-communist, nations.

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POST-WAR GOALS (Contd.)

• Soviet Union
• Concerns
• Security of the Soviet Union
• Potential aggression from Western nations
  (especially Germany)
• Economic recovery of the Soviet Union
• The survival and expansion of communism
• Goals
• Expand Soviet military power, if necessary into
  other nations.
• Create a buffer zone between the West and USSR
  (and keep Europe, especially, Germany, divided
  and weak)
• Use resources from Eastern Europe, and other
  areas, to rebuild the Soviet economy.
• Encourage and give all support possible to any
  groups or nations friendly to communism.

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THE BIG THREE AT POTSDAM
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BIRTH OF THE COLD WAR

• American Actions
• 1946 Containment Theory
• George F. Kennan
• Define Containment
• 1947 Truman Doctrine
• Pres. Harry S. Truman
• Define Truman Doctrine
• 1947 The Marshall Plan
• Gen. George C. Marshall
• Define Marshall Plan
• 1948 The Berlin Airlift
• Why was an airlift necessary?
• Did it work?
• 1949 N.A.T.O. formed
• Define NATO
• What was the purpose?

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THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
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• Berlin
• Airlift
• Flight
• Paths

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• Berliners
• greeting U.S.
• Planes, 1948

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BIRTH OF THE COLD WAR (Contd.)

• SOVIET ACTIONS
• Free elections in Poland prevented Stalin
  ignores his Yalta promises.
• Democratic political parties in Poland outlawed.
• Satellite nations installed across E. Europe
• Define Satellite Nations
• 1946
• Stalin claims capitalism communism are
  incompatible another war is inevitable
• 1948 Berlin Blockade

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• SOVIET
• SATELLITE
• NATIONS,
• 1945-90

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THE IRON CURTAIN

• A shadow has fallen upon the scenes so lately
  lighted by the Allied victoryFrom Stettin (on)
  the Baltic to Trieste (on) the Adriatic, an iron
  curtain has descended across the continent.
• WINSTON CHURCHILL, IRON CURTAIN SPEECH IN
  FULTON, MISSOURI, 1946

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• General
• George C. Marshall,
• - U.S. Army Chief of
• Staff, WWII
• Sec. Of State.
• Author of The
• Marshall Plan

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DISCUSSION TOPIC

• Which nation, the USA or the USSR, was more
  responsible for the creation and escalation of
  the Cold War?
• Secondary Questions
• 1. At what point could the slide towards the
  Cold War have been prevented?
• 2. What would you have done differently?

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N.A.T.O WARSAW PACT
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GLORY AND THE DREAM QUIZ

• Because the U-2 was unarmed, what equipment did
  it carry on its undercarriage?
• Also because it was unarmed, what was its
  primary protection?
• Who was piloting the U-2 in this story?
• What organization was he working for in this
  story?
• If he crashed inside the USSR, what help could
  the U.S. give him?
• What device was he given in case of capture?
• What type of places / installations was he taking
  photos of?
• At what altitude did things go wrong?
• Before ejecting, what did he think about doing to
  the plane?
• Why didnt he use the silver dollar after he
  ejected?