1. The Cold War – 1945-1970 United States vs. U.S.S.R.

2. The Cold War

4. What was the U.S.S.R.?? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics AKA – Soviet Union, Soviets, Reds, Russians

5. Soviet Union 15 Republics, all united by communism. Russia was the largest republic

6. Soviet Union What is the difference between the Soviet Union and Russia?

7. AFTERMATH OF WAR Conference at Tehran, November 1943 Future course of the war, invasion of the continent for 1944 Agreement for the partition of postwar Germany Conference at Yalta, February 1945 Soviet military help with the war against Japan Creation of a United Nations German unconditional surrender Declaration on Liberated Europe Free elections in Eastern Europe

8. AFTERMATH OF WAR Conference at Potsdam, July 1945 –Truman replaces Roosevelt –Stalin refuses to allow free elections in Eastern Europe, a security maneuver Soviet view of security in Europe Soviets view the Americans as capitalistic imperialists Winston Churchill proclaims in March 1946 the existence of “an iron curtain” across the continent of Europe

9. Development of the Cold War 1.Capitalism vs. Communism –Ideological struggle 2.End of WW2 –Soviet Red Army occupied all of Eastern Europe and much of the Balkans –1945-1947 communist governments installed by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe 3.Truman Doctrine –Winston Churchill, Westminster College… “iron Curtain.” –Containment of communism –Civil War in Greece and Turkey –$ and aid to countries threatened by communism

10. Capitalism/Democracy vs. Communism

11. Europe – End of World War II

12. The Division of Berlin

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14. Post WW2 - Europe

15. The Cold War cont. 1.Marshall Plan –June 1947, European Recovery Program –$13 billion for econ recovery of war-torn Europe –Soviet view, “capitalist imperialism.”

16. Berlin Crisis Germany Separated: –West German Federal Republic (Democratic West Germany) –German Democratic Republic (Communist East Germany) –What about Berlin??

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18. Divided Germany and Berlin

19. Rival Military alliances ©2003 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

20. National Defense Budget [1940-1964]

21. Korean War [1950-1953]

22. Syngman Rhee Kim Il-Sung “Domino Theory”

23. The Shifting Map of Korea [1950-1953]

24. Learning Targets 4/19 1.Discuss the foreign policy of Pres. Eisenhower. 2.Explain why brinkmanship and massive retaliation are significant. 3.Identify the Cold War “Hot Spots” in the world.

25. Eisenhower as President Brinkmanship Massive Retaliation

26. Cold War “Hot Spots” Vietnam France North Vietnam –Ho Chi Minh South Vietnam –Ngo Dinh Diem

27. Cold War “Hot Spots” Middle East Israel-Palestine Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis –Gamal Abdel Nasser Eisenhower Doctrine

28. Homework 4/19 Finish reading Ch. 16. Work on Study Guide Terms Cold War and 1950’s Test is on W/R.