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1 Period 8: The Cold War 1945-1990 Chapters: 35, 36, 37, and 38

2 Post WWII Europe 2 major super powers: ____________ and ________________2 major super powers: ____________ and ________________ Occupied EuropeOccupied EuropeOccupied EuropeOccupied Europe The Iron CurtainThe Iron Curtain What is up with communismWhat is up with communismWhat is up with communismWhat is up with communism America doe little to help Russia during and after the war. Why?America doe little to help Russia during and after the war. Why? The Problem with THE BOMB.The Problem with THE BOMB.

3 The Cold War Heats Up 1947-1950 The Truman Doctrine Turkey and Greece The Marshall Plan NATO Berlin The Berlin Airlift National Security Act The CIA Department of Defense The Warsaw Pact

4 The Cold War in Asia China after WWII:China after WWII: Nationalists/Chang Kai-Shek vs. Communists/Mao Tse-tung The Korean War/WebquestThe Korean War/Webquest

5 The Cold War in the 50’s Truman’s problemsTruman’s problems Dixiecrats/the solid south MacarthurMacarthur HUAC/The 2 nd Red Scare/Joe McCarthyHUAC/The 2 nd Red Scare/Joe McCarthy Eisenhower and the Cold War Dulles: Massive RetaliationDulles: Massive Retaliation H-BombH-Bomb Dien Bien PhuDien Bien Phu The Middle East: Egypt vs. IsraelThe Middle East: Egypt vs. Israel The Suez Canal; Lebanon The CIA in Iran, Cuba, Hungary,The CIA in Iran, Cuba, Hungary,Guatemala KhrushchevKhrushchev SputnikSputnik The U-2 IncidentThe U-2 Incident

6 Kennedy and the Cold War Flexible responseFlexible response BerlinBerlin Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia CUBA-CUBA- The Bay of Pigs Castro The Cuban Missile Crisis The Space RaceThe Space Race

7 Vietnam Intro to Vietnam WorksheetIntro to Vietnam Worksheet CAUSESCAUSES DOMINO THEORYDOMINO THEORY Viet Cong/SidesViet Cong/Sides What was it like? How was it different?What was it like? How was it different? Tet OffensiveTet Offensive Mai Lai MassacreMai Lai Massacre Nixon/CambodiaNixon/Cambodia Operation Rolling ThunderOperation Rolling Thunder Outcomes/EffectsOutcomes/Effects

8 The Cold War in the 1970’s China, Kissinger, and NixonChina, Kissinger, and Nixon SALT ISALT I SALT IISALT II Nuclear PowerNuclear Power Pol Pot, Khumer RougePol Pot, Khumer Rouge Central AmericaCentral America Iran/Middle EastIran/Middle East

9 The End of the Cold War Ronald ReganRonald Regan GorbachevGorbachev “Star Wars”“Star Wars” PerestroikaPerestroika GlasnostGlasnost The End of CommusnismThe End of Commusnism


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