1. Today’s Agenda Discuss the effects of WWII Lecture and Notes Vocabulary Terms – Yalta Conference – Soviet Union (USSR) – Communism – Democracy Capitalism, Free Enterprise – United Nations – Declaration of Liberated Europe – Big 3 Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt Activities – World Map – Frayer Model Democracy and Communism – Vocabulary Development Article Q&A Cards Dr. Seuss Story – Arms Race

2. Background Information-The Cold War Mr. Trotman

3. Background Information Nazi Germany just lost WWII and much of Europe was in ruins The United Nations had just been created to prevent future wars and genocides

4. Background Information Two ideologies helped win WWII – Democracy led by the United States – Communism led by the Soviet Union (USSR) These two superpowers were now at competition for spreading their government beliefs SOL Question: What events led to the Cold War?

5. What they wanted… Soviets wanted… Focused on security They believed communism was a superior economic system They felt threatened by capitalist countries Germany to stay weak and be punished for WWII Americans wanted… Focused on economic problems They believed the Great Depression caused WWII They wanted to spread world trade, capitalism, democracy, and free enterprise They thought private property rights and limited government intervention in the economy would lead to prosperity

6. Yalta Conference In February 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta to plan the postwar world. Issues discussed: – What to do with Poland? The original non-Communist and new Communist government both wanted power The U.S. eventually let Poland be communist as long as free elections were held as soon as possible – Declaration of Liberated Europe: The major powers wanted Europe to chose the form of government in which they wanted. – The “Big 3” leaders (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) also wanted to divide Germany

7. Political Cartoon

9. Frayer Model-Communism

10. Frayer Model-Democracy

11. Coloring Activity CommunismDemocracy

12. Today in Summary… Discussed the effects of WWII Lecture and Notes Vocabulary Terms – Yalta Conference – Soviet Union (USSR) – Communism – Democracy Capitalism, Free Enterprise – United Nations – Declaration of Liberated Europe – Big 3 Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt Activities – World Map – Frayer Model Democracy and Communism – Vocabulary Development Article Q&A Cards Dr. Seuss Story – Arms Race