1. End of WWII – USA against Soviet communism – Soviets did not like the Americans’ delayed entry into World War II

2. End of WWII – Soviet Union entered the war between the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki USA did not need help then

3. Cold War Post-World War II tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century o Years 1947–1991

4. Cold War No direct military fighting – Arms race of nuclear weapons USA never wanted communism to strive

5. Joseph Stalin

6. Pink=Soviet Allies Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania Soviet Union Albania

8. 4 sided debate Strongly Agree-Chalkboard Agree-Window Disagree-Whiteboard Strongly Disagree-Sink

9. 1.I would rather be on the side of the Soviet Union during the Cold War 2.Creating NATO was a good idea 3.It was only fairly that the USA be in a nuclear war after bombing Japan twice 4.I would prefer to live in a Communist society where the government is in control of food production and wealth distribution

12. Read Start reading Truman Doctrine. – Students finish the second half by themselves and answer questions

13. USA Solutions Truman Doctrine – USA supports Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from joining the Soviet communist sphere – Start of the USA containment policy Marshall Plan – United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after WWII to stop spread of USSR Communism

14. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower – 34th President 1953 until 1961

15. Nikita Khrushchev General Secretary of the Communist Party – 1953 –1964

16. Space Race Starts 1957 – USSR vs. USA Sputnik (Russian for “traveler”) – First artificial satellite – First man-made object to be placed into the Earth’s orbit.

17. Sputnik Space was seen as the next frontier Demonstration of Soviet power

18. 1958 – President Dwight Eisenhower Creates National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

19. John F. Kennedy 35 th USA President

20. Nikita Khrushchev General Secretary of the Communist Party – 1953 –1964

21. 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 13-day political and military standoff USSR installs nuclear-armed missiles on Cuba – 90 miles from U.S. shores

22. President Kennedy knows about missiles – USA uses naval blockade around Cuba – U.S. will use military force if necessary

23. End of crisis Khrushchev removes Cuban missiles – U.S. promises not to invade Cuba – U.S. remove missiles from Turkey

26. Berlin Wall Reading