Bell Ringer How do you think problems emerge between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War 2?

Vocabulary Postwar America Agenda Objectives Trace the reasons why the alliance between the Soviet Union and United States unraveled. Explain how President Truman responded to Soviet Aggression in Europe. Vocabulary Postwar America

Postwar America Vocabulary Satellite States: Territories controlled by the Soviet Union – Eastern European Countries Cold War: World wide rivalry between the U.S and Soviet Union. Iron Curtain: Phrase made my Winston Churchill to describe the division descending across Europe. Truman Doctrine President Truman's promise to aid nations struggling against communism.

Postwar America Vocabulary George F. Kennan: A writer who published an article that presented a blueprint for “containment” Containment Keep communism contained within its existing borders. Marshall Plan: Plan to help Western Europe Financially. Berlin Airlift Supply of goods to West Berlin through a massive airlift

Postwar America Vocabulary North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion Warsaw Pact Alliance between the Soviet and it’s satellite states.

Communist Party made all economic, political, and military decisions. Background of the war United States: Capitalist Democracy Free elections Free economics Religious Freedom Private Freedom Respect individual differences Soviet Union: Communist Communist Party made all economic, political, and military decisions. No freedom of Religion Could not own property

Soviet Control Eastern Europe Satellite States – Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union - Poland - Romania - Czechoslovakia - Bulgaria - East Germany Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe and divide Germany only temporarily How to split up Europe??? Despite this agreement nearly all of the lands occupied by the Soviet Union remained in their control. Stalin Keep Germany weak Eastern Europe should remain under control of Soviet Union United States and Great Britain Make Germany united and stronger Make countries independent in Europe

Wartime Alliance Unravels Truman : New President after Roosevelt Believed that the Soviet Union was “planning world conquest” Their alliance was falling apart Cold War- 46 year old struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two superpowers never faced each other directly in a “hot” military conflict

With a partner …… How did the goals of the U.S and Soviet Union foreign policy differ after World War 2?

Responding to the Soviet Challenge Fears…. Soviets were attempting to spread communism Solution…. - U.S and other democratic countries need to stand firm Responding to the Soviet Challenge Winston Churchill – leader of Great Britain * Spoke out forcefully against the Soviet Union * Speech at Fulton College in Missouri - “an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent.”

Truman faces Aggression Truman shared Churchill’s beliefs European Countries – struggling against communism Greece and Turkey United States – the only country with resource to help them. Truman – requests money from Congress Warns that isolationism would lead to danger Congress votes- $400 million in aid for Greece and Turkey Know as the Truman Doctrine – Truman's promise to aid nations struggling against communism

The united states contains soviet expansion Foreign Affairs Magazine - George Kennan (“X”) - Article as a blueprint for the American policy known as “containment.”

The Marshall Plan George Marshall – Secretary of State Provided food Fuel to heat houses Money to jump-start economic growth. George Marshall – Secretary of State * Containment Success - Western Europe people suffering from food shortages & harsh weather * Marshall Plan- Recovery plan for Europe * Over the next 4 years, the U.S loans $13 billion to nations