1. Foreign Policy
The Cold War

2. YALTA CONFRENCE
February 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet to plan the future of Germany and Poland
Agreed to divide Germany and allow the Polish people to elect their own government

3. Europe at the End of World War II
US/Great Britain Approaches Germany From West
Soviet Union From the East

4. Iron Curtain
Imaginary line separating communist eastern Europe from democratic western Europe
Symbolized by Berlin Wall

5. Berlin Airlift
City of Berlin was located in Soviet controlled East Germany. The Soviets blocked American access to city.
15 months = 200,000 flights US flew supplies to West Berlin

6. World Sentiment After the War
United Nations started to make sure that nations can work out problems
UN also works to be a response force in times of crisis
UN works to solve other world problems

7. Cold War Begins A showdown between the US and Soviet Union (USSR)
Both nations compete for global influence
Called cold war because no war between the two powers
Time of tension and fear of the spread of communism

8. Warsaw Pact vs NATO Warsaw Pact NATO
Eastern Europe (communist) influenced by Soviets
NATO
Western Europe (democratic) influenced by US

9. Truman Doctrine Communism must be contained and not allowed to spread
If one more country goes communist, the rest will fall like dominos
Also known as Containment and Domino Theory

10. Marshall Plan Similar to dollar diplomacy
Give aide to rebuild Europe after the war
Giving aide will keep countries from becoming communist

11. Fear of World War III
Arms Race- The US and USSR race to build weapons, each not wanting the other to gain the upper hand
MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction- there were enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times over

12. Red Scare Fear of Communism McCarthyism
Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses Americans of being communist
He is proven to be a fraud but did add to fear

13. Proxy Wars
The Soviet Union and the US would fight in smaller countries never directly against each other
This would lead to three confrontations

14. Korean War 1950-53 US supports South Korea USSR supports North Korea
War fought to a stalemate at the 38th parallel where troops still face each other today
US still has troops in South Korea
33,741 battle field deaths

15. Vietnam War 1964-75 US supports South Vietnam
USSR supports North Vietnam
North fights guerilla war
US forced to withdraw forces in defeat in 1975
47,410 battlefield deaths

16. Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets give nuclear missiles to Cuba, 90mi.from FL
President Kennedy considers it an act of war
US and Soviet Union are on the brink of all out war

17. Space Race Competition to see which nation was superior
Soviets first to build satellite (sputnik)
US first to land on the moon 1969

18. ARMS RACE 9/1949 Soviets test atom bomb 1952 US works on hydrogen bomb
1954- US tests 19 hydrogen bombs

19. Cold War Ends 1989 Soviet Union breaks up Berlin Wall falls
Germany reunited