1. The Cold War

2. Bell Work
What is culturally popular for your age group.
Why do you think this person, thing or place is so widely known?
Do you know about or participate in this event or thing?

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4. Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

5. Origins
U.S Containment policy- A military strategy to stop expansion of the enemy
(U.S. Cold War policy to prevent the spread of communism
A response to the Soviet Union and their tactic of spreading Communism to Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and Vietnam
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6. Containment
Marshall Plan- aimed to prevent the spread of communism by reviving war torn economies in Europe
Offered 13 billion in aid
Alarm of communist spread led to the formation of NATO 1949
Included:U.S, Canada, 10 other European nations
Warsaw pact was formed in resistance- Soviet Union and Satellite States

7. Berlin Airlift 1948 Allies agree to split Germany into four zones
Split among the Soviet Union, France, Great Britain and the U.S.
The Soviet Union blocked Western Berlin from Western Germany( all of Berlin located in Soviet Union territory)
This made supply trade impossible for citizens

8. Berlin Airlift
Soviets were concerned with so much of Germany becoming capitalists
Soviets devised a plan to block highways and canals from West Germany to West Berlin
Allies developed a plan to airlift food and supplies into West Berlin
2.3 million tons of supplies were carried into West Berlin
The Blockade failed

9. Space Race 1949-1969 Began with the race for the German V-2 rocket
America VS.Soviet Union
America discovers V-2 rocket first
The Soviet Union perfects the rocket missile
Main goal of the race to place a man safely on the moon
America sets aside billions of dollars
Apollo 11- Lance Armstong

10. Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain- The name of the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
Soviet/Satellite States In East
Allied territories in the West
Winston Churchill Iron Curtain speech- March 5, 1946
Given at Westminster College (Fulton,Missouri)
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11. Analyzing primary sources
Source 1: Marshall Plan
1. Who wrote this document?
2.When was this document written?
3. For what audience was the document written?
What is the historical significance of this document? ( what did the document affect?
What was the goal of the document during the Cold War

12. Korean War North Korea Vs. South Korea /KimII
North Korea (Communist)Supported by Russia and Japan
South Korea(Nationalist) Supported by the U.S/ General Douglas Macarthur
38th Parallel- The dividing line between North and South Korea(line of latitude)
North Korea invades South Korea- June
China joins the North Korean War effort to protect the main land from U.S attack/Mao Zedong

13. Korean War Macarthur and Truman
Macarthur requests to Blockade and bomb Chinese Communist China
Truman refuses the plan
Macarthur is removed from duty
Replaced by General Mathew Ridgeway
War transitioned to stalemate

14. Results
Truce arranged in 1943 between North and South Korea and the U.N
U.S Troops remain in South Korea until 1959
North Korea remains Communist and is re-name The Democratic People’s of North Korea
North Korea is one of five Communist nations in the current world
Vietnam
Laos
North Korea
Cuba
China

15. The Domino theory
American Foreign policy – Which stated that a communist takeover in one nation would spread to neighboring nations
Origin- The Domino theory originated when North Vietnam(Indochina) declared itself a communist nation and led to separation from France
This declaration led to the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan; France Turkey and Greece receive financial aid from America
Goal: To contain Communism