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1 Yalta and Potsdam Conferences
The Cold War Begins United States Soviet Union Why a “cold” war? Roots of the Cold War Category Political System One political party, the Communist Party multi-party democracy Organizations All labor groups and other associations run by the Communist Party Unions and other organizations openly negotiate with employers Economic System Industries and farms are owned by the state; central planners determine the nation’s economic needs; limited private property; education and health care provided by the state Free enterprise system; private ownership of property; supply and demand determine prices; people meet their own needs with some limited government Religion Religion is discouraged Free exercise of religion Individual Rights Secret police arrest opponents; censorship; no free exercise of beliefs Freedom of the press and expression Beginning of the Cold War Yalta (February 1945) Potsdam (July 1945) Soviet Union United States Iron Curtain Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

2 Yalta and Potsdam Conferences
The Cold War Begins United States Soviet Union Why a “cold” war? Roots of the Cold War Category Political System One political party, the Communist Party multi-party democracy Organizations All labor groups and other associations run by the Communist Party Unions and other organizations openly negotiate with employers Economic System Industries and farms are owned by the state; central planners determine the nation’s economic needs; limited private property; education and health care provided by the state Free enterprise system; private ownership of property; supply and demand determine prices; people meet their own needs with some limited government Religion Religion is discouraged Free exercise of religion Individual Rights Secret police arrest opponents; censorship; no free exercise of beliefs Freedom of the press and expression Beginning of the Cold War Yalta (February 1945) Potsdam (July 1945) Soviet Union United States Iron Curtain Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

3 Success of the Marshall Plan
Containment Truman Doctrine Origins of U.S. Containment Policy “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted [conquest] by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid, which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.” -The Truman Doctrine Do you think the United States should have offered aid to all nations facing such threats? Explain The Marshall Plan Post-War Europe George C. Marshall Success of the Marshall Plan Germany NATO Warsaw Pact West Germany Berlin Blockade Berlin Airlift Containment in Asia Korean War ( ) China Truman on China South Korea North Korea UN Intervention Truman-MacArthur Eisenhower (R) Armistice U.S. Intervenes War Comes to an End Korea

4 Success of the Marshall Plan
Containment Truman Doctrine Origins of U.S. Containment Policy “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted [conquest] by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid, which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.” -The Truman Doctrine Do you think the United States should have offered aid to all nations facing such threats? Explain The Marshall Plan Post-War Europe George C. Marshall Success of the Marshall Plan Germany NATO Warsaw Pact West Germany Berlin Blockade Berlin Airlift Containment in Asia Korean War ( ) China Truman on China South Korea North Korea UN Intervention Truman-MacArthur Eisenhower (R) Armistice U.S. Intervenes War Comes to an End Korea

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