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2 Origins of the Cold War Creation of United Nations, October 1945
Five permanent Security Council members: U.S., Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, China Differences over future of Poland, eastern Europe Soviets help bring communist governments to power, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland Albania and Yugoslavia already communist-controlled

3 The Truman Doctrine (1947) World divided into free and enslaved states – “Iron Curtain” across Europe U.S. to support all movements for democracy; commits to interventionist foreign policy “Containment” of communism

4 The Marshall Plan Named for George C. Marshall ( ), U.S. Secretary of State Proposed in 1947, $13 billion to reconstruct western Europe Soviet Union establishes Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON), 1949

5 Military Alliances North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 1949
Collective defense Warsaw Pact, 1955 Countermeasure consisting of seven communist European nations

6 Occupied Germany, Division of postwar Germany, especially Berlin Western powers merge occupation zones Soviet blockade of Berlin

7 Berlin Airlift 11 months of air shipments to Berlin, beginning June 1948 Cold war did not go “hot” Soviets lift blockade in summer 1949 East Berlin capital of “German Democratic Republic” Bonn capital of “Federal Republic of Germany”

8 Construction of the Berlin Wall
: 3.5 million East Germans flee to West Especially younger, highly-skilled workers August 1961, construction of wall separating East and West Symbol of the cold war

9 The People’s Republic of China, 1949
Civil war between Communists and Nationalists erupts after defeat of Japan Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) forced to retreat to island of Taiwan with Nationalist forces Takes most of China’s gold reserves Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China, 1949 Beijing-Moscow Relations Both felt threatened by U.S. Mutual concern over U.S. rehabilitation of Japan Beijing recognizes primacy of Moscow as communist leader Receives military, economic aid in return

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