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1 Cold War: World War 3??? US History Objectives:
**Explain the growing tensions between the USA and USSR at the end of World War II **Identify the goals of Stalin’s foreign policy immediately after the war SOL – VUS.13 Timeline – US History Cold War: World War 3???

2 The YALta Conference (February 1945)
Allies meet: US, UK, USSR Discuss a post-WW2 world Big Three USA - Franklin Roosevelt UK – Winston Churchill USSR – Joseph Stalin

3 The United Nations Formed at end of WWII to prevent future global wars

4 Disagreements w/ USSR Soviets taking over E. Europe
What to do w/ Germany?

5 The Geneva Convention (1945-1949)
Create “rules of war” **outlines the treatment of POWs (Prisoners of War) & civilians during

6 The PotsDam Conference (July 1945)
USSR Satellite nations **free elections in E. Europe are denied **USSR wants a buffer (barrier) between the West and Germany

7 Stalin Talks World War III (early 1946)
Calls capitalist USA evil Angry that USA won’t share atomic bomb w/ USSR

8 The Iron Curtain Speech Winston Churchill
Tells USA that they must stop USSR from dominating Europe “An Iron Curtain has descended over Europe” Winston Churchill (must know quote)

9 The Containment Policy (March 1946)
USA will stop the spread of communism around the World – Europe

10 The Truman Doctrine (March 1946)
USA will give aid to any country threatened by USSR and by communism

11 Post World War 2 Europe Infrastructure is destroyed
Economic depression in Europe Communism gaining popularity

12 The Marshall Plan ( ) USA gives $12.5 billion of aid to Western European countries to rebuild so countries will not become communist Country Millions in Aid Great Britain $329,700,000 France $229,000,000 West Germany $144,800,000 Italy $120,400,000 Netherlands $112,800,000 Belgium $77,700,000

13 The German Question (1948) Germany is divided between East and West Berlin is divided between East and West USSR wants total control of Berlin (city) USA controls West – USSR controls East

14 The Berlin Blockade (June 24, 1948 – May 12, 1949)
Stalin blockades West Berlin **causes economic crisis **wants total control of Berlin

15 The Berlin Airlift ( ) USA uses planes to drop food/supplies to Berlin people Defeats USSR blockade

16 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949)
USA + W. Europe alliance vs. USSR Country USA Belgium Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal United Kingdom

17 The Warsaw Pact (established 1955)
USSR + E. Europe alliance vs. USA Country Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania USSR

18 Civil War in China ( ) Communist (Mao Zedong) vs. Nationalists (USA backed - $5 billion in aid)

19 Communist Takeover in China
USA refuses to recognize Communist China Increased USA view that communist were winning

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