1. UNIT 8 Chapter 26 – The Cold War Chapter 29 – The Kennedy & Johnson Years

2. Section 1: Origins of the Cold War
America: Pathways to the Present
Chapter 26: The Cold War (1945–1960)
Section 1: Origins of the Cold War
Section 2: The Cold War Heats Up
Section 3: The Korean War
Section 4: The Continuing Cold War

3. Presidents of the United States
George Washington; Federalist (1788)
John Adams; Federalist (1796)
Thomas Jefferson (1800)
James Madison (1808)
James Monroe (1816)
John Quincy Adams (1824)
Andrew Jackson; Democrat (1828)
Martin Van Buren; Democrat (1836)
William Henry Harrison; Whig (1840)
John Tyler; Whig (1841)
James K. Polk; Democrat (1844)
Zachary Taylor; Whig (1848)
Millard Fillmore; Whig (1850)
Franklin Pierce; Democrat (1852)
James Buchanan; Democrat (1856)
Abraham Lincoln; Republican (1860)
Andrew Johnson; Democrat (1865)
Ulysses S. Grant; Republican (1868)
Rutherford B. Hayes; Republican (1876)
James Garfield; Republican (1880)
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Chester A. Arthur; Republican (1881)
Grover Cleveland; Democrat (1884)
Benjamin Harrison; Republican (1888)
Grover Cleveland; Democrat (1892)
William McKinley; Republican (1896)
Theodore Roosevelt; Republican (1901)
William Howard Taft; Republican (1908)
Woodrow Wilson; Democrat (1912)
Warren G. Harding; Republican (1920)
Calvin Coolidge; Republican (1923)
Herbert Hoover; Republican (1928)
Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democrat (1932)
Harry S. Truman; Democrat (1945)
Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican (1952)
John F. Kennedy; Democrat (1960)
Lyndon B. Johnson; Democrat (1963)

4. CORE OBJECTIVE: Analyze the origins of the Cold War and evaluate the presidential foreign policies during the Cold War.
OBJECTIVE 8.1: How did the differing postwar goals of the Soviet Union and the United States lead to the Cold War?

5. Chapter 26 SECTION 1 ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
The United States foreign policy changed slowly from neutrality to strong support for the Allies and then to our eventual entry into the war.

6. YALTA
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As the end of World War II approached, relations between the Communist Soviet Union and its wartime allies (United States) grew increasingly tense.
At the Yalta Conference in February 1945: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed on the postwar division of Germany.

7. POTSDAM CONFERENCE
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In April 1945, representatives of 50 countries, including the United States, adopted the charter for the United Nations, an organization dedicated to cooperation in solving international problems.
On April 12, Roosevelt died unexpectedly, making Vice President Truman the new President.
Truman continued Roosevelt’s negotiations with Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in July.
At Potsdam Conference (1945) Truman and Stalin disagree over the future of Poland.

8. CONFLICTING GOALS American Goals Soviet Goals
Wanted conquered European nations to experience the democracy and economic opportunity that the United States had fought for during the war
Wanted to develop strong capitalist democracies, which would provide good markets for American products
Soviet Goals
Wanted to rebuild Europe in ways that would help the Soviet Union recover from the huge losses it suffered during the war
Established satellite nations, countries subject to Soviet domination
Wanted to spread communism throughout the world
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9. Soviets Tighten Their Hold
Communist Expansion in Eastern Europe
Albania and Bulgaria: Communists secure control by silencing opposition in Albania; Soviet troops seize Bulgaria.
Czechoslovakia: Although it desperately tried to remain democratic, Czechoslovakia became a Soviet satellite nation in 1948.
Hungary and Romania: By arresting anti-Communist leaders in Hungary and forcing the appointment of a Communist prime minister in Romania, Communists achieved power in both nations.
East Germany: To make sure Germany could not threaten his nation again, Stalin established a totalitarian government, naming the state the German Democratic Republic.
Finland and Yugoslavia: Both countries maintained their independence from Soviet control – Finland, by signing a treaty of cooperation, and Yugoslavia, by following the leadership of Tito.

10. The Iron Curtain
Churchill coined the phrase “iron curtain” to describe the divisions between Communist and capitalist nations in Europe.
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11. CONTAINMENT
The political conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for world influence came to be known as the Cold War.
The American policy of containment accepted the fact that Eastern Europe was under Communist control, but sought to prevent Communist governments from forming elsewhere in the world.
The Truman Doctrine, which is a policy of containment, stated that the United States would support free peoples who resist attempted conquest.
The Truman Doctrine was first applied in the cases of Greece and Turkey.
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12. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What led to the Cold War beginning in the 1940’s?
Conflicting Post-War Goals
U.S. wants to spread democracy; Soviets want to spread communism

13. Origins of the Cold War Assessment
Which of these choices best describes the primary goal of the United States for postwar Europe?
(A) Protect the Soviet Union from future invasion
(B) Build economically strong democracies
(C) Add more members to the United Nations
(D) Ensure further cooperation with Stalin
Which of these events directly inspired the Truman Doctrine?
(A) Soviet threats in Greece and Turkey
(B) The division of Germany into four zones
(C) The arrest of anti-Communist leaders in Hungary
(D) Churchill’s “iron curtain” speech

14. Origins of the Cold War Assessment
Which of these choices best describes the primary goal of the United States for postwar Europe?
(A) Protect the Soviet Union from future invasion
(B) Build economically strong democracies
(C) Add more members to the United Nations
(D) Ensure further cooperation with Stalin
Which of these events directly inspired the Truman Doctrine?
(A) Soviet threats in Greece and Turkey
(B) The division of Germany into four zones
(C) The arrest of anti-Communist leaders in Hungary
(D) Churchill’s “iron curtain” speech