1. In the decades following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union fought the Cold War, which was a conflict of economics and politics, not really of weapons. 1. How did these two superpowers wage this Cold War and what “weapons” did each side use? 2. Who ultimately won the Cold War

2. Beginning of the Cold War

3. Cold War: Hostility between two countries, U. S
Cold War: Hostility between two countries, U.S. and Soviet Union without direct military conflict.

4. The Great Debate Communism Capitalism
No private person can benefit from another's work
Profits go to the state so everyone benefits
Controlled Economy
Fairness and equality for all
One party government
Profits go to hard workers
Any person can start a business
Free economy
Wide gap between rich and poor
Choice of many parties for government

5. Origins Distrust by both sides 1917 Russian Revolution
Cutting back of supplies from the West to Soviets during World War II

6. Origins Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference
Stalin promises free elections
Wants reparations
Potsdam Conference
West accuses Stalin of breaking his word
Reparations would come from occupied zones
Soviets keep satellite nations

7. “Iron Curtain”

8. Germany

9. Containment Truman Doctrine $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey
Essential to keep Communism from spreading

10. Containment Marshall Plan
United States gives aid to any counties that need it
Keep people from hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos
Helps U.S. business and stop communism
U.S.S.R. prevented Eastern counties from receiving aid

11. Berlin
June, 1948 Stalin shuts down all roads into Berlin from the west
Stalin thought west would not want to go to war for Berlin

12. Germany

13. Berlin

14. Berlin Airlift “Operation Vittles”
327 days U.S. and British flights brought food and supplies to West Berlin
May 1949 Soviets lift the ban of Berlin

15. Japan U.S. occupied under MacArthur War criminals put on trial
New Constitution
Emperor remains as figurehead
Rebuild economy with Marshall plan
No Army or Navy
War criminals put on trial

16. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization: 1949
12 members U.S., Canada, and Western Europe
Pledged support to one another if the other was attacked

17. NATO

18. Warsaw Pact
Pact between Soviet Union and the counties of Eastern Europe

19. NATO vs. Warsaw Pact

20. Cold War Propaganda
Make Mine Freedom (1948)

21. Cold War Propaganda