The+early+years+of+the+COLD+WAR



**Copy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading [|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO.** **Use pages 794-799 in //Creating America// and** **[|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO]** **to** **develop a complete description** **for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War.** **This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.**


 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established || [[image:turningpoints2010:yalta.jpg width="299" height="227" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS

The US would join Canada and the western European forces.

The UN had been united since WW2.

They had the same allies except for Soviet Russia.** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT

The US uses containment in the response of communism.

It is meant to prevent political and economic methods so that ideas can be used against another country.

Containment prevents new ideas of rebel from happening.** ||  ||  ||
 * George Kenean ||  ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**

The Truman doctrine was a plan to stop communism in Soviet Russia.

It was also a series of containment moves by the US.

The doctrine was way to controlling ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN

It is also known as the European Recovery Plan.

It was meant to prevent communism from spreading throughout Europe.

Also, the plan was developed to help the most affected places in Europe recover.** || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg width="344" height="261" align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT

It is when an American aircraft delivered supplies to Berlin.

The US aircraft delivered these air supplies because Western Germany was now their Ally.

The eastern side of Germany was on the Soviet side.

In 1948, Stalin had tried to blockade Berlin and prevent any entrance into Berlin.** ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT

The NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization ) was created.

It was created because of a panic of communism spreading over Europe.

The Warsaw Pact Treaty had to do with Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union.

It stated that if any of those countries are in a crisis, the other country that is part of the treaty will aid them. ** || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg width="262" height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**

It was a series of strong anti communist acts.

It was a worker political and economic rebel.

It was just a futher step from mccarythism. ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA

In China there was major communsim. The US wanted to stop this and did also did not want the US to interfere.

China even today is strongly Communist. The US wants to stop this from happening. We want democracy for all** || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif width="221" height="225" align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM

Joseph McCarthy had reckless charges for any innocent Russian Civilian. As soon as he saw they he called them communists.

He did it so recklessly. This term McCarthyism is used to describe his reckless actions and extremes.

For example, if a person from Iraq comes and the governor calls them a terrorist and puts them in jail, it is McCarthyism.** || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg width="201" height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE

Now there was an arms race between America and Russia.

Russian spies were sent to steal information about the weaponry and bombs.

Later the Sputnik model which was based off the US model was built for pure competitive reasons.** ||