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The Cold WarHealing the Wounds of War

The United NationsRoots of the Cold War

The Cold War Turns HotThe Cold War at Home

Primary/Secondary Sources, Maps, Political Cartoons, Graphs, Charts

What steps must the countries devastated by the war take to rebuild?

iThink Moment

Describe the actions Allied forces took to stabilize Germany and Japan after the war.

Discuss how the Allied Powers tried war criminals.

Explain why the United Nations was founded, and relate how it was organized.

Trace the events that led to the founding of Israel.

Objectives

Wartime gov’t shattered

Potsdam Conference◦ Four occupation

zones◦ Occupy Berlin◦ Reestablish gov’t◦ Recognize non-

aggression pact

Occupation Rule - Germany

Occupied from 1945-1952

End militarism Establish

democracy and constitution

Economic reforms

Occupation Rule - Japan

Occupations Zones

Germany Zones Japan Zones

Establishment of ICC

Nuremberg Trials◦ Adolf Eichmann

Tribunals◦ Hideki Tojo

Setting standards is necessary

Hold everyone accountability

War Crime Trials

Postwar int’l organization

Intended to work for world peace

Eleanor Roosevelt serves as first U.S. delegate

The United Nations

Palestine was first UN conflict

Becomes a victory for Zionism

Portion claimed for Israel

Meetings gave Israelis more land, divided Jerusalem

The Founding of Israel

Develop a collage that depicts why the United Nations was founded in one of the following areas:◦ Promote world peace◦ Human rights◦ Equality between the sexes◦ Equality between the nations◦ Respect for justice and treaty obligations◦ Social progress/better standard of living

Activity

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What do you know about the Cold War?

iThink Moment

Explain what caused the Cold War. Trace how the U.S. tried to control

development from atomic weapons. Analyze the Marshall Plan.

Objectives

NOT A WAR!!! Struggle for int’l

dominance◦ USA vs. USSR

Soviet expansionism fuels mistrust

Soviet satellite nations and “The Iron Curtain”

Kennan calls for containment

The Roots of the Cold War

Political Cartoons

Soviets develop atomic technology◦ First USSR bomb

1949 Baruch Plan

imposes penalties Nuclear arms race

becomes a reality

Deadlock over Atomic Weapons

Truman Doctrine works to fight communism

Marshall Plan promotes European recovery

Containment Around the World

The Cold WarHealing the Wounds of War

The United NationsRoots of the Cold War

The Cold War Turns HotThe Cold War at Home

Describe how the Western allies responded to the Soviet expansion.

Analyze the factors that led to the escalation of the conflict in Korea.

Discuss the methods that President Eisenhower used to promote U.S. interests abroad.

Objectives

Germany is growing strong

Soviets block entrance to Berlin – Berlin Airlift

NATO acts like League of Nations

Communists form the Warsaw Pact

Crisis in Berlin

Nationalists (Chiang Kai-shek) vs. Communists (Mao Zedong)

Chiang’s retreat to Taiwan allows for People’s Republic of China

Communist Victory in China

Occupying defeated parts after war

Communism = North

Democracy = South

War changes when China enters

Korean War Begins

Fighting in Korea becomes presidential issue◦ Eisenhower vs.

Stevenson◦ “I like Ike”◦ Keeps promise to

end war

Ending the Korean War

Nukes are necessary to stop communism

Brinksmanship, all out war to defeat communism

CIA works to pursue Eisenhower’s goal

Fighting Communism

Nikita Krushchev new USSR leader

USA and USSR leaders meet for arms reduction

Ends when spy plane is captured in USSR◦The U-2 Incident◦Only an

apology???

Brief Thaw in the Cold War

The Cold WarHealing the Wounds of War

The United NationsRoots of the Cold War

The Cold War Turns HotThe Cold War at Home

Every student will pick a piece of paper out of the bag. Some pieces of paper will have a red dot on them while most of the pieces are blank. DO NOT reveal what you have on your piece of paper.

Your objective is to create the largest group possible without any red dots. You may question each other as you form groups.

The largest group without a member with a red dot wins. Any person who holds a red dot and has infiltrated a group wins.

Bell Ringer

Discuss actions the United States government took to limit communism at home and how these actions affected American’s everyday lives.

Explain how Senator McCarthy was able to play upon American’s fears of communism.

Describe how Americans reacted to the prospect of nuclear war and the launch of Sputnik.

Objectives

As a result…◦ Rearmament◦ Dept. of Defense◦ Joint Chiefs of Staff◦ National Security

Council◦ CIA

Review of employees – Loyalty Review Board

HUAC investigates possibility of communism in all aspects of life

Cold War Fears

Alger Hiss convicted by “Pumpkin Papers”

Rosenbergs executed for telling atomic secrets to Soviets

Reputations are ruined McCarthy’s bullying

tactics changes public opinion◦ The Crucible draws on

Salem trials and McCarthy

Hysteria and McCarthyism

Major race to develop powerful weapons

Billy Graham urges people to turn to God

Patriotism is seen in pledge and money

Nuclear Anxiety

“Duck and cover” educates families on emergency situations

Sputnik makes US feel behind in technology◦ A dog in space???

Sputnik 2◦ Explorer 1 = Space

Race begins NASA and

National Defense Education Act created as a result

What if…

Analyze two Herb Block political cartoons related to McCarthyism.

Assignment