The Cold War

           

        

Which statement of beliefs laid the groundwork for U.S. Foreign Policy from 1947 until 2001

1. Bush Doctrine

2. Containment

3. Eisenhower Doctrine

4. Truman Doctrine

5. Marshall Plan

6. Both 2 & 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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Which European city is most likely associated with the Cold War

1. London

2. New York

3. Hiroshima

4. Rome

5. Berlin

6. Paris

7. Both 1 & 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Identify the correct event which marked the beginning of the Nuclear Age1. Tiananmen Square

2. Treaty of Versailles

3. Manhattan Project

4. Bombing of Hiroshima

5. Tokyo

6. Both 4 & 5

The Wealth of Nations, written by Adam

Smith establish the economic theory of 1. Communism

2. Socialism

3. Utopianism

4. Marxism

5. Capitalism

6. Market Economy

Different World Views

Capitalism V. Communism Private Ownership Government Ownership

Individual Choices Government Dictation

Profit, Competition Cooperation, Sharing

U.S.A v. U.S.S.R

People To Know: America

Truman– U.S. Pres. ( 1945-53)

Eisenhower– U.S. Pres (1953-61)

George Marshall– Secretary of State ( 1946-59)

People to know: Soviet Union

Stalin– Dictator of Soviet Union (1927-53)

Khrushchev – Soviet Premier (1953-1964)

The Cold War

Dividing of Post War Germany Germany and Berlin

divided into four sectors

American French British Soviet

The Cold War

Berlin Air LiftWas a result of cold war tensions that were

created due to the economic philosophies of Capitalism and Communism.

Allies will announce new currency to be used in Western Germany.

Violation of Potsdam Agreement

The Cold War

Soviet Union will close all rail and road traffic to Berlin.

Turn off all electric power to West BerlinGoal was to get the West to surrender West

Berlin to the Soviets.Truman announces plan to utilize three air

corridors to supply West BerlinDelivered 2 million tons of supplies over the

next 11 months

The Cold War

Results and Consequences of the Berlin Airlift.Creates tension between American and

German TroopsForm Federal Republic of GermanySoviet World Opinion takes a serious hit

They were starving innocent people to accomplish their means.

The Cold War: Iron Curtain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvax5VUvjWQ

Communist Expansion

Many top U.S. officials had come to the conclusion that Soviet Russia was building a communist world Bulgaria Hungary Poland East Germany North Korea

These countries would be known as Satellite Nations of the larger communist countries (USSR & Red China).

The Cold War

Containment United States foreign policy stating the

fact that they realized they could not change the Soviets but they would do whatever to prevent the further spreading of communism

Significance: This will force the U.S. hand to solve the crisis in Korea and Vietnam.

The Cold War

Truman Doctrine Painted the vivid picture that communism

was a threat to the American way of life. This created a cause that Americans were

bound to uphold. Truman will forgo tax cuts in order to fund

the development and protection of Turkey and Greece. Both were actively fighting the insurrection of communists rebels.

U.S. response to U.S.S.R expansion was containment The Marshall Plan

Developed by Secretary of State George Marshall.

The economic infrastructure of Europe was so badly damaged the countries could produce very little.

In order to fight off communism in Europe the United States spent $17 billion over the next 5 years to fund the redevelopment of Europe

U.S. response: continue

The Marshall PlanSignificance:Made available to all European Nations They must buy from American Companies

Create economic growth in American increases government tax revenue to offset the cost of the plan.

Seriously damaged the communist party in Western Europe.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

1949 nine Western European nations joined the United States, Canada, and Iceland in a military alliance called

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Under the terms of the NATO treaty, each member nation pledge to defend the others in the event of an outside attack

Warsaw Pact: Communism

The Warsaw Pact is the name commonly given to the treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union, which was signed in Poland in 1955

Spheres of Influence during the Cold War

China

Nationalist vs. Communist

Nationalist leader--- Chiang-Kai-Shek

Communist- Mao Zedong

Americans support Shek to stop the Communist

American flaw is that they didn’t know Mao was a great leader and used Guerrilla warfare.