Cold+War+Heats+Up

C opy 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.** (5/17/12) Nada 1-5 Kat 6-10
 * **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 friendly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established || [[image:turningpoints2010/yalta.jpg align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **Established to secure world peace and was put in the place of the League of nations.**
 * **In June of 1945, all 50 nations, including the United States, approved the charter creating the new peacekeeping body known as the United Nations.**
 * **Signing the UN Charter took place in San Francisco, California.**
 * **They created the big 5 on the security counsel: The US, China, Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain.** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT ([|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**

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 * **The goal of Containment was to stop the spread of communism. This meant that the United States would work in military and non-military ways to contain communism.**
 * **This containment policy was first announced in 1947 in response to Soviet pressure on Greece and Turkey.** || [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg align="center" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ([|Video available]-**

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 * **The Truman Doctrine was promised to aid people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.**
 * The British government could no longer afford to support the pro-western governments of the Mediterranean in their fight against communism.
 * If the US could not take charge, the whole area would be in danger of falling into communism.
 * Specifically, try to help Greece and Turkey
 * 400,000,000 to turkey and greece ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN** **([|Video available]-**

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 * **This plan of economic aid to European countries would help them rebuild and restore their economies, hopefully to ward off communism.**
 * aids greece and turkey.
 * some people think that would should stay isolated.- not our problem
 * || [[image:turningpoints2010/marshall.jpg align="center" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT ([|Video]****[|available]**


 * **the allies to temporally to divide Germany into four occupied zone.**
 * **soviets take materials from Germany for rebuilding soviets.**
 * **roads and railways shut down. all power off.**
 * **United States, and Great Britain resupply to Berlin. Flights everyday**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * **NATO was an alliance that included the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations.((1955)**
 * **In response to the alliance, the Soviet Union and Eastern European nations formed the Warsaw Pact. (1955)**
 * creates tension- increase- two sides- || [[image:http://www.allrussias.com/images/map_coldwar_big.jpg caption="external image map_coldwar_big.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC ([|Video available]-** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **The red scare- was a fright of advancing communism. 1947-investigation communist involvment in hollywood. herrings became national news. Publicity increased.**
 * **holly wood ten-refused to answer question about communism.**
 * **internal security bill of 1950-** ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA**
 * **chinese civil war- effects-comes back**
 * overthrow government of china
 * US only reconizes only one government when there is two governments are there
 * communism spreading across Asia. || [[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg width="250" height="184" align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**

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 * MCCARTHYISM ([|Video available]- username mtaft, password usm**)** * Red Baiters- most threatening to communism.
 * Senator Joseph McCarthy- claimed that he had communist workers for him
 * Threaten President Truman-democracy was bedfellow of national communism
 * Made people loose confidence for the government
 * McCarthy-popular was banished
 * His accusations began a new communist witch hunt that claimed the reputation of high ranking government and military officials. || [[image:turningpoints2010/180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE ([|Video available]-**
 * During WWII Germany built V-2 rockets- After the US and USSR rushed into germany rockets and scientist.
 * the V2 became the foundation of the space program
 * Sputnik 1 was sent
 * **Sputnik 2 was sent with a dog**
 * **Then another ship was sent with 2 monkeys**
 * **Cold wars space race** ||