Transcript Cold War Review

Cold War
Review
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The Cold War…
United States
Vs.
Soviet Union
Containing Communism
At the end of World War II the Soviet Union
took control of may Eastern European
countries and began to spread communism.
The United States didn’t like communism
and feared Soviet expansion.
Truman: We must CONTAIN communism
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Causes of the Cold War
 Soviet
Union takes control of Eastern
European Nations
 Communism
 The
gains influence
U.S. fears Soviet expansion
Effects of the Cold War
 Arms
and Space race between the U.S.
and Soviet Union
 Increase
in military spending
 Opposing
military alliances
NATO (U.S. Alliance) and
the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union Alliance)
 Conflicts
in Korea & Vietnam
Main Events of the Cold War
Truman Doctrine (1947)
The U.S. helped other countries resist
communism – containment (stop the
spread of communism). The Marshall
Plan gave countries $$$.
Berlin Airlift (1948)
The capital of Germany had been split by
the allies & Soviet Union. Stalin blocked
all roads out of West Berlin to prevent people
from leaving. It cut off food supplies.
Truman sent planes in to drop off food.
NATO vs. WARSAW Pact
(1949 & 1955)
U.S. created allies to stop communism
(NATO) and the Soviet Union created
the Warsaw Pact in defense.
Korean Conflict (1950-1953)
Communists invade S. Korea. U.S.
sends in troops to push them out.
Korea remains divided today.
Red Scare (1950-1954)
Senator McCarthy began a
“witch-hunt” to
find communists
within the U.S. gov’t.
It spread throughout
American society.
A 1947 comic book published by the Catechetical Guild
Educational Society warning of the dangers of a
Communist takeover.
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Events in Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Pres. Kennedy attempted to overthrow
Cuba’s Communist Leader – Fidel Castro
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in
Cuba pointed towards the U.S. The U.S.
set up a blockade. The Soviets backed
down.
Space Race
Competition to see who could get into
space first and control satellite facilities
Soviet Union “won” with Sputnik.
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
The U.S. attempted to stop the spread of
communism into Vietnam, led by leader Ho
Chi Minh. The U.S. was unsuccessful.
United States in the 1960s
After Pres. Kennedy was assassinated,
Lyndon Johnson became President. He
sent troops into Vietnam in 1964 to
contain communism. North Vietnam was
communist and lead by Ho Chi Minh.
South Vietnam was democratic and ruled
by American influenced leaders
(ex. Diem).
American Disadvantages
1.) Unfamiliar terrain (jungle)
2.) Viet Cong used Guerilla Warfare
3.) Vietnamese desperately wanted the
U.S. out of their country. They had
been fighting for their independence
for centuries.
Problems at home
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Protests
Draft Dodging
The M.I.A. Issue
At the end of the Vietnam War roughly
2,000 Americans were unaccounted for.
Were they buried in unmarked graves?
Are they still alive? As of 2009, no
M.I.As have been found alive.
End of the Cold War
By the 1980s U.S. and Soviet leaders
agreed to limit the creation of nuclear
missiles.
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By 1991 the Soviet Union was a weak
country. A coup put a new leader in
office and created a new country…Russia.