Transcript Chapter 15 Section 4

Chapter 15 Section 4
Europe Since 1945
Communism
• The government owns all means
of production, industries,
wages, and prices. (telling the
people they will share equally)
Capitalism
• Economic
system
where the
individuals
controls
the factors
of
production
Bloc
• A group of
nations that are
united under a
common idea or
for a common
purpose.
Iron Curtain
• Line that divided Eastern and
Western bloc nations.
NATO
• A military alliance between
various European countries, the
U.S. and Canada
What led to the Cold
War?
• The Soviet Union clashed with
former allies over ideas of
freedom, government, and
economics.
What two ideas began
the Cold War struggle?
• Communism
• Capitalism
What was life like in the
Eastern Bloc?
• Communist
government
• Shortages in
food, money
and goods
Countries in the Western Bloc
experienced great ____ growth.
• Countries in the Western Bloc
experienced great economic
growth.
What happened to
Germany after World War
II?
• Germany was
divided into four
zones. They were
each controlled
by allied
countries. (United
States, France,
Great Britain, and
Soviet Union)
In 1949, three zones joined to
form one zone. What 3 united and
what was the new zone called?
• The United States, France, and
Great Britain
• Federal Republic of Germany or
West Germany
What did the Soviet
name their zone?
• The German Democratic
Republic or East Germany
What was the Berlin
Airlift?
• Berlin was separated into East
and West. Soviet tried to block off
West Berlin but the allies flew
over dropping food and supplies.
Communist leaders did
what in 1961?
• Built the
Berlin Wall
What are 3 purposes of
the United Nations?
• Solve
economic and
social
problems
• Promote
international
cooperation
• Maintain peace
What does NATO stand
for?
• North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Who formed NATO?
•
•
•
•
•
Canada
Great Britain
France
Italy
the
Netherlands
• United States
Most Eastern European
countries and Soviet Union
signed ____.
• Warsaw Pact
Why did Western nations
come to rely on nuclear
weapons?
• The
countries
in the
Warsaw
Pact had
more
total
troops
than
those in
NATO.
What 3 things did
Gorbachev do in Soviet
Union?
• Reduced
government
control of
economy
• Increased
individual
liberties
• Improved
relations with
U.S.
In 1989, ___ &____ threw
off communism.
• Poland
• Czechoslovakia
What happened in
November 1989?
• The Berlin Wall came down
In October of 1990, East
and West Germany
became what?
• One democratic nation
By the end of 1991, ____
no longer existed.
• Soviet Union
Who were the first two
leaders of the “new”
Russia?
• Boris
Yeltsin
• Vladimir
Putin
Why are Northern Ireland
Catholics unhappy?
• The Protestants control the
government and economy
• Yugoslavia was created after WWI.
After the fall of communism in
Eastern Europe, Serbs tried to
dominate Yugoslavia. Fighting broke
out between Croatia and Serbia.
Yugoslavia was then separated into
several different countries in the
early 1990s. 1992 Bosnian Serbs
began a campaign of terror and
murder. NATO bombed Serbian
targets in 1995. This helped put a
stop to the fighting.
What was the cause of
tension in Ireland and
Yugoslavia?
• Religious and ethnic differences