Transcript cold war prompt and definitions

WRITING PROMPT:
• After World War II, the US gave billions of $
to rebuild Europe, called the “Marshall
Plan.” Why do you think American leaders
thought this was a good idea? If unsure,
guess/speculate.
• When finished, read the following:
• Large text (810-815)
• Small text (27-33)
STANDARD 8
• The student will demonstrate knowledge of the
economic, social, and political transformation of
the United States and the world between the
end of World War II and the present by
• a)
describing the rebuilding of Europe and
Japan after World War II, the emergence of the
United States as a superpower, and the
establishment of the United Nations
COLD WAR
• a relationship between two
groups that is unfriendly or
hostile but does not involve
actual fighting or military
combat.
SUPERPOWER
• an extremely powerful nation
with greater political,
economic, or military power
than most other nations.
CONTAINMENT
• By applying firm
diplomatic, economic,
and military
counterpressure, the
United States could block
Soviet aggression across
the earth.
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
• U. S. to give Financial aid “to support
free peoples who are resisting
attempted subjugation”
• Used as a way to stop the spread of
communism.
MARSHALL PLAN
• Economic aid to all European
countries after World War Two.
• Used to rebuild Europe
• The U. S. did NOT want another
world war because Europe was
having economic collapse.
– Remember World War One’s effects on
Europe?
IRON CURTAIN
• The strongly guarded border area
between the Soviet-dominated
Eastern bloc in Europe and the
countries of the "free world" in
Europe.
BERLIN WALL
• Soviet Union built a wall to surround
western Berlin from the rest of East
Germany.
• Was built to stop people from
communist Germany escaping to
western Berlin
BERLIN WALL
BERLIN AIRLIFT
 The American
response to the
Soviet Union
blockading land
access to Berlin,
trying to starve the
USA, UK, and France
out of their zones of
control in Berlin.
NATO
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Western European countries allied
together to protect against attack
from communist Soviet Union.
WARSAW PACT
• Countries forced to be
allied with the Soviet
Union.
• Guaranteed economic,
political and military
protection from the west.
WARSAW PACT
NATO
IRON CURTAIN