Transcript What was the Cold Warx

10.9.3: Understand the importance of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, which established the pattern
of America’s postwar policy of supplying economic and military aid to prevent the spread of communism
and resulting economic and political competition in areas such as Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuba, and
Africa.
The Cold War
was a war
fought in the
snow. United
States vs. Soviet
Union
The Cold War
forced the world
to choose sides
creating a tense
atmosphere
Cold War
ended with
Stalin’s death
in 1953
Soviet Union
only
pretended to
have atomic
weapons
The Iron
Curtain was a
physical barrier
that separated
the European
continent
Closing Task
• Learning Target: We will introduce the
tensions in the post WWII era.
• Closing Task: I will explain the purpose of the
United Nations Security Council.
• Preassessment Questions Covered: 27, 28
Vocabulary
• 3. Cold War - an era of high tension and
bitter rivalry between the United States and
the Soviet Union following the end of World
War II.
• Even during the war, the two nations disagreed on many issues
• The U.S. was furious that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had been an ally of Hitler for a
time
• Stalin blamed the Allies for not invading German-occupied Europe earlier than
1944
• Stalin was upset that the U.S. had kept its development of the atomic bomb a secret
The Cold war tension was between:
• The Soviet leaders believed
that capitalists countries would
eventually try to destroy
communism
• The leaders of capitalists
countries believed that
communism would eventually
spread and that it should be
controlled.
• Driven by other major
disagreements, the two allies
began to pursue opposing goals
• After being Allies during
WWII, the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
soon viewed each other with
increasing suspicion
• Their political differences
created a climate of icy
tension that plunged the two
countries into an era of bitter
rivalry known as the Cold
War
• The rivalry between the two
superpowers led to many
indirect (proxy) wars.
• There was never a direct
military engagement
between the US and the
Soviet Union, but there was
half a century of military
buildup as well as political
battles for support around
the world
• Tensions lasted until the
break up of the USSR in the
early 1990’s
The Cold War would dominate global affairs from
1945 until the breakup of the USSR in 1991
• The Cold War was an economic, political, technological,
scientific, and military confrontation and competition
between the United States and the Soviet Union.
What was the Cold War?
The Cold War was an economic,
political, technological, scientific,
and military confrontation and
competition between the United
States and the Soviet Union.
• Attended by the Big 3FDR, Stalin, and
Churchill
• At the Yalta Conference
in 1945, the allies
agreed to restructure
Europe.
• They wanted to divide
Germany and Berlin into
four zones.
• Germany would pay war
reparations with goods
instead of cash.
• Stalin agreed to join war
against Japan
• The allies ( including Stalin)
agreed to allow the people to
create democratic institutions
of their own choice and to
choose the form of
government under which they
will live.
• The allies also promised free
elections of government
responsive to the will of the
people.
Germany
Free elections
What was the purpose of the Yalta
Conference?
•Allies agreed to restructure
Europe and divide Germany
•In June 1945, 50 countries formed the United Nations (UN)
•United Nations: international peace keeping organization
which intended to protect the members against aggression
•General Assembly- each UN member casted votes on broad
range issues
•Security Council- 11 member body that had real power to
investigate and settle disputes
--5 permanent members of the Security Council= Britain,
China, France, United States, and Soviet Union
--each member had the power to veto any Security Council
action which was intended to prevent members from voting
to block or override others
What was the purpose of the UN
Security Council?
•Security Council- 11 member body that
had real power to investigate and settle
disputes
Closing Task
• Learning Target: We will introduce the
tensions in the post WWII era.
• Closing Task: I will explain the purpose of the
United Nations Security Council.
• Preassessment Questions Covered: 27, 28