Transcript Cold War - Blountstown High School

United States History
The Cold War Conflicts
The Cold War 19451991
Cold War Begins
– a non-military battle of
diplomacy and
propaganda between
the United States and
Soviet Union
– Lasted from 1945-1990
– led to “hot” wars around globe
in Korea, Vietnam
- Many of the smaller wars were
called proxy wars because the
U.S. and U.S.S.R. never fought
face to face
U.S. vs. USSR (Soviet
Union)
U.S.
Capitalism
Private property
Democratic
U.S.S.R
Communism
State owns
Totalitarian
FIGHTING COMMUNISM
CONTAINMENT POLICY: The U.S.
would work to stop the spread of
communism.
1. Truman Doctrine
2. Marshall Plan
3. NATO and other alliances
The Truman Doctrine &
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine: U.S. would aid
countries around the world who
are fighting communism (like
Greece and Turkey).
Signaled the end of isolationist
policies.
Domino Theory: If the U.S. doesn’t
fight communism, then
countries will fall to communism
like dominos.
The Marshall Plan 1948
• Plan to aid Europe—
in ruins
– Prevent countries
from falling to
communists
– Aid American
business
• $17 billion to 16
countries in Europe
(not Soviet Union)
The ‘Marshall Plan’
• The Marshall Plan offered huge sums of
money to enable the economies of Europe to
rebuild after World War II, and, by
generating prosperity, to reject the appeal of
Communism.
The Soviet Union (USSR) prevented Eastern
European countries from receiving American
money.
NATO vs. WARSAW PACT
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization: defense
alliance among U.S. and
Europe against the
Soviet Union. Still
exists.
Warsaw Pact: Defense
alliance among Soviet
Union and its satellite
governments in Eastern
Europe.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(1949)
 United States
 Luxemburg
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Britain
 Norway
 Canada
 Portugal
 Denmark
 1952: Greece &
Turkey
 France
 Iceland
 Italy
 1955: West Germany
 1983: Spain
Warsaw Pact (1955)
U. S. S. R.
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Albania
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Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
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Hungary
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Poland
Rumania
The “Iron Curtain”
From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in the
Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the
Continent. Behind that line lies the ancient
capitals of Central and Eastern Europe.
-- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946
Postwar Germany
• Nuremburg Trials for war crimes
• Divided into 4 zones:
– West Germany – U.S., Britain, and
France
– East Germany- Soviets
– Capitol city of Berlin divided into 4
zones (in East Germany)
• Berlin Airlift: In 1948-49, the U.S.
and Europe flew food and
supplies to save West Berlin,
until Soviets reopened roads.
Improve your knowledge
• The Russians took very high casualties to
capture Berlin in May 1945. They spent the
early occupation trying to take over all zones
of the city but were stopped by German
democrats such as Willy Brandt and Konrad
Adenauer. Reluctantly the Russians had to
admit the Americans, French and British to
their respective zones.
Iron Curtain –
A term used by
Winston Churchill
to describe the
separating of
Those communist
lands of East
Europe from the
West.
Berlin Blockade & Airlift (1948-49)
Berlin
• West Berlin, was an outpost of Western
democracy and economic success deep within
the communist zone – like a capitalist island
within communist East Germany
• The Berlin Blockade was an attempt to
starve West Berlin into submitting [giving up]
to the communists
• The Allied [western powers] airlift signalled the
West’s determination to use all resources to
defend Berlin.
It was felt by both sides that Berlin could act as
the trigger for general war between capitalist
and communist countries
Post War Japan:
• U.S. occupied – under
General MacArthur
– New constitution
– Democracy with Emperor as
figurehead
– Rebuild economy
– Abolished army and navy
• Tokyo trials convicted war
criminals
The Red Scare
• Intense fear of Communists taking
over U.S.
– China became a Communist country
in 1949.
– Soviets developed an atomic bomb
in 1949.
– Rosenbergs convicted of selling
atomic secrets to Soviet Union.
Executed 1953.
McCarthyism
• In 1950, Republican Senator
Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin
claimed that he had “lists” of
communists in the U.S.
government.
• Falsely accused hundreds of
people of being active
Communists, ruining lives.
• When hearings were televised,
people saw that McCarthy was
wrongly accusing many people.
• Censured (punished) by Senate.
Korean War
[1950-1953]
Korean War
[1950-1953]
Kim Il-Sung
Syngman Rhee
“Domino Theory”
MacArthur
at Inch'on
landing
• U.S. General Douglas MacArthur led the U.N. force,
approximately 80% of which were U.S. soldiers.
Korean War, 1950-53
• Divided north and south at 38th
parallel at end of WWII.
• In 1950, Communist North
Korea invaded South Korea.
• The U.S. and United Nations,
aided the South; China aided
the North Koreans.
• Treaty signed in 1953, keeping
dividing line at 38th parallel
(still today).
• 33,000 American soldiers died,
100,000 wounded.
The Shifting Map of Korea
[1950-1953]
Ending the War:
• U.N. troops regained South Korea by March of 1951.
• Gen. MacArthur wanted to attack China with support of
Chinese nationalists.
• President Truman disagreed with MacArthur about attacking
China.
• Truman fired MacArthur for defying him by publicly
taunting and threatening the Chinese.
• In July of 1953, the Korean War ended
Space Race
• Began when Soviets beat the
U.S. into space
– Soviet satellite Sputnik launched in
1957
– Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite,
was launched in 1958.
• The National Defense Act of
1958 approved federal funding
of education in math, science
and foreign languages.
• Reforms in education –
The Arms Race:
A “Missile Gap?”
The Soviet Union
exploded its first
A-bomb in 1949.
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Now there were
two nuclear
superpowers!
Nuclear Arms Race
• Hydrogen bomb
invented – both U.S.
and Soviets had them
• 1,000 times more
powerful than atomic
bomb—vaporized an
island.
• Dangers of fallout and
radiation
• Many built
bomb shelters!!
Improve your knowledge
• The nuclear bomb gave America a lead
which was expected to last at least 5
years. The rapid Russian development of
nuclear technology, helped by the work of
the “atom spies” was a shock.
Significantly, Russia hurriedly declared
war against Japan at the beginning of
August 1945 and rushed to advance into
Asia to stake out a position for the postwar settlement. This helped make both the
Korean and Vietnamese conflicts more
likely.
National Defense Budget [1940-1964]
Mao’s Revolution: 1949
Who lost China?
Growing Interest in China
People’s Republic of China:
• In the 1940’s, China was embroiled in a civil war.
Nationalists
Led by Chiang Kai-shek
Communists
Led by Mao Zedong
• The U.S. gave the Chiang Kai-shek millions of dollars, but
the communists won the war.
• China
became a
communist
country,
and
Chiang
Kai-shek
and his
forces fled
to Taiwan.
Nixon-Khrushchev
“Kitchen Debate”
(1959)
Cold War --->
Tensions
<--- Technology
& Affluence
U-2 Spy Incident (1960)
Col. Francis Gary
Powers’ plane was
shot down over Soviet
airspace.
The Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)
Checkpoint
Charlie
Ich bin ein Berliner!
(1963)
President Kennedy
tells Berliners
that the West is
with them!
The Cold War Years
Quiz
Who controlled East
Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Frankenstein
How did America get
supplies to West Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mailed them U.P.S.
Sent them in by trains.
Flew them in by planes.
Dropped them from a parachute.
Who invaded South Korea
and tried to take over their
country?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Britain
North Korea
United States
Donald Duck
What was the arms race?
A. It was the way presidents are
elected.
B. It was the build up of weapons in
order to have the most power for
protection.
C. It was the invention of the
atomic bomb.
D. It was the way many Americans
The Cold War Years
Quiz
Who controlled East
Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Frankenstein
How did America get
supplies to West Berlin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mailed them U.P.S.
Sent them in by trains.
Flew them in by planes.
Dropped them from a parachute.
Who invaded South Korea
and tried to take over their
country?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Britain
North Korea
United States
Donald Duck
What was the arms race?
A. It was the way presidents are
elected.
B. It was the build up of weapons in
order to have the most power for
protection.
C. It was the invention of the
atomic bomb.
D. It was the way many Americans