Do Now: What were the main causes of the Cold War? Homework: Early Cold War Quiz Tomorrow, study your worksheet and the packet that you received Friday.

Different political views:  Communism was the government & economic structure in the Soviet Union. No private property Private business was not encouraged Land was owned by the state

U.S.  U.S. followed capitalism Encouraged entrepreneurs Private business Competition  Democracy- people have the right to vote, have a say in the government & who represents them

Nonaggression Pact  Think about how the Soviet Union started WWI and WWII.  U.S. could not forgive the Soviet Union for aligning themselves with Germany Especially Stalin forming the axis with Hitler

Atomic Bomb  Soviet Union upset the U.S. had created this in secret.  If there is an alliance why hide it…..  Soviet Union wants not only the same weapon but a more destructive weapon

Yalta Conference  Big Three respresnted- U.S. G.B. and S.U  Stalin stated he would allow Poland to have “free elections”  Later at Potsdam Conference (now Truman) Stalin said “NO!” to free elections

Soviet Union Expansion  Expansion into Eastern Europe

 After WWII two world superpowers were the U.S. & Soviet Union

 Cold War- atmosphere of tension between superpowers.  U.S. had the power of the atomic bomb on their side which allowed them to have an intimidation factor that other countries did not have.

Stalin’s Goals:  Stalin wanted to spread communism.  Stalin was setting up communist puppet governments- Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria  These countries were called Satellites of the Soviet Union  Bloc- a group linked by a common interest This was what Stalin created in Eastern Europe.

United Nations  General Assembly * more specifically the Security Council will not be able to function as it wanted because of the fraction of the 5 main seats.

Iron Curtain  Created to describe the political barrier between the soviet bloc (satellite nations) and the West. (free)