Cold War Origins

Rocky IV - Cold War

Cold War Origins  Tensions from WWII  Ideological and Economic Issues  Containment  Tensions from WWII  Ideological and Economic Issues  Containment

Containment  Truman Doctrine  1947  Long Telegram  1947  Marshall Plan  1948  Truman Doctrine  1947  Long Telegram  1947  Marshall Plan  1948

Cold War Phases   Early Years (Truman v. Stalin)   Institutionalization of the war   Détente/Relaxation   Reagan Chill  Revolutions of 1989  Communist Collapse   Early Years (Truman v. Stalin)   Institutionalization of the war   Détente/Relaxation   Reagan Chill  Revolutions of 1989  Communist Collapse

Major Players  American  Harry S. Truman  Dwight Eisenhower  Joe McCarthy  John F. Dulles  Allen Dulles  John F. Kennedy  Ronald Reagan  American  Harry S. Truman  Dwight Eisenhower  Joe McCarthy  John F. Dulles  Allen Dulles  John F. Kennedy  Ronald Reagan

Major Players  Soviet  Joseph Stalin  Nikita Khrushchev  Leonid Brezhnev  Mikhail Gorbachev  Soviet  Joseph Stalin  Nikita Khrushchev  Leonid Brezhnev  Mikhail Gorbachev

Major Players  Non-American or Soviet  Fidel Castro  Gamal Abdel Nasser  Ho Chi Minh  Mao Zedong  Non-American or Soviet  Fidel Castro  Gamal Abdel Nasser  Ho Chi Minh  Mao Zedong

The Marshall Plan  European Recovery Program (ERP)  Sec. of State George Marshall  Began in April 1948 and lasted four years  European Recovery Program (ERP)  Sec. of State George Marshall  Began in April 1948 and lasted four years

The Marshall Plan  Provided monetary aid to recovering European countries  Most nations affected by World War II accepted  USSR did not  Provided monetary aid to recovering European countries  Most nations affected by World War II accepted  USSR did not

Berlin Blockade

 June 1948-May 1949  Soviets cut off railroads to Berlin  US Air Force and the British Royal Air Force  June 1948-May 1949  Soviets cut off railroads to Berlin  US Air Force and the British Royal Air Force

Berlin Blockade  Over 200,000 flights total  Approximately 550 flights a day  Brought necessities of life  Over 200,000 flights total  Approximately 550 flights a day  Brought necessities of life

Berlin Blockade  Humiliates Soviets (thus widening the ideological gap between East and West)  Leads to creation of East and West Germany  Humiliates Soviets (thus widening the ideological gap between East and West)  Leads to creation of East and West Germany

The Berlin Wall