Chapter 27—The Cold War 1

Timeline events Atlantic Charter Mao Zedong Yalta Conference Fair Deal Potsdam Conference NATO Iron Curtain Korean War Nuclear Arms Race Red Scare HUAC Alger Hiss Containment McCarthy Truman Doctrine Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Marshall Plan Eisenhower’s Election Taft-Hartley Act Warsaw Pact Berlin Blockade/Airlift

Table of Contents Chapter Title Assignment Date 25 The Global Crisis Overview 04/06 Brief Timeline leading to WWII 04/07 Notes 04/10 26 America in a World at War 04/11 Periodization WWII 04/12 27 The Cold War Short Answer 04/13 WWII Periodization Timeline Activity 04/18 Notes (as needed) 04/24

The Yalta Conference Purpose was to discuss reestablishment of European nations Soviets, British, and Americans hold conquered areas The idea of the United Nations is hammered out Germany to be divided into zones Stalin lies about free elections Atlantic Charter not successful

Potsdam Conference & China Demanded Japan’s unconditional surrender Try Nazi leaders as criminals Confirmed division of Germany into two zones Divisive on other issues Chiang Kai-shek flees China; communist Mao Zedong takes over

The Cold War Begins Stalin breaks promises made in Yalta and keeps satellite states Iron curtain separates communism & democracy in Europe Truman Doctrine Aided nations fighting against communism Greece and Turkey given $400 million Containment: Keep communism where it already is (G. Kennan)

The Policy of Containment Marshall Plan Economic aid to war-torn Europe Prevent communism Provide markets and friendship for U.S. NSC-68: U.S. should play leading role in containment

The Policy of Containment USSR blockades W. Berlin Berlin Airlift provides supplies to W. Berlin Stalin lifts blockade North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mutual defense pact Countered by Stalin’s Warsaw Pact

The Policy of Containment Atomic Diplomacy Soviets test A-bomb in 1949 H-bombs later tested by both countries Nuclear arms race U.S. and U.S.S.R. develop increasingly powerful weapons Mutually assured destruction

The 1948 Election & The Fair Deal Taft-Hartley Act weakens unions Truman’s Re-election Tactics Blames Eightieth Congress Calls H. Wallace a communist tool Pushes for Civil Rights reform Advocates racial equality plank “Dixiecrats” support S. Thurmond Fair Deal Domestic agenda Made little headway

The Korean War Aligns China against U.S. N. Korea (communist) invades S. Korea UN and U.S. troops retake South Korea China warns U.S. to not cross 38th parallel MacArthur moves into N. Korea China pushes MacArthur back Truman fires MacArthur for insubordination Stalemate agreed along 38th parallel Aligns China against U.S. Enlarged geographical range of Cold War

The Cold War at Home Red Scare hits the U.S. Smith Act: Unlawful to teach/advocate violent overthrow of the U.S. government HUAC investigates communists W. Chambers outs A. Hiss as a communist Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Accused of passing nuclear info. to the Soviets Electrocuted in 1953 Joseph McCarthy makes accusations

Eisenhower K1C2 strategy utilized by Republicans Eisenhower defeats A. Stevenson Portrays self as moderate Champions peace and prosperity

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