The Cold War 1945-1991 Part #1

The Cold War A period of great tension and ___________ __________ between the United States and the Soviet Union After WWII, the _______________________ ________ are the two _____________of the world Known as the Cold War because the U.S. and Soviet Union never engage in direct ___________________________, despite the fact that they are enemies

Ideologies ____________ _____________________ The U.S. and the Soviet Union represent vastly different fundamental values United States Soviet Union ____________ _____________________ ___________Economy _____________Economy _________Communism _________Communism

Pre-Cold War The ____________________(Feb., 1945) Meeting between Churchill, FDR, and Stalin Accomplished Three Important Decisions: _________________________ – Western half would be ___________and the Eastern half is ruled by the ______________ Germany and Berlin are split into 2 zones – Western half controlled by U.S., Britain, and France - ________________and Eastern half controlled by USSR – _______________

Pre-Cold War 3. _____________________________________ Started by around 50 nations in order to keep peace in the world Will be much more powerful than the former League of Nations because it will have soldiers to __________________________ “The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.”  — Harry S. Truman

Rebuilding After WWII, Europe is left in ruins U.S. implements the ______________to rebuild Western Europe – named after U.S. Secretary of State, _______________________ The Marshall Plan provides massive amounts of _______________________________ In the Pacific, ________________________to rebuild the country Japan will eventually adopt a _____________government and is one of our strongest allies

The Iron Curtain The division in Europe, both geographically and politically, becomes known as the ____ _______________ The Iron Curtain refers to the separation of the Western _____________________and the ___________________________ Iron Curtain becomes ___________________ _________between the Democratic Western Europe and the Communist Eastern Europe

Truman Doctrine Once it became clear that the U.S. was going to oppose the expansion of Communism, Truman signs the document that would come do ______________________________throughout the entire Cold War – __________________________ The goal of the Truman Doctrine is the ________________________, U.S. will try to _________________ ____________________ In addition, the U.S. will _________ ______________that resists having Communism in its country

Alliances ____________________________________________ Signed in 1949 to combat the spread of Soviet influence in Europe – stated that ______________ _______________________________________________________________ Original members were the ____, ______, France, Belgium, Canada, _______________, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, and Denmark ______________________ ____________________________and was a mutual defense treaty, just like NATO Included the ________, Poland, _______________, East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary

The Korean War (1950-1953) After WWII, the Allies had split Korea into two different countries: __________________________ Communism quickly began to sprout up in parts of North Korea while ________________________ ___________________ In July 1950, ______________________________in order to claim the territory and turn it Communist The UN rules that North Korea’s actions are ______________________________________ Truman vows that the U.S. would counter the “unprovoked aggression” of N. Korea and ______ ________________________________

Korean War (1950-1953) By September 1950, N. Korean forces had nearly ________________________________ The U.S., led by _____________________, lands in South Korea at ______________________________ and quickly turns the tide of the war. It’s not long after U.S. intervention that _____________________________ ________in October and pushes U.S. forces back A __________occurs for the next two years until an __________________is agreed upon in 1953 N. Korea remains ________________ In this case, _____________________