Cold War Beginnings
No direct confrontation on battlefield What is a Cold War? No direct confrontation on battlefield Battle for dominance economically and ideologically
Potsdam Action: Stalin refuses democratic elections in satellite nations Communist governments
George Kennan proposes containment Effect: Containment George Kennan proposes containment Prevent extension of communist rule
Effect: Truman Doctrine Support countries fighting communism Marshall Plan provides aid to war torn Europe Why?
End of WW2 Germany divided into four zones Berlin End of WW2 Germany divided into four zones Britain, France, U.S. combine Stalin has East Berlin; nothing guarantees West access to East Action: Soviets blockade Berlin
Action: Berlin Airlift Fly food and supplies into West Berlin Boosts American prestige Soviets lift blockade
Action: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defensive military alliance between U.S., Canada, and 10 western European nations Attack on one is attack on all First peacetime alliance in U.S. history