Cold War USA vs USSR

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Cold War Vocabulary Satellite- a country ruled by another nation Containment- was to contain, or limit, Soviet expansion Truman Doctrine-It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” Iron Curtain- a barrier of secrecy and censorship that keeps a country isolated from the rest of the world

Cold War Vocabulary Marshal Plan-economic recovery plan to keep European countries after WW2 democratic. Arms Race- competition between nations who would have more powerful weapons than the other. Domino Theory- the belief that if one country falls to communism all the country around it will begin to fall. Commodity

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Communism Communism-a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.

Economics of Communism Based on two main factors Central planning Government decided how much of a commodity would be produced. Equal Distribution In case of shortages, items distributed on a first come, first-serve basis. These are not distributed evenly, such as housing was determined by party loyalty

WWII IS OVER!!! Russia meets USA and England in Germany. Met on the island of Malta….. Russia promises to hold free elections Stalin knew if he held elections his communist governments would be voted out of power

Ring of Safety for Soviet Union Stalin wanted a ring of countries on the western side of the Soviet Union to protect them from another invasion from the West like what Germany did.

Power Struggle Begins Russia decides occupy the Eastern European countries and make them Satellites of Russia. Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in reference to Russia setting up communist governments in these European countries.

America’s Response to Russia Truman Doctrine: “It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” How would we support free peoples? America would offer financial aid for European recovery!

Marshall Plan Designed to rebuild the prosperity and stability of war-torn Europe 13 Billion in aid Us believed that communist aggression was successful in countries where there were economic problems

Arms Race has Begun! Cold War in Full Swing

Germany and Berlin Divided England, France, and USA democratic control over divided Germany Berlin, capital city is in communist Russian territory Berlin is also divided into four sections

Berlin Airlift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9kX6ZkiGuE&feature=related

One Nationality Two Nations September 1949 West Germany Federal Republic of Germany was officially created. October 1949 East Germany-- German Democratic Republic was created

Germany Permanently Divided 1961

Arms Race Continues 1952—US and Soviet Union both create Hydrogen bombs. Mid 1950s both nations had Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) 1957 Sputnik (Russians) Create the first space satellite that orbited the earth. Big Fear did one side or the other have more weapons that could take over the other country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cuba Missile Crisis YouTube

Russia tried to spread communism America tried to contain communism

Domino Theory With Russia trying to spread Communism—the belief was that if one country became communist other countries would fall to communism like Dominos Map of The Domino Theory as believed It would spread Through out Europe

US RESPONSE TO SPREAD OF COMMUNISM Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan is where the Cold War broke out in actual fighting. The USA had a policy of CONTAINMENT To prevent Communism from spreading to other countries