THE COLD WAR ERA COLD WAR ORIGINS
Germany after WWII
BERLIN
Berlin Blockade Stalin ordered a blockade in Berlin
Berlin Blockade The Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift Despite the success of the Berlin Airlift, Berlin and Germany remained divided: West Germany and East Germany
Meanwhile… Joseph Stalin in USSR What is Stalin doing in Eastern Europe?
THE COLD WAR ERA THE EARLY COLD WAR
IRON CURTAIN
DESTRUCTION OF WESTERN EUROPE
Marshall Plan
Cold War What is a cold war? North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Warsaw Pact
THE COLD WAR ERA POST WAR POLITICS
Adjusting to peacetime life Servicemen’s Readjustment Act a.k.a the GI Bill of Rights Benefits for military personnel…
1948 Presidential Election Truman ran for re-election as Democrat Dewey ran as opponent as Republican Truman was predicted to lose…
1948 Presidential Election
Truman Won!
From my own collection…
Truman’s “Fair Deal” New programs as an extension of FDR’s New Deal Congress rejected it
THE COLD WAR ERA THE KOREAN WAR
After WWII… U.S. and U.S.S.R. controlled Korea Country divided along the 38th parallel Who controlled North Korea? Who controlled South Korea? U.S. and U.S.S.R. left Korea and North Korea launches invasion of the South.
After WWII… In 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea President Truman takes action… Why? UN gets involved Truman appointed General Douglas MacArthur to command the UN forces
Maps
General MacArthur
The War Pushing North Korea north of the 38th parallel MacArthur suggests to Truman to invade North Korea China gets involved This causes a 2 year stalemate
MacArthur and Truman Because of the stalemate, MacArthur wanted to invade China as well MacArthur ends up getting fired
The End of War The fighting stopped with a cease-fire agreement on July 27, 1953 How did Korea end up after the war was over? The exact same way it started! The cease-fire is still in effect today and there are still US troops in the 38th parallel