The 1940’s By Nitin Gohri And Bryant White
Overview 1.WWII Ends 2.Creation of East and West Germany 3.Berlin Airlift 4.The Iron Curtain Speech 5.Communist Revolution in China 6.Taiwan’s Independence 7.Atlantic Charter 8.Marshall Plan
Intro to China and Cold War
Winston Churchill 1.Warned English of Future War 2.Iron Curtain Speech 3.War does break out
East Germany 1.Soviet Side 2.Made up of by Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Saxony, and Saxony Anhalt 3.Walter Ulbricht 4.Bordered by Baltic Sea, Poland, Czech Republic, and West Germany
West Germany 1.US side 2.Made up of Bavaria Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Schleswig- Holstein 3.Capital = Bonn 4.West Germany was bordered on the north by the North Sea, on the east by East Germany, on the south by Austria, and on the west by France. 5.Problems in Germany
Berlin Airlift 1.Eleven Months 2.US delivered food to West Germany 3.Reason: Soviets blockaded all water ports and train ways 4.Soviets were humiliated
Chiang Kai-shek 1.Leader of Military campaign against Warlords 2.Realized Communism = Bad idea 3.Eliminated group 4.Group came back 5.New Leader = Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong 1.Made China Communist in Influenced by Soviet government 3.Supported Soviets
Taiwan 1.Became Independent in US side of Cold War 3.Leader Chiang Kai- shek
Video of Communism in China
The Atlantic Charter Written by the U.S. and Great Britain in 1941 Gave Europeans the right to self determination Prevented future aggression of a single nation
Containment U.S. policy in dealing with communism Wanted to rebuild peace in Europe Used diplomacy, politics, and economics as a weapon
Comecon Established in January, 1949 It was an economic alliance meant to fix the economies of the countries in the Soviet bloc. Comecon
NATO
The Truman Doctrine Harry S. Truman March 12, 1947 Gave $400 million to Greece and turkey and freed them of Soviet control