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4 Roots of the Cold War: 1.___________________ competition b/t US and USSR for control and influence in world a.US = Capitalist/Democracy i.______________________: North Atlantic Treaty Organization = alliance with US b.USSR = Communist/Dictatorship i._____________________: Soviet Alliance Cold War Warsaw Pact NATO

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6 2. ________________________________: US loans nations $ (to rebuild after WWII) Marshall Plan a. Must use $ to buy American products

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10 3. __________________ : Winston Churchill’s term to describe the border b/w the Soviet states and Western Europe. “An iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of … Central and Eastern Europe.. The Communist parties, which were very mall in all these Eastern States of Europe, have been raised to pre-eminence and power far beyond their numbers and are seeking everywhere to obtain totalitarian control.” -“Iron Curtain” speech, Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946 Iron Curtain

11 4. ______________________: President’s promise to help nations struggling against communism 5. _____________________: Fear that if 1 country falls to communism, others will follow 6. _____________________: to stop the spread of communism to other countries (afraid it will spread like a virus) Containment policy Truman Doctrine Domino Theory

12 TIME OUT! 1.What is the Truman Doctrine? 2.What events caused President Truman to propose the Truman Doctrine? 3.Which nations were the first to be aided through the Truman Doctrine? 4.What is containment? 5.Why did the government believe containment would work? 6.What was the goal of the Marshall Plan? 7.What part of the world was it designed to aid? 8.Why was the Marshall Plan important in post-war Europe?

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14 Hello, Stalin? Can you send us some weapons and $? I’d be happy to!

15 Hot Zones in a Cold War 1.Korea a.Divided along ____________ after WWII i.USSR controls north (Communist) ii.US controls south (Democracy) b.North (supplied by Soviets) invades South c.South (supplied by UN) invades North d.______________ at 38 th Parallel 38 th Parallel Stalemate

16 = Weapon from Soviet Union = Weapon from United States *****China is North Korea’s ally and they are RIGHT NEXT TO THEM!!!!!!! Not good for U.S…

17 TIME OUT! 9.What nation became communist in 1949? 10.What impact did this (the item above) have on the U.S.? 11.What happened to the peninsula of Korea after WWII? (NOT war) 12.What was the outcome of the Korean War? 13.What role did geography play in the Korean War? (think of terms from above in section A)

18 a.__________________: Fidel Castro overthrows gov’t and est. communist state in 1959 b.Castro enters alliance with Soviet Union 2. Cuba (90 miles from U.S.!) Cuban Revolution

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20 c. _____________________ : CIA plans and funds invasion by armed Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro i.Hope locals will join in ii.BUT, never make it ashore iii.US loses prestige! iv.Huge disaster http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis/videos/bay-of- pigs-cias-perfect-failure?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false 2. Cuba (90 miles from U.S.!) Bay of Pigs Invasion

21 c. __________________: Soviets set up nuclear missile sites in Cuba i.US established a naval blockade between Cuba and the U.S. ii.JFK delivers ultimatum iii.World on the BRINK of nuclear war… Soviets remove weapons before the U.S. invades Cuban Missile Crisis

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23 Even though the missiles were removed, the American people were terrified of nuclear war so close to home and became even more threatened by the spread of Communism (Red Scare)

24 *Political Cartoon* https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v= QtDAQB1sA9k

25 TIME OUT! 18.What happened in Cuba in 1959? 19.What actions did Fidel Castro take which angered many Americans? 20.What was the Bay of Pigs invasion? 21.What role did geography play in the Bay of Pigs invasion? (think of why geography made Cuba important to the US) 22.Was it successful? 23.What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? 24.What nation came to the aid of Cuba? Why? 25.How did President Kennedy try to prevent Soviet intervention? 26.What role did geography play in the Cuban Missile Crisis? 27.What was the outcome of the Crisis? 28.How did the Cuban Missile Crisis impact US society?

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32 TIME OUT! 33.What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? 34.What role did geography play in the Vietnam War? 35.What was the Tet Offensive? 36.Why did Americans oppose the Vietnam War?

33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdcFF5ePajc

34 Domino Theory North Korea and North Vietnam fall to the “Reds”. US leaders are convinced all SE Asia will also fall …. Like dominos

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