1. DO NOW!!!! ANSWER QUESTIONS ON SHEET AND GET READY TO DISCUSS

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE COLD WAR

3.  Essential Question: Was the Cold War really ‘cold’?  Guiding Question: What caused the tension between the United States and the U.S.S.R.? QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT

4.  Ideology of the Soviet Union  Characteristics  Complete government ownership of land/property  Single party control of government  Lack of individual rights  Call for world wide revolution!!! WHAT IS COMMUNISM??

5.  Ideology of the U.S.; belief that property and industry should be privately owned.  Characteristics:  Privately owned businesses/property  1 st Amendment freedoms WHAT IS CAPITALISM??

6.  Lasted for roughly 45 years  Struggle between east and west fueled continuous crises and possible nuclear confrontation  What is a ‘cold war’?  What is a ‘hot war’? ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR

7.  Wartime cooperation between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. was temporary.  History of bad feelings between the two nations  Russian Revolution 1918.  President Wilson dispatched U.S. troops in aide of anti-communist forces. THE COLD WAR BEGINS

8.  February 1945  ‘Big Three’ discuss post war plans  United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain YALTA CONFERENCE

9.  Differences emerge quickly  Fate of Germany  Divided into 4 zones (one for each nation + France)  Fate of Poland  Debate over whether or not Poland should choose its own government  Creation of the United Nations  45 delegates from 50 nations to set principles for all  Diplomatic practice, pro-active approach to wars, quick end to current wars DECISIONS MADE AT YALTA

10. POST WAR GERMANY

11.  Fate of Germany  Stalin wanted Germany to pay $10 million in damages  U.S. and G.B. reject this plan  Fate of Poland  Occupied by the Red Army and supported communism  Stalin did not want Poland to have the opportunity to choose its own government DIFFERENCES AT YALTA

13. DIFFERENCES OF POST WAR GOALS American Views Bring democracy to conquered nations Bring economic opportunity to conquered nations Soviet Views Rebuild nation Protect their own interests

15.  F.D.R. died  Truman at the helm  Allies met in Germany to debate issues that divided them at Yalta  Stalin  demands Germany pay up!!  Truman and Churchill  want free elections in Poland POTSDAM CONFERENCE (JULY 1945)

16.  Truman hoped to intimidate Stalin by telling him about the Atomic bomb  Stalin was not phased (already found out about it from Soviet spies) POTSDAM CONFERENCE