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1 What factors caused the Cold War?
How did WW II help to create the Cold War? How did the Cold War affect European politics? How did the Cold War affect global politics? To what extent were the people of Africa, Asia and Latin America truly Communist? Were there other explanations for their support of Communism?

2 EUROPE AFTER WW II How has the map changed?

3 What were the results of WW II?
Social Political Economic Loss of life: --60 mil. dead --50 mil. dead in Europe Radar Atomic warfare Horror from Holocaust & -”crimes against humanity” Epidemics, famine in Europe Families split up – tried to find survivors DECOLONIZATION in Africa & Asia Nuremberg & Tokyo trials Formation of the UN --Security Council of 5 The UDCHR Japanese occupied by the US -Emperor Hirohito renounced divinity -Adm. Tojo executed -New Constitution -Japan demilitarized Germany divided into 4 zones -Berlin divided into 4 zones Distrust b/t the US & USSR (made worse by decolonization – why?) US – blacks who fought against Hitler’s racism came back to face continued segregation >> disappointment>>civil rights movement Europe>>fascism blamed for war>>now communism starts to attract attention of so many without anything Billions in property damage No productivity Europe needed $ to rebuild

4 Sharp differences between the US and the USSR
ANGER OVER NON AGRESSION PACT CAPITALISM DEMOCRACY REUNIFICATION OF GERMANY REBUILDING EUROPE FOR NEW MARKETS FOR U.S. GOODS FREE TRADE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES ANGER OVER WW II CASUALTIES COMMUNISM TOTALITARIANISM KEEP GERMANY DIVIDED USE EASTERN EUROPE FOR ITS RESOURCES TO REBUILD CONTROL EASTERN EUROPE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A BUFFER ENCOURAGE WORLD-WIDE REVOLUTION

5 DECOLONIZATION How did the emergence of new countries intensify Cold War rivalries?

6 USSR BUILDS A BUFFER ZONE
ALBANIA BULGARIA HUNGARY CZECHOSLOVAKIA ROMANIA POLAND YUGOSLAVIA EAST GERMANY

7 Cold War strategies The US The USSR NATO Containment Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan Warsaw Pact Economic aid to communist satellite nations and to emerging nations

8 Early Cold War conflicts: The policy of brinksmanship
Berlin Airlift U-2 incident Space race Cuban Missile Crisis (to be discussed later)

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