1. The Cold War
Part #1

2. The Cold War
A period of great tension and ___________ __________ between the United States and the Soviet Union
After WWII, the _______________________ ________ are the two _____________of the world
Known as the Cold War because the U.S. and Soviet Union never engage in direct ___________________________, despite the fact that they are enemies

3. Ideologies ____________ _____________________
The U.S. and the Soviet Union represent vastly different fundamental values
United States Soviet Union
____________ _____________________
___________Economy _____________Economy
_________Communism _________Communism

4. Pre-Cold War The ____________________(Feb., 1945)
Meeting between Churchill, FDR, and Stalin
Accomplished Three Important Decisions:
_________________________ – Western half would be ___________and the Eastern half is ruled by the ______________
Germany and Berlin are split into 2 zones – Western half controlled by U.S., Britain, and France - ________________and Eastern half controlled by USSR – _______________

5. Pre-Cold War
3. _____________________________________
Started by around 50 nations in order to keep peace in the world
Will be much more powerful than the former League of Nations because it will have soldiers to __________________________
“The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.”  — Harry S. Truman

6. Rebuilding
After WWII, Europe is left in ruins
U.S. implements the ______________to rebuild Western Europe – named after U.S. Secretary of State, _______________________
The Marshall Plan provides massive amounts of _______________________________
In the Pacific, ________________________to rebuild the country
Japan will eventually adopt a
_____________government and is
one of our strongest allies

7. The Iron Curtain
The division in Europe, both geographically and politically, becomes known as the ____ _______________
The Iron Curtain refers to the separation of the Western _____________________and the ___________________________
Iron Curtain becomes ___________________ _________between the Democratic Western Europe and the Communist Eastern Europe

8. Truman Doctrine
Once it became clear that the U.S. was going to oppose the expansion of Communism, Truman signs the document that would come do ______________________________throughout the entire Cold War – __________________________
The goal of the Truman Doctrine
is the ________________________,
U.S. will try to _________________
____________________
In addition, the U.S. will _________
______________that resists having
Communism in its country

9. Alliances ____________________________________________
Signed in 1949 to combat the spread of Soviet influence in Europe – stated that ______________ _______________________________________________________________
Original members were the ____, ______, France, Belgium, Canada, _______________, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, and Denmark
______________________
____________________________and was a mutual defense treaty, just like NATO
Included the ________, Poland, _______________, East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary

10. The Korean War ( )
After WWII, the Allies had split Korea into two different countries: __________________________
Communism quickly began to sprout up in parts of North Korea while ________________________ ___________________
In July 1950, ______________________________in order to claim the territory and turn it Communist
The UN rules that North Korea’s actions are ______________________________________
Truman vows that the U.S. would counter the “unprovoked aggression” of N. Korea and ______ ________________________________

11. Korean War ( )
By September 1950, N. Korean forces had nearly ________________________________
The U.S., led by _____________________, lands in South Korea at ______________________________ and quickly turns the tide of the war.
It’s not long after U.S. intervention
that _____________________________
________in October and pushes U.S.
forces back
A __________occurs for the next two
years until an __________________is
agreed upon in 1953
N. Korea remains ________________
In this case, _____________________