1. - “Eastern Block” or “Soviet Sphere”
In preparation for a video, write down the following questions w/ spaces in between: - “Iron Curtain” speech -
(1) What was the main point of the “Iron Curtain” speech?
(2) How did propaganda lead to the “Cold War” between the United States and the Soviet Union?
- “Eastern Block” or “Soviet Sphere”

2. Studying U. S. diplomatic agreements (conferences), the U. N
Studying U.S. diplomatic agreements (conferences), the U.N., and the Third Geneva Convention …
[1] What does the United States want to accomplish in the world?

3. Third Geneva Convention (1949)
The document “Convention III relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,” was revised in 1949, generally called the 3rd Geneva Convention.
Requires …
“Humane” treatment of prisoners
Wounded and sick to be cared for

4. Imperial Systems Around the World Weaken
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Worlds
Long process towards global liberation

5. WWII and Post-WWII Economic Consensus
Bretton Woods Conference (1944)
International
Monetary Fund (1945)
World Bank (1945)
$$$$ - U.S. dollar
GATT (1948) –
General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade
Reducing tariffs, moving towards free trade

6. (1) How did the Cold War develop between the United States and the Soviet Union?

7. Ideological Differences:
Command Economics / Communism
- Communism supports one-party political rule
- Within communism (command economies), the government determines what is produced and the price of goods
- Communist systems generally support censorship or limiting citizen’s availability to media
- Communism limits personal freedoms and supports totalitarianism
Capitalism / Democracy
Democracy supports multiple political parties and elections
Capitalism supports the free market, meaning prices rise and fall depending upon supply and demand
Democracies generally support freedom of the media
Democracy supports individual freedoms

8. - “Eastern Block” or “Soviet Sphere”
In preparation for a video, write down the following questions w/ spaces in between: - “Iron Curtain” speech -
(1) What was the main point of the “Iron Curtain” speech?
(2) How did propaganda lead to the “Cold War” between the United States and the Soviet Union?
- “Eastern Block” or “Soviet Sphere”

9. Cold War Begins Post-WWII Alliances
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty organization
U.S., Canada, European countries
Warsaw Pact – alliance of Soviet satellite states

12. “The Chinese Civil War” (1949)
“The Chinese Civil War” (1949) ** Read, Pages , “Why did the Communists win?”
Mao Zedong vs. Chiang Kai-shek
The Peoples Republic of China
“Taiwan” or the Republic of China

14. Studying U. S. diplomatic agreements (conferences), the U. N
Studying U.S. diplomatic agreements (conferences), the U.N., and the Third Geneva Convention …
[1] What does the United States want to accomplish in the world?

15. How did WWII change the world? (politically and economically)
In a word, “Chaos” and a desire for “Consensus”
Promote values of “democracy,” “global capitalism,” “free trade,” and “stability.”
International Agreements
GATT
United Nations ** Handout
Geneva Conventions (1949) ** Handout

16. Read Chapter 15, Section One, “The Beginning of the Cold War,” pages 636-641, answering …
[1] United States citizens believed in …
[2] The Soviet “satellite states” …
[3] The Truman Doctrine …
[4] The Marshall Plan …