1. Origins of the cold war
Chapter 19 Sections 1 & 2

2. I. Early Relations
A. The U.S. & President Wilson send troops to fight against Lenin and Soviet Revolutionaries in 1917
B. The U.S. did not recognize the legal existence of the Soviet Union until 1933
C. Soviets disagreed with the U.S. and Great Britain over war tactics and postwar plans

3. All of these led to tense relations between the U. S
All of these led to tense relations between the U.S. & Soviet Union entering the end of the War!

4. II. Post War Goals A. The American Goals 1. International Peace
2. Democratic Governments & Capitalist economies for conquered nations of Europe and Asia.
a. an economically strong and politically open world would provide markets for its products

5. II. Post War Goals
B. The Soviet Goals
1. Rebuild concurred Europe to protect its own interests
a. Protect from further invasion from the Western European nations
i. Establish Satellite Nations in Eastern Europe (Western Border of the U.S.S.R)
b. A permanently weakened Germany
c. spread of communism

6. III. Post War Conferences
A. Yalta Conference & Potsdam Conference
1. Deciding the future of Germany and Poland
a. Divided Germany into American, British, French and Soviet occupation zones
i. Later became known as West Germany which was democratic and East Germany which was under Soviet Control
B. Stalin wanted communist control of Poland
2. The creation of the United Nations

7. IV. Stopping the spread of Communism
A. Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech
1. declaration of the Cold War
2.West vs. East
3. each side would begin to block the moves of the other side
B. Containment
1. US policy to resist the spread of communism throughout the world
C. The Truman Doctrine
1. a speech by President Truman calling for the U.S. to take a leadership role in the world by supporting nations “threatened by communism”
a. Led to financial aid to Greece and Turkey after Great Britain decided to stop providing the two nations aid
b. Established The United States and the Soviet Union as the two great powers remaining in the world

8. IV. Stopping the spread of Communism
D. Marshall Plan
1. An economic recovery program meant to rebuild the European Economy
A. markets for US goods
B. strengthen Western Europe to keep soviets out
C. humanitarian aid/help people
2. To get aid countries had to agree to buy US goods
A. included 17 European Nations
B. Soviets invited to participate but Stalin declined
Soviet Foreign Minister called it “a vicious American scheme to ‘buy its way’ into European affairs”
3. Results of the Marshall Plan
A. Led to an isolationist Soviet economy
B. The region’s economy was quickly restored
C. The U.S. gained strong trading partners that

9. 2.How did the United States attempt to stop the spread of communism?
Essential Questions:
1. What were the goals of the U.S. and the Soviet Union following World War II?
2.How did the United States attempt to stop the spread of communism?