1. Origins of the Cold War
Mr. Rosse

2. Hook: James Bond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqAOf66o1Wg
From Russia With Love (1963)

3. Essential Question
Why is it called the “Cold War”?

4. “Cold War” The two countries never fought each other directly.
They did ‘fight’ for their beliefs using client states who fought for their beliefs on their behalf (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan).

5. Hot War : this is actual warfare
Hot War : this is actual warfare. All talks have failed and the armies are fighting.
Warm War : this is where talks are still going on and there would always be a chance of a peaceful outcome but armies, navies etc. are being fully mobilized and war plans are being put into operation ready for the command to fight.

6. Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference occurred from November 28, December
Involved the “Big Three”
Main Outcome: Western Allies’ commitment to open a second front against Nazi Germany.

7. Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference occurred from February 4-11, 1945.
The purpose was to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization.

8. The leaders agreed to require Germany’s unconditional surrender and to set up in the conquered nation four zones of occupation to be run by their three countries and France.
Stalin also agreed to permit free elections in Eastern Europe and to enter the Asian war against Japan.
In return, he was promised the return of lands lost to Japan in the Russo-Japanese War of

9. Yalta became controversial after Soviet-American wartime cooperation degenerated into the cold war.
Stalin broke his promise of free elections in Eastern Europe and installed governments dominated by the Soviet Union.
American critics believed that Roosevelt, who died two months after the conference, had “sold out” to the Soviets at Yalta.

10. Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference occurred from July 17- August 2, 1945.
Leaders: Joseph Stalin, Clement Attlee and Harry Truman.
Purpose: the establishment of post-war order, peace treaty issues, and countering the effects of the war.

11. Relationships amongst the leaders
Stalin insisted that his control of Eastern Europe was a defensive measure against possible future attacks and claimed that it was a legitimate sphere of Soviet influence.
Britain had a new Prime Minister in Clement Attlee.
The United States had a new president in Harry Truman.

12. Results of Potsdam Conference
Germany was to be divided into four occupation zones (United States, Britain, France Western Germany) and (Soviet Union East Germany)
The capital of Germany (Berlin) would be divided into four occupation zones as well.
They also discussed the terms of surrender for Japan during World War II in Asia.

13. Truman had mentioned an unspecified "powerful new weapon" to Stalin during the conference.
It became clear after the Potsdam Conference, the world was divided into two spheres.

14. Political and Social Ideologies of the Soviet Union and United States
Definition of Ideology: a comprehensive system of concepts and beliefs, often political in nature, held by a group or an individual.
Ideology of the Soviet Union: Communism
Communism seeks to overthrow capitalism through a workers’ revolution and establish a system in which property is owned by the community as a whole rather than by individuals.

15. Ideology of the United States: Capitalism
Capitalism: economic system in which private individuals and business firms carry on the production and exchange of goods and services through a complex network of prices and markets.

16. Soviet Union: Authoritarianism
The fundamental definition of authoritarianism is a government that has the power to author legislation without consent of those being governed.

17. United States: Democracy
A political system in which the people of a country rule through any form of government they choose to establish.

18. Nuclear Diplomacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okiE4rme060
You and the Atomic Bomb-George Orwell
How does George Orwell depict nuclear power in “You and the Atomic Bomb’?

19. Nuclear Diplomacy
How was nuclear diplomacy used at the beginning of the Cold War?

20. The role that the bomb’s impressive power could play in postwar U. S
The role that the bomb’s impressive power could play in postwar U.S. relations with the Soviet Union.
Truman did not threaten Stalin with the bomb, recognizing instead that its existence alone would limit Soviet options and be considered a threat to Soviet security.
The United States professed would be willing to use the bomb to defend itself and Allies in Europe.

21. Political Cartoons Activity
In groups of 3 or 4, you will look at one image from the Cold War.
One a large piece of paper, write down the answers for the following questions:
Describe what is going on in the image?
What position does the image take?
How does it describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Did you find this image persuasive? Why or why not?
You will present your answers to the class.