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1 Early Cold War Events

2 What happened to Europe???

3 NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defense Alliance

4 Warsaw Pact Collective defense treaty among eight communist states

5 Marshall Plan – economic aid to any country that supported democracy – West Europe
Molotov Plan – USSR economic aid to Eastern European countries

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7 Truman Doctrine Sent military aid and money to Turkey and Greece Fight against communism Nuclear weapons

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10 Berlin Blockade  Berlin Airlift – US response to Stalin’s Berlin Blockade

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12 The Berlin Wall Berlin was split into democratic West and communist East after WWII. In the 1950s, West Berlin became an example of prosperity. As a result, East Germans, unhappy with communism, fled to West Berlin. To stop people from leaving, East Germany built a huge concrete wall, with barbed wire and patrolled by guards.

13 Berlin Wall – Divided East and West Berlin

14 OA 1. Summarize Division of Germany (summary paragraph) 2. Watch the video and list the fortifications of the Berlin Wall

15 Concepts of the Cold War

16 Cold War The state of tension, rivalry, and hostility between nations aligned with the United States and the Soviet Union (Bipolarity)

17 Mirror Image The tendency of states and people in competition to perceive each others similarly

18 Proxy War A war instigated (started) by a major power that does not itself become involved. A powerful country starts a conflict in another country for their own agendas and interests.

19 Iron Curtain Yalta & Potsdam
Eastern European countries were given to the Soviet Term to describe the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas Division of Europe West : Democratic East :Communist

20 Satellite Nations: Commuist Puppet governments Eastern Europe

21 Containment U.S. policy and goal to prevent the spread of communism abroad [George Kennan]

22 Domino Theory If one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow

23 Arms Race competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces (and weapons).

24 National Defense Budget [1940-1964]
NSC-68 : A significant increase in military spending to contain Communism.

25 Brinkmanship – Tactic of seeming to approach the verge of war in order to persuade one's opposition to retreat

26 Cold War Concept Book Cold War; Mirror Image; Proxy War; Iron Curtain; Satellite Nations; Containment; Domino Theory; Arms race; Brinksmanship Word Academic Definition Your personal definition Everyday example Two Images (Colored)

27 Image The Word Definition Your personal definition / explanation
Everyday example Cold War; Mirror Image; Proxy War; Iron Curtain; Satellite Nations; Containment; Domino Theory; Arms race; Brinksmanship

28 Word: The Cold War Definition: The state of tension, rivalry, and hostility between nations aligned with the United States and the Soviet Union My definition: Rivalry between U.S. and the Soviet Union Real Life Examples: Divorced parents competing for their child’s affection Two friends who do not like each other splits up the group.

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