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1 The Start of the Cold War

2 Knights Charge 4/21 Write an ACES response to the following question: Do you feel the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb in Japan at the end of World War II? Please give a reason that was discussed in the video or on your homework yesterday.

3 Leaning Targets You will be able to explain different changes in foreign policy related to the Cold War Describe the effects of the Cold War on American politics

4 The US and Russia Greatly Differ
United States Russia Supports democracy Capitalism Freedom of speech and religion Dictatorship Communist Did not support freedom of speech or religion

5 Russia Controls Eastern Europe
Countries east of Berlin became satellite states controlled by the Soviet Union

6 The Cold War Begins Truman believes the Soviet Union was biggest threat to US Rivalry starts with the Cold War Divide between east (Communist) Europe and west (Democratic) Europe is known as the Iron Curtain

7 Truman Doctrine Greece and Turkey were fighting off communist Russia
Truman provided aid to countries struggling against communism Policy of containment- keep communism from spreading

8 Marshall Plan Created by George C. Marshall
Goal  bring economic recovery to battered countries of Europe Plan gave or loaned about $13 billion to 17 different countries Helped democracy grow & prevented communist takeovers Soviet Union didn’t allow its satellite countries to take part in the Marshall Plan

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10 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman believed NATO was the best way to contain the Soviet Union NATO consisted of U.S., Canada, & 10 Western European countries

11 Warsaw Pact Was Soviet response to NATO Pact was organized in 1955
Was a military alliance with Eastern European satellite countries

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