1. Social
Studies
CRCT

2. A “cold war” does not involve fighting.
In a “cold war,” countries might
threaten each other, build up weapons,
ban trading, etc.

3. After WWII, the United States and
Russia had a “cold war.” They had
different beliefs about how to set up
governments – communism???

4. Soviet Union People living in the Soviet Union were not able to leave.
Armed guards
stood at the
borders.
There is now
a dividing line
between
eastern and
western Europe.
An iron
curtain
has fallen!
Winston Churchill

5. COMMUNISM!!!! COMMUNISM is when the The Soviet Union was all about
citizens are not free. The government
has control!

6. East
Germany
(controlled
by the Soviet Union)
West
Germany
(controlled
by Allies)

7. The Soviet Union tried to keep supplies,
such as food and fuel, out of West
Germany!
The United States wanted to help
West Germany, so they flew planes and
dropped supplies into West Berlin.

8. The U.S. did this for 321 days!
This was known as the
BERLIN AIRLIFT!

9. 1953
Korean War!
COMMUNISTS
Not COMMUNISTS

10. North and South Korea were divided
along the 38th Parallel.

11. Korean War Let’s invade South Korea and spread communism!
The U.S. will help, and I will ask other countries to help too (United Nations)!
No! We don’t
want to be
communist!

12. Korean War
Ended in a stalemate.

13. N A T O Time for an acronym!! What does it stand for????? Give me
an N!
Give me
an A! A T O
What does it stand for?????

14. NATO!
NATO!
NATO!
NATO!

15. NATO r g a n i z t o t l a n i c o r t h r e a t y

16. NATO was a treaty/organization that
said that the U.S.
and other European
countries
would
help each other in the
event of an attack.

17. This man’s name
is Joseph McCarthy.

18. Joseph McCarthy
was a senator of
Wisconsin (1950).

19. That is ridiculous! You have no proof! That is YOUR opinion!
All you U.S.
government officials are
COMMUNISTS!

20. That is ridiculous! You have no proof! That is YOUR opinion!
You, movie stars, are
COMMUNISTS!

21. McCarthyism! When people accused others without evidence, this became
known as....
McCarthyism!

22. Do you know who this little
girl is?

23. This is her as an adult.
Linda Brown

24. Do you know who this man
is?
Thurgood
Marshall

25. In 1954, their paths crossed
in a very important event
in U.S. history.

26. Brown versus Board of Education
movie

27. Good
Luck!
CRCT