1. Cold War
USA vs USSR

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3. Cold War Vocabulary Satellite- a country ruled by another nation
Containment- was to contain, or limit, Soviet
expansion
Truman Doctrine-It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are
resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”
Iron Curtain- a barrier of secrecy and censorship that keeps a country isolated from the rest of the world

4. Cold War Vocabulary
Marshal Plan-economic recovery plan to keep European countries after WW2 democratic.
Arms Race- competition between nations who would have more powerful weapons than the other.
Domino Theory- the belief that if one country falls to communism all the country around it will begin to fall.
Commodity

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6. Communism
Communism-a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.

7. Economics of Communism
Based on two main factors
Central planning
Government decided how much of a commodity would be produced.
Equal Distribution
In case of shortages, items distributed on a first come, first-serve basis.
These are not distributed evenly, such as housing was determined by party loyalty

8. WWII IS OVER!!! Russia meets USA and England in Germany.
Met on the island of Malta…..
Russia promises to hold free elections
Stalin knew if he held elections his communist governments would be voted out of power

9. Ring of Safety for Soviet Union
Stalin wanted a ring of countries on the western side of the Soviet Union to protect them from another invasion from the West like what Germany did.

10. Power Struggle Begins
Russia decides occupy the Eastern European countries and make them Satellites of Russia.
Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in reference to Russia setting up communist governments in these European countries.

11. America’s Response to Russia
Truman Doctrine: “It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”
How would we support free peoples?
America would offer financial aid for European recovery!

12. Marshall Plan
Designed to rebuild the prosperity and stability of war-torn Europe
13 Billion in aid
Us believed that communist aggression was successful in countries where there were economic problems

13. Arms Race has Begun! Cold War in Full Swing

14. Germany and Berlin Divided
England, France, and USA democratic control over divided Germany
Berlin, capital city is in communist Russian territory
Berlin is also divided into four sections

15. Berlin Airlift

16. One Nationality Two Nations
September 1949 West Germany Federal Republic of Germany was officially created.
October 1949 East Germany-- German Democratic Republic was created

17. Germany Permanently Divided 1961

18. Arms Race Continues
1952—US and Soviet Union both create Hydrogen bombs.
Mid 1950s both nations had Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)
1957 Sputnik (Russians) Create the first space satellite that orbited the earth.
Big Fear did one side or the other have more weapons that could take over the other country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19. Cuba Missile Crisis YouTube

20. Russia tried to spread communism America tried to contain communism

21. Domino Theory
With Russia trying to spread Communism—the belief was that if one country became communist other countries would fall to communism like Dominos
Map of The
Domino Theory
as believed It would spread
Through out Europe

22. US RESPONSE TO SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan is where the Cold War broke out in actual fighting.
The USA had a policy of
CONTAINMENT To prevent Communism from spreading to other countries