1. Which 2 countries emerged as super powers by the end of WWII? Why?
Standards:
Identify the United States and Soviet aligned states of Europe, and contrast their political and economic characteristics. SS.912.W.8.1
Describe characteristics of the early Cold War. SS.912.W.8.2

2. How Should World War II End?
We must not punish Germany harshly because…
Germany can rebuild to be a stable, democratic state.
If Germany is crippled it will not be able to pay its reparations.
The Treaty of Versailles tried to cripple Germany and that caused another world war.
Truman
Stalin
We must not let Germany become strong because…
If Germany recovers, they might attack again.
The Germans destroyed whole towns, villages and cities.
The USSR lost 30 million people in WWII against Germany and was virtually bankrupt.

3. Beginning of the Cold War
Yalta Conference – In 1945, the allied powers agree to divide Germany into 4 zones: US, Great Britain, France and the USSR.
By 1946, Joseph Stalin had already spread communism by taking over most of Eastern Europe and thus creating satellite nations: Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania and Poland.
Containment – American policy to prevent communism from spreading (not eliminate it).
Truman Doctrine – The U.S. will provide aid to nations threatened by Soviet expansion (Ex. Greece & Turkey).
Berlin Blockade – First major conflict of the Cold War. Soviets block off Berlin in an attempt to take over Germany.

4. Super Powers after WWII
U.S.
President Roosevelt President Truman
Capitalist Nation
Economically strong because of consumer demand (TV’s, car, luxury items)
Democracy
Containment
Compare
Allied against Germany in WWII
Economically strong after WWII
Nuclear Arms Race
Space Race
Agreed capitalism and communism could not coexist
Believed each other was a threat
Wanted to spread their views
U.S.S.R.
Dictator Joseph Stalin
Communist Nation
Opposed Capitalism
Economically strong because of government-operated, Heavy industries (coal, steel, oil, )
Possible discussion as to why these nations would start to compete such as the Nuclear Arms Race and Space Race.

6. Cold War – Is it a Thing? Started Right after WWII or during (1945)
An “Ideological War”
Both entered the war with the goal of preventing the other from conquering the world.
Space Race- Competed in non-violent ways
Proxy Wars- Wars between super powers that do not directly involve these super powers
Korean War
Vietnam War

7. The Iron Curtain The Warsaw Pact – 1955 NATO – 1949
The Soviet Union’s response to the formation of NATO.
Signed by the Soviet Union and it’s satellite nations in Eastern Europe.
The defensive pact stated that the Soviet’s have control of the armed forces in the satellite nations.
NATO – 1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Signed by the US, Canada and Western European nations
Goal was to protect Berlin and stop the spread of communism
Each nation would come to one another’s defense in the event of a Soviet attack
The Iron Curtain

8. The Iron Curtain

11. How to Spot a Capitalist American Superiority Poster
Work Session
How to Spot a Capitalist
American Superiority Poster
Create an article titled: “How and What to Tell a Capitalist”
In your document explain:
How to spot a Capitalist.
Why Capitalists are bad.
What to do when you encounter a Capitalist.
How Communism is superior to Capitalism.
All of this should be done in propaganda fashion.
Create a poster that shows the American way of life being superior to the Russian way of life.
In your poster symbolize:
Main characteristics of Capitalism and Democracy
Main characteristics of Communism and Dictatorships
Superiority of the American way of life in a propaganda fashion.
Provide a slogan to complete your propaganda poster