1. The Cold War

2. Beginnings of the Cold War
Explain how the Cold War began
Describe the difference between East and West Germany
Describe what the Berlin Airlift was

3. To Begin
What is an “enemy”?

4. “Enemy”
“Just because soldiers are on the same side right now, doesn’t mean they always will be. Yesterday’s good might be tomorrow’s evil. […] The enemies we fight are only our enemies in relative terms, constantly changing with the times. […] So then what is an “enemy”? Is there such thing as an absolute, timeless enemy? There is no such thing, and never has been.”

5. “Enemy”
“The foibles of politics and the march of time can turns friends into enemies just as easily as the wind changes. Ridiculous, isn’t it? Yesterday’s ally becomes today’s opposition. And this Cold War? Think back… when I leading the Cobras, America and Russia were fighting together. Now consider whether American and Russia will still be enemies in the 21st century. Somehow, I doubt it.”

6. “Enemy” (cont.)
Do you agree?

9. “Cold War”
Called the “Cold War” is because there’s no real direct fighting between U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Almost led to complete destruction of the world

10. The Iron Curtain
What happened at the Potsdam conference?

11. The Iron Curtain (cont.)
Germany split into 4 zones (U.S., Britain, France, and U.S.S.R.)
Soviets block Allies from certain areas east of Germany; becomes iron curtain
Soviets spreading communism and their authority on their side

13. The Iron Curtain (cont.)
France, Britain, and U.S. parts of Germany combine into “West Germany”; Soviet side “East Germany”
Berlin, Germany’s capital, split down the middle (half U.S., have U.S.S.R.)

14. The Iron Curtain (cont.)
Berlin technically inside East Germany (U.S.S.R. side)
Stalin wanted all of Berlin; cut off all aid and supplies from West Germany

15. Berlin Airlift U.S. afraid that West Berlin would fall to communism
U.S. started airlifting supplies into West Berlin; called the Berlin Airlift

17. Homework Chapter 12, Section 1
Answer the question sheet that goes along with it on a separate sheet of paper
Due tomorrow

18. The Korean War Describe how Mao Zedong gained power in China
Describe the causes and progress of the war in Korea
Identify the long-term effects of the Korean War

19. To Begin What do you know about China?
What do you know about North Korea?

20. China Civil war happening in China Jiang Jieshi vs. Mao Zedong
J.J. was supported by U.S., Mao was communist and supported by U.S.S.R.

21. China (cont.)
Mao (and communists) win China
Americans stunned

22. The Korean War Korea divided by U.S. and U.S.S.R. after WWII
Dividing line was 38th parallel line of latitude
North Korea communist and allied with U.S.S.R.; South Korea with U.S.

26. Consider the Following
Who was the leader of Communist China?

27. The Korean War (cont.) In 1950, North Korea invaded South
U.S. and U.N. intervene
U.S.S.R. could have vetoed in U.N., but were boycotting

29. The Korean War (cont.) Douglas MacArthur led U.S. in Korea
U.S. counterattacks and pushes back N.K.

30. The Korean War (cont.)
Truman unsure whether or not to keep pushing into N.K.
Afraid China will enter war
MacArthur reassures him China won’t enter
China enters

31. The Korean War (cont.)
MacArthur wants to invade China and use nuclear weapons
Truman says no

32. The Korean War (cont.) MacArthur furious; attacks president’s decision
Truman fires MacArthur

33. The Korean War (cont.) 1953: N.K. and S.K. agree to a cease-fire
No real “winner”; more of a stalemate

34. Consider the Following
Why did Truman fire MacArthur?

35. Korea Today
Korea still divided
Some say war will happen again

41. Propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSzpGpco1Uw

42. The Arms Race

43. Balance Shift Up until now, U.S. leader of world
1949: Soviets have atom bomb
What does this mean for the rest of the world?

44. Arms Race Truman orders creation of hydrogen bomb
1,000 times more powerful than atom bomb
Oppenheimer and Einstein opposed idea of creating H-Bomb
Feared it would create arms race

46. Arms Race (cont.) U.S. gets H-Bomb in 1952
Soviets get H-Bomb one year later

47. Arms Race (cont.) Dwight D. Eisenhower new president
Felt that we must stockpile nuclear weapons

48. Arms Race (cont.)
Over the next 4 decades, U.S. and U.S.S.R. kept stockpiling nuclear weapons

49. Arms Race (cont.)

50. Consider the Following
How do you feel about this?

51. M.A.D. New method of “peace”: mutually assured destruction
If U.S. bombed U.S.S.R., they’d bomb us, and vice-versa
Nobody would be left; all dead

53. M.A.D. (cont.)
Could you push the button?

54. New Organizations
Central Intelligence Agency created to fight communism
NASA formed to get Americans into space before Soviets
Soviets already doing space stuff

55. Duck and Cover

56. McCarthyism Worksheet
Due Friday!

57. The Red Scare

58. The Red Scare
What were the Salem Witch trials?

60. The Red Scare (cont.) Fear of Communism spreading throughout U.S.
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) formed to combat “communists”

63. The Red Scare (cont.) Fear of communist spies in America

64. McCarthyism
Joseph R. McCarthy was a senator that accused people in the State Department of being communists
Were they really? Probably not, but still fueled American fear

65. McCarthyism (cont.) Became known as “McCarthyism”
Even accused U.S. Army
Lost power after people saw how big of a jerk he was on T.V.