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1 The Early Cold War: 1947-1970 The Early Cold War: 1947-1970 Thanks to Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2 1945 - 1991

3 Copy Down Vocab Superpower – an extremely powerful and influential nation, both economically and militarily Containment – U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries Cold War – the state of diplomatic hostility between the U.S. and Soviet Union Proliferation – the growth or spread of something such as nuclear weapons Communism –economic and political belief where everything should be owned by the public

4 Copy Down Vocab Arms Race – competition between countries to expand the amount of weapons they have Détente – policy of reducing Cold War tension between the U.S. and SU Democratization – the process of making a country into a democracy Nonalignment – nations that remained neutral and did not pick a side in the Cold War Nuclear Holocaust – annihilation of humanity by nuclear warfare

5 Post-WWII Europe EQ: How does Europe change after WWII and how does it recover?

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7 Post-War Europe How is Europe after the war? –Devastated by war, 60 million dead (2/3 civilians) –Cities destroyed, famine, and disease How are the people of Europe? –They are looking for new leadership –Desire stability and peace

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9 Europe’s Question: Who will countries look to for leadership?

10 Emergence of Superpowers Before WWII –There were several great powers: France, Great Britain, Germany, U.S., USSR, Japan After WWII –United States and Soviet Union (winners of WWII) emerge as superpowers VS

11 Europe is Divided What happens? –By 1945, Europe is divided between the Soviets in the East and the Western Powers (U.S., GB, and France) in the West –Germany and Berlin are divided Why does this happen? –Stalin takes over eastern countries for protection against the West.

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14 The Iron Curtain Soviets kept the countries they freed from the Germans Installed communist govts No elections, no freedom It was as if an “iron curtain” divided Europe

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16 American vs Soviet Goals U.S. Goals Encourage democracy Rebuild Europe to create stability and new markets Reunite Germany Stop the spread of communism Soviet Goals Encourage communism Control Eastern Europe for protection Keep Germany divided

17 Allies Become Enemies

18 America’s Challenge What is America’s challenge? –How to keep the Western European countries democratic and rebuild their economies What does the U.S. decide to do? –U.S. will give money, aid, food, machines to countries in Europe –This was known as the Marshall Plan –Very successful in helping Europe recover

19 Directions Complete the Marshall Plan worksheet on the back of the graphic organizer Answer all of the questions Turn in when completed for a grade

20 Post-War World: International Cooperation

21 Essential Question How were the efforts made after WWII at creating a lasting peace more successful than those after WWI?

22 Quick Review of Post-WWI Germany is severely punished Creation of League of Nations –U.S. did not join so not powerful Dictators and Aggression throughout Europe WWII Begins

23 Allies Debate Post-War World Need to think beyond Europe “The Big Three” meet at Yalta in 1945 to discuss post-war plans The issues discussed: –Germany, reparations, and the formation of international organizations

24 Thinking Internationally The Allies agree that they need to change how the world works to avoid war, famine, atrocities, etc… Instead, need to promote peace, security, stability, and tolerance

25 How do we achieve this? By creating international organizations where countries can cooperate and help one another

26 United Nations Think of it as a congress for countries around the world Diplomacy first – talk out your issues before jumping into war Promote peace and stability 193 countries are members as of 2013

27 Security Council This is the leadership branch of the UN The permanent members of the Security Council have veto power –U.S., Russia, France, Great Britain, and China (winners of WWII)

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29 World Health Organization Branch of the UN Researches and fights off diseases Promotes public health around the world

30 World Bank Goal: fight poverty and increase the standard of living Provides loans and investments to countries –Schools, electricity, disease control

31 International Monetary Fund Purpose is to maintain economic cooperation and trade so not to repeat 1930s Depression Give loans to countries

32 Directions Use the sheet (front and back) to answer the following questions on the back of your graphic organizer. The first six questions go with the WWI & WWII Compare & Contrast The next five questions go with the League of Nations vs UN sheet

33 The Cold War: Strategy and Competition

34 Essential Question How did Cold War strategies and competition foster conflict?

35 Containment (1947) President Truman says the U.S. will follow a policy of containment –Contain communism –Use military alliances and economic aid to protect countries

36 Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948) Soviets block Western Berlin so U.S. cannot send in supplies –Why? – Soviets want control of all Berlin Berlin Airlift –Allies/U.S. fly food/supplies into Berlin for 11 months –Stalin backs down

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39 Soviets Get Atomic Bomb (1949) Soviets test their first atomic bomb U.S. no longer has atomic bomb advantage

40 Formation of NATO (1949) North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed Defensive Alliance against the Soviet Union

41 Korean War (1950 – 1953) North Korea (communists) invades South Korea UN puts together force led by U.S. to push them back Stalemate at 38 th parallel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmMtNOVORc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uojhwx0k8A

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43 U.S. and Soviets Create H-Bomb (1952-1953) Now it becomes an arms race as to who can develop the deadliest nuclear weapons

44 Nuclear Weapons

45 Soviets Launch Sputnik (1957) Soviets launch satellite using ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) Americans feel they are falling behind in space –Competition in space

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47 Cuban Revolution (1959) Communists overthrow the American backed dictator in Cuba –Only ninety miles off the coast –U.S. starts plotting invasion

48 Essential Question How did Cold War strategies and competition foster conflict and communication?

49 U-2 Incident (1960) U.S. U-2 spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union and pilot is captured

50 Bay of Pigs (1961) President Kennedy allows CIA and U.S. military to back Cuban-refugee invasion to overthrow Castro (dictator backed by the Soviets). Epic fail Soviets feel they need to protect Cuba

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52 “There is an old saying that victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” ~President Kennedy

53 Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) The closest the world came to nuclear war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj_19REPJ7Q Soviets shipped nuclear weapons to Cuba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M U.S. finds out and “quarantines” the island (blockade) from Soviets Soviets back down as Kennedy works out an agreement

54 http://www. youtube.co m/watch?v =Ig8UdfQK XSY

55 Kennedy-Khrushchev Connection1962 Kennedy and Khrushchev create a direct telephone link to one another They begin a semi-friendly dialogue

56 Partial Test Ban Treaty (1963) Signed by President Kennedy and Khrushchev Banned the testing of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere, water, or space Work on disarmament

57 Vietnam War (1965-1973) Kennedy had planned on withdrawing troops in 1964 He was assassinated in Nov 1963 Lyndon Johnson assumes office and pledges full support to South Vietnam

58 Cuban Missile Crisis Letter Analysis Read the three letters from Khrushchev, Bobby Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy Answer the analysis questions to understand the deals they made

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60 Vietnam War Essential Question: How are people affected by war and how do they respond to it?

61 Background Divided in two after WWII Communists in North and non- communists in South –South Vietnam was ruled by American backed dictator –Communists oppose him

62 Why bother with Vietnam? It goes back to containment and stopping communism Domino Theory – if one country falls to communism, it will spread to others

63 U.S. Goes to War Bombs cities and rural areas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6cpjP7GIo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T6_bpLwTrc Enemy uses guerilla warfare –Hit and run tactics U.S. will suffer 60,000 dead and 300,000 wounded Millions of Vietnamese die U.S. pulls out in 1973 –Gained nothing

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65 Vietnam War Song Analysis Listen to the song Be sure to note the year it was released [Vietnam War 1965-1973] After listening to each song, answer the questions.

66 Vietnam War Songs “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire (1965) –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I98KeKV_F9ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I98KeKV_F9g “Ballad of the Green Berets” by Barry Sadler (1966) –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNfscIsSIfQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNfscIsSIfQ “War” by Edwin Starr (1970) –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKAX7Jp8wohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKAX7Jp8wo “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye (1972) –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jKE6YIxmchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jKE6YIxmc

67 Cold War Study Guide All ten vocabulary words U.S. Marshall Plan Escalation and De-Escalation Events U.S. vs Soviet Goals International Organizations What is healthy competition? – Space Race Domino Theory Vietnam: Why we were there? What happened? United Nations vs League of Nations

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