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Bell Work Have work from yesterday on desk What was the Marshall Plan? Fully Explain!
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Capitalism v Communism CapitalismCommunism an economic system in which the people decide how money is created and spenteconomic system a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in co mmon; the government decides how many is created and spent
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Berlin Wall http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/berlin- kids.jpg
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End of WWII POST-WWII WWII Ends Allies Victorious BIG THREE U.S.A (Roosevelt) Soviet Union (Stalin) Britain (Churchill) Two major powers are left U.S.A. Soviet Union
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Yalta The Big Three met at Yalta Soviet Union gets land in Asia Germany divided into four zones, each zone run by an allied power West Germany becomes democracy, East Germany becomes communist Leads to “iron curtain”
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A New president FDR DIES Harry S. Truman becomes president Allows for the creation of the United Nations 50 Nations are apart of it Goal is to stop international disputes before war begins
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Soviet Expansion in Europe Policy of “Containment”Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine To hold back the Soviets using both Military and nonmilitary ways. Long run, pledges that the United States will fight communism worldwide George Marshall pledges massive aid to Western Europe $ 13 billion worth of supplies, machinery, and food into Western Europe Lead to economic recovery, which weakens the want to communism
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Berlin Wall http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/berlin- kids.jpg
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Crisis in Berlin Truman Reunite Germany was essential for the future Europe future Stalin Feared a reunited Germany would presented a threat to the Soviet Union
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Germany’s 4 Zones in 1948
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Berlin Blockade Post-War Settlement of Germany allows for rival system in West vs East West Free, run by allies, quickly rebuilding East Run by Soviets, looted the land, little recovery 1948, June Stalin cuts off road and rail ways to Berlin Idea to use massive starvation for political gain Truman’s Decision Take back West Berlin with Tanks and troops World War III starts Allow Soviets to have Berlin USA looks like it cant protect freedom
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AIRLIFT Berlin Airlift Truman would resupply Berlin by air 277,804 flights carrying 2,325,809 tons of supplies into West Berlin in the next 9 months Airlift allows rations to rise! Cold War has officially begun
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REACTION TO AIRLIFT USASoviet Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization USA, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Norway, West Germany, Britain, Iceland Will Aid each other if any other member is attacked Warsaw Pact Soviet Union and communist governments of Eastern Europe DON’T WRITE THIS LEADS TO NEXT SLIDE
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Two Armed Camps
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New Fears Subversion Sabotage/spys Communist loyal to Soviet Union had become established in the American government U.S. investigates all federal employees Little evidence of espionage found Blacklist Hollywood 10 Rosenbergs
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McCarthyism Joseph McCarty Believe a vast soviet network existed inside the U.S. government Holds court Charges were unfound Many careers are ruined McCarthyism Use of unproven charges to discredit people
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