1. The 1940’s By Nitin Gohri And Bryant White

2. Overview 1.WWII Ends 2.Creation of East and West Germany 3.Berlin Airlift 4.The Iron Curtain Speech 5.Communist Revolution in China 6.Taiwan’s Independence 7.Atlantic Charter 8.Marshall Plan

3. Intro to China and Cold War

4. Winston Churchill 1.Warned English of Future War 2.Iron Curtain Speech 3.War does break out

5. East Germany 1.Soviet Side 2.Made up of by Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Saxony, and Saxony Anhalt 3.Walter Ulbricht 4.Bordered by Baltic Sea, Poland, Czech Republic, and West Germany

6. West Germany 1.US side 2.Made up of Bavaria Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Schleswig- Holstein 3.Capital = Bonn 4.West Germany was bordered on the north by the North Sea, on the east by East Germany, on the south by Austria, and on the west by France. 5.Problems in Germany

7. Berlin Airlift 1.Eleven Months 2.US delivered food to West Germany 3.Reason: Soviets blockaded all water ports and train ways 4.Soviets were humiliated

8. Chiang Kai-shek 1.Leader of Military campaign against Warlords 2.Realized Communism = Bad idea 3.Eliminated group 4.Group came back 5.New Leader = Mao Zedong

9. Mao Zedong 1.Made China Communist in 1949 2.Influenced by Soviet government 3.Supported Soviets

10. Taiwan 1.Became Independent in 1949 2.US side of Cold War 3.Leader Chiang Kai- shek

11. Video of Communism in China

12. The Atlantic Charter Written by the U.S. and Great Britain in 1941 Gave Europeans the right to self determination Prevented future aggression of a single nation www.ssa.gov

13. Containment U.S. policy in dealing with communism Wanted to rebuild peace in Europe Used diplomacy, politics, and economics as a weapon www.oldenburger.us

14. http://thessaloniki.usconsulate.gov/uploads/oi/9U/oi9UXjq6QwsL2AJKTjy3RQ/marshall.jpg

15. Comecon Established in January, 1949 It was an economic alliance meant to fix the economies of the countries in the Soviet bloc. http://www.d-orland.com/images/map1.jpg Comecon

16. NATO http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/images/Pix580_pEu2004_NatoEw_E.jpg

17. The Truman Doctrine Harry S. Truman March 12, 1947 Gave $400 million to Greece and turkey and freed them of Soviet control http://www.johndclare.net/images/Marshallaid.JPG