1. A GENDA 4.27.10

2. Q UIZ … 1. The Truman Doctrine was used immediately to help what two countries? 2. What was the Marshall Plan? 3. Define containment. 4. What happened to precipitate (cause) the Berlin Airlift? 5. What two events scared the US in 1949? 6. List the original members of NATO. 7. Why did Sputnik I scare the US? 8. What was the point of, AND the result of the Bay of Pigs?

4. The Berlin Wall – point and consequence Homework – top of page 675 and answer the two questions. Collected!

5. 20.2 – T HE S OVIET U NION AND E ASTERN E UROPE I. Postwar Soviet Leaders Stalin encouraged rapid growth of the Soviet economy after WWII – production increased, but the people were shortchanged.  The Reign of Stalin  1946 Stalin ordered all literary and scientific work to help the state.  Political terror and purges.  The Krushchev Era  Wanted to eliminate Stalin’s ruthless policies.  De-Stalinization = condemning violence, repression and terror.

6.  Loosened control on literary and artistic works  Also focused on production of consumer goods  Tried to increase agricultural production too – failed. Industrial production also decreased.  Krushchev’s reputation got worse after the Cuban Missile Crisis.  He was ousted from power in 1964 by other Soviet leaders.

7. II. Eastern Europe SU military occupied all of E. Europe except Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia  Communist Patterns of Control  Strong Communist party ran Albania w/o help from SU.  Josip Broz, known as Tito, ruled Yugoslavia as an independent ( non-satellite ) nation.  Other E. European countries all Soviet satellites focused on heavy industry not consumer goods.

8.  Revolts Against Communism  After Stalin’s death, E. European countries wanted independence.  SU wanted to keep control of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia  Poland: wanted independence but stayed loyal to Warsaw Pact.  Hungary: Imre Nagy declared Hungary independent. Country invaded by SU, Nagy captured and killed.  Czechoslovakia: Alexander Dubcek leader that wanted reform – “Socialism with a human face”. SU invaded, got rid of reforms and replaced Dubcek.