1. Unit 13 - The Origins of the Cold War

2. I. Causes of the CW A. The Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech in 1946
Map of the Iron Curtain

3. B. The Truman Doctrine, 1947
Asked Congress to aid Greece & Turkey ($400 B)
Policy of containment
Promise to aid all countries
w/ Communist threats
President Truman outlined the Truman Doctrine to a joint session of Congress in March of 1947

4. A map showing how the plan’s $20B was distributed by country
C. The Marshall Plan, 1947
1. $13 billion in grants & loans to Western Europe
Photo shows a delivery of wheat from the U.S. being unloaded in Rotterdam, Netherlands
A map showing how the plan’s $20B was distributed by country

5. D. NATO Treaty, 1949. E. Warsaw Pact, 1955.

6. F. Berlin Airlift
Stalin blocks access to W. Berlin
Truman sends supplies via air drops
Stalin contracts Berlin Wall

7. Central Historical Question
Who started the Cold War?

8. II. Korean War Mao Zedong wins Chinese Civil War (Communist)
Korea split into two at 38th Parallel
North = Communist, Totalitarian
South = Capitalist, Democratic
North invades South
1. Desire to reunite Korea under communism
2. Truman vows to support S. Korea
3. UN Security Council votes to also

9. D. Intervention
UN Enters
Chinese
Stalemate
MacArthur Fired by Truman

10. E. Results Eisenhower ends the war Border remains at the 38th parallel
Precedent set to send troops w/o declaring war
Increase in Military
SEATO formed

11. III. Cold War Tensions Soviets have nukes by 1949
Truman vs. Eisenhower
Both believe in containment
Dulles’ Mass retaliation Policy
Arms Race
1. Hydrogen Bomb
Stalin dies 1953
Khrushchev takes power
Meets with Eisenhower
“Peaceful co-existence”

12. III. Cold War Tensions Cont.
E. Uprisings in Eastern Block
F. Suez Canal Crisis
G. Eisenhower Doctrine
1. Lebanon & Jordan
H. CIA – Central Intelligence Agency
1.Guatemala
Space Race
Sputnik
NASA
J. U2 Incident

13. EQ: What impact did the 2nd Red Scare have on the US?
Do Now: Read and summarize the Smith Act.
How did it impact the Communist Party in the US?

14. IV. Cold War at Home 2nd Red Scare 1. Commies are everywhere
Smith Act cripples Communist Party
HUAC -
House Un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood Ten
blacklists
D. Espionage
Alger Hiss
Rosenberg's

15. E. Joseph McCarthy 1. traitors in the US State Dept.
2. wins re-election w/ promise to find communists
3. McCarthyism
4. TV Hearings

16. EQ: What impact did JFK have on the Cold War?
HW#17  Review Book P   Answer All questions in the margins (i.e. Analyzing Documents & Key Themes and Concepts)
Do Now: Watch JFK Inaugural Address
1. What three main points does he make?

17. V. JFK Foreign Policy Eisenhower vs. JFK
1. flexible response – Nuclear or guerilla
a. Green Berets
B. Peace Corps
C. Alliance for Progress
1. resurrects FDR’s
Good Neighbor Policy

18. V. JFK Foreign Policy (cont.)
D. Bay of Pigs
1. CIA sponsored revolt of Cuba
2. Invasion Fails
3. JFK takes blame
E. Cuban Missile Crisis
1. USSR places missile silos in Cuba
2. JFK places naval blockade
3. Both sides agree to remove missiles
a. US in Turkey and Italy
4. US-USSR Hotline installed