Cold+War+Early

**Copy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading[|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO.** **Use pages 794-799 in //Creating America// and** **[|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO]** **to** **develop a complete description** **for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War.** **This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.**


 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established || [[image:turningpoints2010:yalta.jpg height="227" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS

Was supposed to keep people at the table and united Was originally made in 13 points US didnt join right away didnt have much power** ||  Stop the spread of communism Use military and non-military tactics First implemented by the United States in 1947 The iron curtain descends on europe. Russia is bring countries in to its government. ||  ||  || ** ||   ||  ||
 * **CONTAINMENT
 * George Kenean ||  ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE

The policy was one that mandated an active role for the United States in containing the spread of communism around the world America aided many countries with this doctrine because they dont want communism to spread in the world so they gave them money Lead to the Marshall Plan ** || The proposal that would jump-start European reconstruction and restore the superpower balance of power Wanted a lot of money to aid France, Italy, etc, they thought that they were supposed to help other countries out by sending them money because great power comes with great responsibility. ** || || USSR blockaded Berlin and let the people starve American pilots flew over the blockade and dropped food and candy to the starving people in the end the blockade was broken up but pilots were shot down and people did die Cold War is heating up ** || Each member nation would treat an attack on any other member as an attack on itself Signed in 1949 by Great Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, United States, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, and Portugal In response Russia and their allies made the Warsaw Pact which did the same as NATO ** || || Irrational but rampant fear of communism that swept the United States twice during the 20th century First took place after WWI and second took place during the cold war, the scare of having spies in their area had a big impact on the United States people. People are starting to get crazy || Mao Ze Dung became the head of the communist state in China and helped make China a communism ran place the Nationalists fled to Taiwan || ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg height="261" align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT Germany, divided into four zones, was controlled by U.S., Soviet Union, France, and Britain
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** The nationalists were supported by the US
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif height="225" align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || He fell as fast as he rose which was extremely fast. || ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** Very anti communist and had a lot of power because he said that he had the names of 200 people in the US government that were part of the communist party but this was never proven
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE

Began in 1957 between the superpowers Soviets launched the world's first space satellite, which also mean that the Soviets had a missile powerful enough to reach the United States First satellite was called Sputnik, and after it, Americans raced to put a satellite into orbit around Earth US had first guy on the moon. ** ||