The Iron Curtain From Stettin in the Baltic

The Iron Curtain “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent. ” -Winston Churchill

Where the term Iron Curtain comes from.

Where this curtain is

§ Britain could no longer spend money on fighting communism § Truman Doctrine § President Truman declared that U. S. would help aid countries fighting against communism § Turkey and Greece were the first to receive aid The Truman Doctrine & Containment § The U. S. ’s foreign policy that it would help stop the spread of communism throughout the world

What about Berlin? § Berlin was stuck behind this ‘curtain’ § Even though it was split between the Allies § USSR blockaded all roads leading to Berlin hoping to make West Berlin fall into communism

The Berlin Airlift § The West decided they needed to provide for West Berlin still § They did this by airlifting necessary supplies to West Berlin § During the Berlin Airlift over 8, 000 tons of supplies would arrive in West Berlin everyday

§ With growing concern about Soviet behavior, The West looked to form something to protect themselves § This lead to N. A. T. O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) § This was a treaty between Western Countries, that said that if one country was attacked then the others would defend them § The founding countries were; Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States N. A. T. O.

The Warsaw Pact § The Soviets reacted by creating their own alliance system later on § They created the Warsaw Pact § This was a defense alliance that allowed the Soviet to tighten its control over the Eastern Countries § The countries included were; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Hungary, Poland Romania

Your Job § Recruitment Poster Assignment § You will research both the Warsaw Pact and NATO, fill out the vocab in your notes § What is their purpose? § What were the major countries involved in each alliance? § What were each sides’ strengths compared to the other? Weaknesses compared to the other? § On an 8 -1/2 x 11 paper, on one side write the key details about both NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Compare and Contrast them. What side do you think had the advantage? Why? Use Vocab from class in your writing. Underline or highlight the vocab words you use. This is the most important part. Get the writing done before you start the other side. § On the other side you will create a recruitment poster for one side, either NATO or Warsaw Pact, trying to influence other countries to join § Have quick facts on it, make sure they prop up your side and can downplay the other side § These posters are to try and convince people to join your side. Make them eye catching! § Be prepared to discuss what you wrote and created § Turn them in!

Marshall Plan § US foreign policy decision to give money to countries to help recover from the War, this was in hopes that this would keep them from falling to communism

§ a country or area in which another country has power to Spheres of Influence affect developments although it has no formal authority § US sphere of Influence was Western Europe § USSR sphere of Influence was Eastern Europe

Satellite Nations Refers to countries that were aligned and under the influence of Communism and the Soviet Union