The Origins of the Cold War US HISTORY

The Cold War (1945 -1991) United States �Democracy �Capitalism �Religious Soviet Union (USSR) �Communist

Postwar Cooperation by Allies �Nuremberg War Trials �United Nations UN Declaration of Human Rights

Why did wartime cooperation collapse? Source/Context/Significance? D 1 D 2 a D 2 b

What was containment and how was it applied? Source/Context/Significance? D 4 D 5 D

How and why did the US formally commit itself to the defense of Europe?

Think/Pair/Share How was Europe divided after World War II? 2. What did the US

The Cold War in Europe �Post War Cooperation: Nuremberg, United Nations �Yalta Conference &

TEA Paragraph What caused the Cold War? �T – Answer the question �E –

Kennan- The Long Telegram Containment The US will use a policy of trying to

Truman Doctrine “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States

Marshall Plan US Gives Western European Countries $12 -13 Billion to Rebuild After WW

National Security Act �Department of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff �National Security Council �Central

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The Origins of the Cold War US HISTORY

German Expansion

War Conferences

The Cold War (1945 -1991) United States �Democracy �Capitalism �Religious Soviet Union (USSR) �Communist Dictatorship �Socialism �No Religion Both nations compete for control of world affairs between 1945 -1991. There are numerous regional conflicts around the world, but never a “hot war” between the two nations. The USSR dissolves in 1991.

Postwar Cooperation by Allies �Nuremberg War Trials �United Nations UN Declaration of Human Rights

Why did wartime cooperation collapse? Source/Context/Significance? D 1 D 2 a D 2 b D 2 c (2) D 3 Main Idea? How does it answer Q?

What was containment and how was it applied? Source/Context/Significance? D 4 D 5 D 6 a D 6 b Main Idea? How does it answer Q?

How and why did the US formally commit itself to the defense of Europe? Source/Context/Significance? D 7 a D 7 b D 7 c D 8 Main Idea? How does it answer Q?

Think/Pair/Share How was Europe divided after World War II? 2. What did the US and USSR cooperate on after World War II? 3. How successfully did Truman deal with the Cold War in Europe? (Use examples) 1.

The Cold War in Europe �Post War Cooperation: Nuremberg, United Nations �Yalta Conference & the Division of Europe �Containment �Truman Doctrine (1947) $400 million to Greece and Turkey �Marshall Plan (1947) – 2 $12 -13 billion to rebuild Western Europe �Berlin Airlift (6/48 -5/49) - 2 �NATO (1949)

TEA Paragraph What caused the Cold War? �T – Answer the question �E – Present evidence to support your assertion �A – Conclude with analysis to reinforce your assertion

War Conferences

Europe Divided By the Iron Curtain

Germany Berlin

Kennan- The Long Telegram Containment The US will use a policy of trying to contain or stop the spread of communism.

Truman Doctrine “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. ” “I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. ”

Marshall Plan US Gives Western European Countries $12 -13 Billion to Rebuild After WW 2

Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift

National Security Act �Department of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff �National Security Council �Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Mao Chiang

Chinese Civil War

Korean War