It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
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
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THE UNITED NATIONS
US
USSR
Great Britain
France
China
was created after WW2 in order to keep peace
CONTAINMENT
Iron curtain
stop the spread of communism
Europe was split into two, east for communism and west for democracy
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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
It was to help those in Europe who are resisiting democratic threats
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THE MARSHALL PLAN
It offered 13 billion to aid countries in Europe so they can rebuild
helped other countries rebuild after WW2
George Marshall was the person who created the plan
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THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
Germany blockaded east Germany
Americans sent 275,000 cargo planes to Berlin to help the people that are effected by the blockade.
Soviets wanted the US out of Berlin
Berlin was divided into east and west Berlin
May 1949 Stalin called of the blockade
NATO
It is an alliance including the US, Canada, and ten western European nations
In response the soviets and eastern nations made a warsaw pact
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COMMUNISM IN CHINA
Mao Zedong is the communist leader in china
the nationalist government, headed by Chiang Kai-shek, fled to thew island of Taiwan
communism is spreadin in eastern Europe
Chinese helped the North Koreans in the Korean War and helped spread communism
THE KOREAN WAR
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
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MCCARTHYISM
the term means reckless charges against the innocents
McCarthy stated that he new 205 state department officials that were in communist party; charges were never proven
he started the hunt for communist people in the US
THE SPACE RACE
the Soviets launched sputnik into space(1st space satellite) meaning the soviets had a missile powerful enough to hit the US.
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It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
- It was to help those in Europe who are resisiting democratic threats
*>No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
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