Cold+War+Notes



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 **

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 * Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, __Creating America,__ and ABC-CLIO **

These Countries were a part of it... "Solves Conflict Without War" || U.S. builds up it military with its European allies -They hoped that the united front and strong military would discourage Soviets from attacking. - North Atlantic Treaty Organization -race for military dominance . || No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || ||
 * **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 || [[image:turningpoints09:yalta.jpg width="275" height="216" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:un.gif width="298" height="211" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * China
 * Soviet Union
 * US
 * Great Britian
 * France
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * Communism is spreading, and the US want to stop if from doing so
 * It was an "iron curtain."
 * There was no freedom in communism, which isn't good. || [[image:turningpoints09:kennan.jpg width="246" height="177" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:truman.jpg width="300" height="221" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * The Us needs to invest in foreign countries.
 * Only invest in ones that are opposed to Communism.
 * Specifially Turkey and Greece ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**
 * Gives foreign countries money to build up power after war
 * Helps build up economies, agriculture, and trade.
 * The US has the power to give. || [[image:turningpoints09:marshall.jpg width="266" height="282" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:airlift.jpg width="289" height="194" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN AIRLIFT**
 * Part of Berlin was in the Soviet Union, one half got islolated.
 * The two halves split into communism and democracy.
 * Soviet Union blocked all trade.
 * Planes were flown in to deliver food for the duration of the 11 month blockade. ||
 * **NATO**
 * || [[image:turningpoints09:nato.png width="287" height="299" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:PRCFounding.jpg caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] || **COMMUNISM IN CHINA**
 * Communists defeated the anti-communists in civil war in China.
 * Us Begins to think Soviet Union is trying to take over world
 * **THE KOREAN WAR
 * [[image:turningpoints09:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] || **MCCARTHYISM**
 * Strongly against communism
 * Ruined many peoples lives with what he did to fight against communism
 * He was eventually stopped. ||
 * **THE SPACE RACE** || * A race between the Us and the Soviet Union to get all the "firsts" when it comes to space. ||