10.+Cold+War+Early+Years

C opy 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** * Created after the end of WWII -General assembly -Security Counsel -Economic and Social Counsel -Court of Justice -Secretariat ||
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 * 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 align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * Established to maintain peace to the countries after the war.
 * A group of 26 nations sworn to fight against the Axis.
 * UN charter- an agreement that nations would solve their problems peacefully and not use force on each other.
 * Many organizations within UN such as:
 * **CONTAINMENT**

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 * Established in 1947.
 * An organization created in response to Communism.
 * Limits the country’s territorial growth and ideological influence. ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**

**The Marshall Plan**
 * Foreign policy written in 1947 regarding Communism.
 * Truman felt the United States should support anticommunism.
 * Became the backbone of the Cold War policy of the United States and created military and financial confusion. ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**

Helped many European countries rebuild from the War || ||
 * A plan created by George C. Marshall- secretary of state.
 * U.S. gives $13 million to Southern and Western Europe.
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**


 * A large transfer of supplies to Berlin.
 * Gave aid to more than 2 million in need in West Berlin.
 * June 26, 1948, all trade with Germany halted in response to the Blockade.
 * Soviets ended the Blockade and conceded. ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**

Another concern of Communism ||
 * North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
 * Consisted of United States, Canada, and 10 Western Europe nations.
 * In response to this, The Soviet Union and Eastern European nations formed the Warsaw Pact. || [[image:turningpoints2010:nato.png align="center" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * Panic of labor strikes
 * Members of an American Communist Party.
 * Executed in 1953.
 * ****COMMUNISM IN CHINA****
 * Mao Zedong comes the power and head of Communist China.
 * Chinese government believes they will rule the world.
 * American fear of Communism grows.

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 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR**


 * No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM**
 * Joe McCarthy- Wisconsin Republican Senator.
 * Used Korean war to scare Americans about Communism.
 * Searched for Communism and ruined careers of thousands.
 * __McCarthyism-__ Term used to describe the charges set to innocent people. || [[image:turningpoints2010:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE**
 * A race to get to outer space between U.S. and soviets.
 * Both sides used competition to show off and look stronger.
 * Also a nuclear arms race.
 * Russia launches Sputnik 1 becomes the first thing to travel in space.

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