Cold+War-the+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. **

username mtaft, password usm**)** *4 || username mtaft, password usm**)** username mtaft, password usm**)** The Berlin blockade was a massive airlift of supplies into Berlin, Germany bu United States and British forces. It was one of the most extraordinary events in peacetime. The Soviets in East Germany had cut off supply lines with West Germany, so as a result, the western forces. Since supplies were cut off, airlifts were needed to bring thousands of tons of supplies into the Western German city of Berlin. || Nato was (and is), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and as of its creation in 1949 by the western forces, the British and Americans among them. Their goal was to defend against the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Based on the different countries, not everything went smoothly at certain points in time. || || The Red Scare was the rampant fear of the spread of communism that swept the United States during the late 40's and 50's. The Rosenbergs were a couple that supposedly committed espionage during the early 1950's. Rosenberg was tried for providing Russia with secrets about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death by electrocution. ||
 * **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
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established
 * 4 || [[image:turningpoints2010/yalta.jpg width="158" height="125" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif width="282" height="210" align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * The United Nation was created after WWII to act as a "watchdog", or to maintain global peace.
 * meant to settle disputes peacefully
 * General assembly meets annually
 * discuss political, economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian issues.
 * UN also has court and other special agencies.
 * countries give $
 * treaties signed
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 * **CONTAINMENT ([|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * U.S didn't want Soviet communism to spread
 * Soviets dislike Americans' negative views on communism
 * America was scared that communism would spread to home
 * leads to cold war because of tensions between U.S. and Soviets
 * tensions are political
 * 2 || [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg width="183" height="153" align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg width="158" height="147" align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ([|Video available]-**
 * british could no longer support west Europe in anti-communism
 * U.S. could not support anti-communism alone
 * Truman stated that he would back-up Greece and Turkey against communism
 * U.S would give millions of dollars to Greece and Turkey
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN** **([|Video available]-**
 * Europe in EXTREME disrepair after WWII
 * Marshall proposes plan for great economic plan
 * "not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos"
 * Europe liked his idea
 * Only Soviet Union disagreed to help
 * expensive (billions), but congress approved. || [[image:turningpoints2010/marshall.jpg width="152" height="228" align="center" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg width="158" height="113" align="center"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT ([|Video]****[|available]**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg width="161" height="235" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC ([|Video available]-** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** Mao Zedong and the Communists continued to dominate the civil war in China against Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists. Mao also appeared to be taking a more anti-American stance, and in October 1949, Mao proclaimed the People's Republic of China in Beijing. || [[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg width="151" height="110" align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**

username mtaft, password usm The Germans created rockets and the United States and Russia rushed into Germany to try to collect them. These rockets became the basis for both countries space program. In October 1957, the Soviets amazed the world by sending a satellite into orbit. Sputnik 2 sent a dog to show that living things could survive. In '59, the U.S. sent two monkeys up and retrieved them. ||
 * No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * MCCARTHYISM ([|Video available]- username mtaft, password usm**)** McCarthy exploited the Red Scare to gain political power. Senator McCarthy emerged when he said he had a list of 205 communists working in the state department. It was untrue, but he did gain media attention. The hysteria seeped into many areas of American lives. || [[image:turningpoints2010/180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg width="114" height="165" align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/1sputnik.jpg width="114" height="247" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE ([|Video available]-**