Title: Cold War
1Cold War
2Potsdam Great BritainUnited StatesSoviet
Union
- Churchill, Truman, Stalin Germany would be
divided into four zones - Tension between the U.S. and
Soviets become obvious -
3Germany divided
4Iron Curtain
- Winston Churchill- speech about the divide
between Communism and Capitalism in Europe
5Truman Doctrine
- Aid to Greece and Turkey to keep the countries
from falling to communism. - 400 million 1947-1950
6Marshall Plan
- 13 Billion to Western Europe 1947-1952
- Greatly improved the economy of many countries
destroyed during WWII - Kept the appeal of communism away
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8Berlin Air Lift
- Soviets block all routes in and out of East
Berlin - U.S. and Britain fly in supplies for327 days
- Soviets give up and lift the blockade
9NATO COUNTRIES
10Warsaw Pact Members states Soviet Union,
Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.
11Zionist Movement.
- political movement that originally supported the
reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish
People in Palestine, and continues primarily as
support for the modern state of Israel
12China becomes Communist
- Chaing Kai Shek v Mao Zedong
- to Chaing Kai Shek (not enough)
- Mao wins out because of peasant support
- Nationalist government flees to Taiwan
Winner
13Korean War
- Stop Northern aggression
- MacArthur goes into Northern Korea
- Confronts China
- Threatens Nukes
- Truman fires MacArthur
- Cease Fire at 38th Parallel
14Space Race
- Soviets explode an Atomic Bomb
- U.S. explodes a Hydrogen Bomb
- Soviets launch Sputnik
- U.S. promises to get a man on the moon
15Cold War at Homepropaganda
- HUAC/Hollywood 10
- Spy Cases
- McCarthyism and the witch hunt
- Duck and Cover
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17Hiss v. Nixon
- Hiss is accused of taking bribes from Soviets,
denies all accusations - Nixon doesnt believe him and continues the
investigation, finds incriminating evidence
Hiss is found guilty of perjury.
18Hollywood 10 off to the hearings
- Are you now, or have you ever been a member of
the communist party?
19Rosenbergs
- Members of the Communist party accused of
conspiring to sell Bomb secrets to Soviets - Convicted of Espionage, sentenced to death
20Eisenhower DoctrineUnited States would use armed
forces upon request in response to imminent or
actual aggression to the United States.
Furthermore, countries that took stances opposed
to Communism would be given aid in various forms.
- The Middle Eastern region contains a large
percentage of the world's oil supply. If the area
was to fall to communism, the United States and
its allies would suffer immense economic
consequences.
21Central Intelligence Agency
- The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a
civilian intelligence agency of the United States
government. Its primary function is collecting
and analyzing information about foreign
governments, corporations, and persons in order
to advise public policymakers.
22U-2 spy Plane shot down over U.S.S.R
- Spy program in question
- One last trip
- Frances Gary Powers
- 10 years in Soviet Prison
- Increased tension
23 Bay of Pigs
- CIA covert operation
- Overthrow Castro/Communism
- Eisenhower-Kennedy
- Failed
- Embarrassment
24Cuban Missile Crisis
- Spy planes detect launching pads in Cuba
- Kennedy/ Khrushchev stand off
- Blockade led to ships turning around
- Remove missiles in Turkey
- Kennedy a hero
25Hot line
- to decrease tension between the U.S. and Soviet
Union - Easy communication to reduce the risk of nuclear
war