COLD WAR COLD WAR CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS

Lesson Essential Question

What common trends connect global conflicts?

Economic Systems

What is capitalism?

What is communism?

C&C United States and Soviet Union

Capitalist economic system

Individuals control economic activities

Harry Truman = Elected President

Communist economic system

Government controls economic activities

Joseph Stalin = Authoritative ruler

United States Soviet Union

The United Nations

Est. June 26, 1945 Headquarters in

NYC Peacekeeping

body, aka the earlier League of Nations

Notice the

world map

Problems with Peace?

Potsdam Conference

US, GBR, USSR leaders met at Potsdam, near Berlin, July 1945

What was the compromise?

Potsdam

Germany would be divided into four occupational zones

Potsdam Conference: Goals

Create a world where all nations had the right of self-determination

Gain access to raw materials

Rebuild Europe, ensuring stability and a market for goods

Reunite Germany

Encourage communism as part of the worldwide struggle between workers and the wealthy

Rebuild its war-ravished economy

Gain influence in Eastern Europe to balance US influence in Western Europe

Keep Germany divided to prevent future threats

United States wanted to… Soviet Union wanted to…

Potsdam Conference: Results Communist

governments set-up in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland Satellite

nations Containment

Results: Division of Germany Germany divided:

West and East Soviets blocked

all trade and travel to and from East Germany

Isolated West Berlin

Stalin’s Promise at Potsdam

The people of Eastern Europe will be allowed to choose their own governments

Berlin was divided as well

Name: ___________________________________

Directions: Complete your map by creating a key that designates the Cold War alliances that existed in Europe.

Warsaw Pact

NATO

Warsaw Pact

Stalin needs a buffer zone of friendly countries to guard against another attack

Name: ___________________________________

Directions: Complete your map by creating a key that designates the Cold War alliances that existed in Europe.

Iron Curtain

Warsaw Pact

NATO

Iron Curtain

“Iron Curtain” speech by Winston Churchill

Iron curtain represented the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe

Truman and Containment

Truman Doctrine “It must be the policy

of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”

What does that mean?

Truman & Containment: Economics

Marshall Plan 16 countries

received $13 billion in aid

By 1952, Western Europe was flourishing and Communist parties lost their appeal to voters

Truman & Containment: Economics (2)

Truman Doctrine Pledged to provide

economic and military aid to prevent the spread of communism.

Congress agreed to send hundreds of millions in aid to Greece and Turkey

Korea

Soviet troops occupied the area to the north and a pro-Soviet communist government came to power.

The United States of America provided 88% of the 341,000 international soldiers.

Containment

South Korea’s Economy

Cuban Missile Crisis

Kennedy versus Kruschev

Causes of the Cold War

Disagreements between the Allies

Differing U.S. and Soviet political and economic systems

Different goals for postwar Germany

Soviet expansion of communism in Europe

Resistance to Soviet aggression by the U.S.

Effects of The Cold War

Political and military struggles around the world

Increased military spending

Arms race Ever-present

danger of nuclear war

400 Million

Common Trends

BRAINSTORM: What common trends connect global conflicts?

Think P-E-S. Think M-A-I-N. Think!

Propaganda Geography Leadership Problems with peace

Think ~ Write ~ Share

What common trends connect global conflicts?

Closing Questions

Which side was more successful in reaching their goals at the Potsdam Conference? Explain.

Why did the Soviet Union blockade West Berlin for only a year? (talk about the beginning and the end)

Would you agree that the policy of containment was successful? Why or why not?

Name: _______________________________________ Directions: Using your notes and your textbook, please complete this graphic organizer using specific information relevant to each conflict. I have given you the classic causes and effects as well as one more common pattern. Please identify a second pattern and follow your example across to each conflict.BOLD = Causes

WWI WWII COLD WAR

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

Political Costs

Economic Costs

4,101 Billion in FY 2011 $

Social Costs

Pattern: geography

Creation of Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

and Poland

Germany was divided Vietnam reunified, Germany reunified, China

loses Taiwan

Pattern:

Berlin Airlift

After West Berlin was isolated in 1948, American and British planes crossed the blockade, bringing supplies and goods to Berlin

Berlin Airlift saved Berlin, raised American prestige

Soviets lifted the blockade in May 1949

Vietnam

You design the slides!

You need a total of three slides; Causes, Background, and Effects.

Include one graphic image on each slide

Vietnam ~ Causes

The best one goes here!

Vietnam ~ Background

The best one goes here!

Vietnam ~ Effects

The best one goes here!

Window Notes

People Events

Causes Effects

Draw this table in your notes. Complete it while watching The Berlin Airlift video.

The Berlin Airlift