The Cold War: A World Divided
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The Cold War:
A World Divided
Relationship b/w U.S. & Soviet Union was shaky before WWII even endedU.S. was upset Stalin signed non-aggression pactStalin blamed Allies for not invading sooner
Yalta Conference-February 1945Churchill, FDR, Stalin agree to:
decide to divide Germany into zones of occupation controlled by military forces (American, Soviet, British, French)
Germany to pay war reparations to Soviet UnionSoviet Union to join war against JapanStalin promises Eastern Europeans would have
free elections
Yalta Conference
1946 United Nations is created, headquarters NYC
50 countries join international organization to protect members from war
Security Council: 11 rotating members, 5 permanent (U.S., Britain, France, Soviet Union, China) have veto power
United Nations
WWII-U.S. lost 400,000, cities were not damaged, richest & most powerful Encourage democracyRebuild European gov’ts to bring stability & new markets for American goods $$$
Reunite & stabilize Germany, make Europe more secure
Gain raw materials
U.S. GOALS
WWII-Soviet Union lost 20 million (1 in 4 Soviets were killed/wounded), cities destroyedEncourage communism (promote worldwide
workers’ revolution)Rebuild the economy destroyed by war using
Eastern European industry & raw materialsControl Eastern Europe to protect Soviet
borders & balance out the U.S. influence in Western Europe
Keep Germany divided to prevent it from ever starting another war
Soviet GOALS
Represents Europe’s division into Democratic Western Europe & Communist Eastern Europe
Russians were tired of being invaded (centuries of invasion-Poles, Swedes, Napoleon, Germany twice)Create buffer (wall of protection) along Russia’s
western border turns those countries communist (Poland,
Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania)
Potsdam Conference- 1945 Truman, Stalin, ChurchillStalin refuses to allow free elections, says
communism & capitalism cannot exist in same world
Germany is divided in half-east & west at Berlin
IRON CURTAIN
A peep under the iron curtain
ContainmentU.S. policy to stop Soviet influence &
communism from expandingForm alliances and help weak countries resist
communismTruman Doctrine
Truman announces the U.S. will give economic & military aid for countries to resist communism
Controversial…should U.S. interfere in the affairs of other countries?
$400 million to Greece & Turkey
Containment & Truman Doctrine
Western Europe in ruins after WWIINot enough jobs or food
U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall proposed an assistance program
Provide food, machines, materials to rebuild Western Europe
Huge success
Marshall Plan
U.S. gave $12 billion in aid to European countries to improve the economies
Focus on Berlin
After World War II, Germany was divided into four zones, occupied by French, British, American, and Soviet troops.
Occupation zones after 1945. Berlin is the multinational area within the Soviet zone.
· In June of 1948, the French, British and American zones were joined into the nation of West Germany after the Soviets refused to end their occupation of Germany.
Soviet blockade:
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
Berlin Airlift1948 U.S., Britain, France decide to
withdraw troops from GermanySoviet Union wanted Germany kept
weak & dividedresponded by taking West Berlin
hostagecity faced starvation
Allies flew food & supplies into West Berlin for 11 months
Berlin Airlift
· The Soviet zone of Germany, including East Berlin, became known as the nation of East Germany.
Germany remains divided:
· In May of 1949, Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union ended the blockade.
October, 1949
Cold WarStruggle over political differences
carried on without using warLasted over 40 yrs b/w U.S. & Soviet
UnionNATO=North Atlantic Treaty Organization
194910 Western European countries joined
U.S. & Canada to form military allianceAttack on any NATO member is an
attack on all
What is a Cold War?
Warsaw Pact 1955Formed as response to NATOAlliance of Soviet Union, East
Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania
Built Berlin Wall to separate East & West BerlinSymbol of the world divided
Warsaw Pact
The Korean War 1950-1953At end of WWII, Japanese
troops surrendered38th parallel line Korea
is split into 2 nations North Korea
communist, supported by Soviets
South Korea democratic, supported by West
Soviets supply NKorea w/ tanks, airplanes, $$$ to take over entire peninsula
Truman’s policy of containment is put to the test
InvasionJune 25, 1950
North Korea invades South KoreaTakes over entire
peninsula except Pusan (p543)
UN sends in international peacekeeping forces to help South Korea (soldiers from 15 nations, 80% U.S.)Leader: General
Douglas MacArthur
Here comes ChinaSept. 1950 MacArthur leads UN invasion
of KoreaPushes NKoreans back to Chinese
borderChinese feel threatened & sends in
300,000 troopsPush UN & SKorean troops out of
NKorea & capture Seoul (capital South Korea)
MacArthur calls for nuclear attack against ChinaTruman sees this as reckless“We are trying to prevent a world war,
not start one.”MacArthur won’t let up & is removed1953 UN regains control of SKorea
Aftermath of Korean WarJuly 1953 UN & NKorean forces sign
ceasefire, agree to border at 38th parallel (same as before war)
4 million soldiers & civilians deadN&S Korea still divided todayCommunist NKorea established collective
farms, build up militaryKim Jong Il built up nuclear weapons,
serious economic problemsSouth Korea prospered (w/ U.S. help)
Huge foreign trade & economic growth
The Nuclear ThreatU.S. had atomic bombs1949 Soviet Union exploded its own atomic
weapon1950 Truman responded by working on
Hydrogen Bomb (thousands xs stronger than a-bomb)1952 U.S. tests H-Bomb1953 Soviets test H-Bomb
“brinkmanship-”willingness to go to the brink (edge) of war (retaliate for any attack)Need nuclear weapons & planes to carry
outCUBAN MISSILE CRISIS=brinkmanship
The World is Divided1st world=United States & allies2nd world=Soviet Union & allies3rd world=developing nations, not aligned with eitherLocated in Latin America, Africa, Asia
Poor, politically unstable (colonialism)
Fidel Castro’s Cuba1950s Cuba backed by U.S., unpopular
dictatorFidel Castro leads revolution & becomes
dictatorSuspends elections, jails & executes
opponents, controls media, took over economy
Turns to Soviet Union more economic & military aid
U.S. tries to invade Cuba (Bay of Pigs)…disaster
Soviets respond by placing nuclear missiles in Cuba (90 miles from U.S.)Read The Cuban Missile Crisis & answer
questions
Major StrategiesForeign AidBoth superpowers gave $ to countries to
influence & win alliesPropaganda
Both used to win supportEspionage
Spies were sent into both sides, U-2 spy planes, etc.
BrinkmanshipGoing to the brink of war to get the other to
back downEx: Cuban Missile Crisis
AlliancesNATO, Warsaw Pact
Surrogate (substitute) WarsKorea, Vietnam
Uprisings in Poland, Hungary, & Czechoslovakia
Hungary1956 anti-communist revolt,
new gov’t & leaderSoviet troops crush uprising
& execute leader (Nagy)Czechoslovakia
1968 communist leader Dubcek begins reforms during “Prague Spring”End censorship, allow
criticism of gov’tSoviets invade country,
reverse reforms, kick him out of party
Détente & SALTDétente: lessening of Cold War tensions
After Vietnam War, U.S. backed away from direct confrontation w/ Soviet Union
President visits China & Soviet UnionSALT=Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Nixon & Soviet leader Brezhnev sign treaty limiting the number of missiles in both countries
Falls apart during late 1970s-1980s under Carter & Reagan