The Cold War

Essay

• Paragraph 1: Intro• Paragraph 2: Describe Capitalism• Paragraph 3: Describe Communism• Paragraph 4: What are the major events

of the Cold War• Paragraph 5: Conclusion/How did the

Cold War change things today

The Beginning

• World War II• The U.S. invades Europe from the West• The Soviet Union invades from the East• They meet in Germany to end the War

Germany After World War II

• 4 allied nations divide Germany

• Each country occupying a zone

• Policing and reconstruction

Germany After World War II

• 3 zones combined to make West Germany

• Soviet Zone named East Germany

Germany After World War II

• The Capital of Germany was also divided into 4 zones of occupation

• Each zone controlled by an ally

• Was Berlin in East or West Germany?

Europe After World War II

• Like Germany, all Europe was divided

• Green- NATO• Light Purple- Warsaw

Pact• Yellow- Neutral• Dark Purple-

Communist Independent

Bi-Polar

• Having two main areas of activity

• The U.S. and U.S.S.R dividing up the world

• Green- U.S. allies• Yellow- Soviet allies• Red- undecided

3 Worlds

• First World- Green• Second World- Yellow• Third World- Red

3 Worlds

• What do the First World Countries have in common?

• What do the Second World Countries have in common?

• What do the Third World Countries have in common?

The Fight for the Third World

• Iran• USSR wanted Iran’s oil fields• Iran complained to UN• USSR boycotted• Deal was made• Russia withdraws troops in exchange for

oil rights• U.S. persuades Iran to take back oil rights

The Struggle Continues• Eastern Europe• Soviet Union annexes

part of Eastern Europe

• Installs loyal communist governments in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, and Bulgaria

And Continues

• Korean War• China Becomes Communist• Vietnam Divided• Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Bomb• Egypt

Technology• Space Race• Why did the Space

race start?• Cell phones• Cordless Tools• Velcro• Corelle Ware• Pressurized ink pens

Movies

• James Bond• Top Gun• Red Dawn• The Blob• Invasion of the Body

Snatchers• The Blob• The Alamo