The Cold War 1945-1990

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The Cold War1945-1990
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The Superpowers

• The US and the USSR emerged from WWII as the
  worlds two superpowers.
• This conflict of ideology set the stage for the
  Cold War.

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A war of Ideology

• US
  USSR
• Democracy Communism
• Capitalism Communism
• The West The East
• NATO Warsaw Pact
• Stop Communism Spread Comm.

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Soviet Threat
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The Marshall Plan

• The US plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
• The US provided 15 billion of aid to help the
  allies rebuild.

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Truman Doctrine

• President Truman promises economic and military
  support to any country resisting communist
  aggression.

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Truman Checks Stalin
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The Iron Curtain

• Winston Churchill declared that a line of
  separation had descended across Europe dividing
  east and west.

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Satellite Nations

• Comprised of Eastern European Nations under
  Soviet control after WWII.
• The satellites created a buffer between the USSR
  and the West.
• Poland, East Germany,Hungary,Romania.

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Defense Alliances

• NATO
• The Western Alliance
• Protected W. Europe against Soviet aggression.

• Warsaw Pact
• The USSR and its satellites.

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Cold War Germany
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Germany
Communism
Berlin
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Democracy
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The Berlin Crisis (1948)

• In 1948 Stalin attempted to force the Western
  allies out of Berlin by sealing off the city.
• Highways and Railroads entering the western
  sector of Berlin were closed.

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The Berlin Airlift

• The Western allies responded to the blockade by
  mounting a round the clock airlift.

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Stalin Tryingto Stop Airlift
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Soviet Obstructionism
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The Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the
German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August
1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from
surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin
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Before the Wall's erection, 3.5 million East
Germans defected from East Germany, many by
crossing over the border from East Berlin into
West Berlin and entering the Democratic World.
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The Arms Race
Competition between the US and USSR to develop
and deploy nuclear weapons.
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Space Race
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SputnikOctober 1957
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The Korean War
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North and South Korea
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Divided Korea

• North Korea was led by communist leader Kim Il
  Sung
• South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and called
  itself the Republic of Korea

Syngman Rhee
Kim Il Sung
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U.S. Involvement

• South Korea was unstable economically
• The United States feared that South Korea would
  fall to communism
• U.S. government helped to build up the South
  Korean military
• Both the U.S. and the Soviets removed their
  troops from Korea in 1949.

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Fighting Begins

• North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950.
• The UN became involved and asked for an immediate
  cease fire
• The Soviets were boycotting the U.N. due to the
  denial of admittance of China to the world
  governing body

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Final Outcome http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarth
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The War Ends

• Korea in May of 1953
• July 27th, 1953 an armistice was agreed upon.
• The outcome of the war was the same dividing line
  that was present before the start of the war,
  approximately around the 38th parallel

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The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Soviet Expansionism
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Discussions on Germany
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Plea from Europe
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American View
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Soviet Control of Berlin
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Stalins Mood Changes
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Stalin Peeks Under Iron Curtain
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Stalins Fears Realized
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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