Bellringer

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Bellringer

• What problems did the Treaty of Versailles cause
  (ended WWI)? Think what the terms were and what
  they led to.

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Brainstorm

• What are some issues we need to fix with the end
  of WWII?

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2 column notes

• Pd 386-391

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Goal Oriented

• WWII much deadlier than WWI longer, more drawn
  out
• Big 3- Churchill, FDR, Stalin (1945- before VJ
  day)
• What to do with postwar Germany, Eastern Europe,
  Asia
• Russia wanted to keep land in Eastern Europe
  (Poland, Bulgaria, Romania)

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Potsdam

• Big 3 take 2
• FDR out Truman in
• Churchill out Atlee in
• Stalin still there
• Divide Germany into 4 zones (US, Britain, France,
  USSR)
• New borders, free elections in Eastern Europe

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Map Changes

• Polands border changed Germany divided into 4
  (really into 2 free and communist)
• Eastern Europe controlled by Russia
• China- communist
• Japan- we stayed, new constitution, abolish
  military (except for defense), womens suffrage,
  democracy in place

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Imperialism? Nah

• Colonies gain independence- East Indies, India,
  Burma, most of Africa and Middle East
• Philippines gained independence (finally)
• Imperialism is over for the big nations (Britain,
  Spain, France, etc)

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Power Shift

• US and USSR superpowers
• Strongest nations politically, militarily,
  economically
• US- not destroyed, strong economy, confident-
  nuclear weapons
• USSR- destroyed land still had huge military and
  control over Eastern Europe

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GATT

• US cant be isolated- too much power
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade- reduce
  taxes trade freer
• Set up World Bank and IMF

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UN

• US joined the new League of Nations
• Cooperation between powers not absolute equality
• Security council- always members- US, USSR,
  Britain, France, China

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Human Rights

• UN helped create Israel for Jews
• Provide food, shelter, aid to war torn countries
• Slavery and torture not good
• Freedom of speech and religion good
• Hard to enforce

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Payback

• Allies arrested and tried Japanese for crimes in
  Asia (Bataan Death March Rape of Nanjing)
• Nuremberg Trials- Nazis punished for Holocaust

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A New America

• Leaders of democracy, freedom, peace, tolerance
• Really?
• Cant be isolated too much responsibility
• World is connected- cant let any part fail

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Civil Rights and Growth

• African Americans and women push for more rights
  after WWII
• Lots of industries/military jobs created in the
  US- creation of jobs/strengthen the economy
• Federal government more power

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Bellringer

• What happened to Germany after WWII? Why?
• Germany was divided into 4 zones where France,
  Britain, Russia, and the US had influence in each
  region

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Agenda

• BR
• Review
• Wrap up
• Challenge
• Cold vs. Hot
• Brainstorm
• Containment

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• What problems did you face?
• How did you get through them?
• What did you do well?
• How did you get ideas?
• Did you interact with other groups? How/why?
• How did you feel when other groups were further
  ahead? Behind?

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Bellringer

• What are the two sides of the Cold War? What did
  they each represent? What did they both want?

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Cold War in America

• McCarthyism and Bert the Turtle

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Brrrrr

• US and USSR are allies during WWII- however, we
  dont really trust each other
• Remember theyre communists and we had that fear
  of them
• We defeated Nazi Germany- so our alliance is
  technically over

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In this Corner

• The world after WWII was basically split between
  two belief systems communism vs. democracy (USSR
  vs. US)
• USSR wanted to spread communism throughout the
  world- the US wanted to stop the spread

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Hot vs. Cold

• Ideas?

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Choose Teams

• The world divides between NATO and the Warsaw
  Pact

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NATO

• Keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the
  Germans down.

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A New Foreign Policy

• US adopts a policy of CONTAINMENT to keep
  communism from spreading (keep it where it is)
• We created the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall
  Plan to help out nations trying to resist
  communism by giving them financial aid

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Domino Theory

• The domino theory relates to communism.
• If one nation becomes communist, then other
  nations surrounding that nation will become
  communist as well
• If one falls, they all fall
• Thats why its so important to try to contain
  communism- we dont want communism to take
  control

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Revolution in China

• We were trying to CONTAIN communism
• However, it spread and Mao Zedong became the
  communist leader of China
• Now two of the nations largest countries are
  dominated by communist governments
• The threat of communism taking over is real

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Domino Theory contd

• Ugh! China fell to communism
• In the following years, the US will try to stop
  communism from spreading in Korea and Vietnam
• It became a real fear that if communism spread
  throughout the world, the cold war would turn HOT
  with atomic bombs

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Soviets for World Domination

• 1949 Soviets develop the atomic bomb because of
  American spies who worked on the Manhattan
  Project
• This starts the arms race with each side trying
  to one up the other
• Soviets vs. US (Communist vs. Non-Communist)

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Ready, Set, Arm Wrestle

• In an ARMS RACE, the more nuclear weapons you
  have, the more powerful the nation
• US develops the H (hydrogen) bomb in 1952
• USSR develops the H bomb in 1953
• 2500 times MORE powerful than the atomic bomb
• Estimated that 20 million Americans would die if
  Russians launched an attack

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Space Race 1957-1975

• Sputnik satellite launched by USSR 10/1957- First
  to orbit the Earth
• Shocked America because we thought we were
  leading the way in space technology- led to a
  wave of fear and a decrease in morale
• Who really knew what the satellite was? (Were
  they spying on us?) How far could it go and what
  else it meant?
• Led to the creation of NASA in 1958

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Panic at Home

• With atomic war always a threat, Americans at
  home needed to prepare for an attack
• The government told the people that they could
  survive an atomic attack if they were prepared.
  Seriously.
• The Federal Civil Defense Administration (kind of
  like Homeland Security in the 50s) told the
  public how they could be safe

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Bomb Shelters

• The government encouraged families to build fall
  out shelters under their houses in case of an
  atomic attack
• Ever seen the movie Blast from the Past?
• If a bomb was dropped, you would be safe from the
  fall out of the bomb and the radiation
• It was recommended that people stay in the
  shelter full time for at least 14 days after a
  nuclear blast. Families with children were
  advised to stock their shelter with recreational
  materials to break the monotony. Monopoly games
  were popular. Other suggested items included
  playing cards and diaries to keep a record of
  one's stay.

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Shelter in the 1950s
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Duck and Cover

• Children did duck and cover drills in school
• Lessons were given on safety and how to survive
  if the Soviets dropped a bomb on us

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Bert the Turtle!

• The government came out with this infomercial
  about what people should do if they hear the air
  raid siren
• Bert the Turtle became the icon of duck and
  cover drills done throughout the 1950s and 1960s

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Crazy Commies

• After the Berlin Blockade, Germany is divided
  between free and communist.
• Soviets BUILD A WALL to keep East Berliners from
  fleeing to the West
• Think about why we want to build a wall between
  the US and Mexico to keep people OUT, USSR built
  one to keep people IN
• What does that say about communism and the USSR?
• Would you want to stay there after they blockaded
  you for a year?

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The Wall

• http//www.archive.org/details/the_wall_1962

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Life At Home

• Fabulous 50s??

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Sock Hops and Baby Boomers

• As soldiers are coming back from WWII, they
  reunite with their families and the 1950s will
  have a HUGE increase in the number of babies
  born- they are known as the baby boomer
  generation
• The 1950s also saw the growth of Disneyland,
  ELVIS mania, the Hula-Hoop, Sock-hops and
  drive-in movies

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The Fearful 50sand 60sand 70s

• While all this frivolity was going on, McCarthy
  was picking out communists in the government
• There were traitors in the government Alger
  Hiss
• McCarthy accused 200 other govt officials and
  even the President!
• People didnt trust each other- always living in
  fear of each other and of an attack.

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Red Scare Part II

• With McCarthy accusing everyone of being a
  communist, Americans were afraid of the
  government being overthrown
• People didnt trust others, especially Russians

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Duck and Cover

• http//video.google.com/videoplay?docid-152831302
  9232126903qDuckandCovertotal817start-num
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Bellringer

• What were the two sides of the Cold War? Explain
  the difference between hot and cold wars.

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Agenda

• Laptop with a buddy
• Complete notes about Cold War
• Are you popular?
• Do you believe?