The+Early+Years+of+the+Cold+War

C opy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading [|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO. **Use pages 794-799 in//Creating America// and** ** [|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO] ** **to** **develop a complete description** **for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War.** **This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.**


 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established || [[image:turningpoints2010/yalta.jpg align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**

•The USSR was looking more of an axis then an allies. •Countries fell over the Soviet Influence for protection. Stalin wanted war with the US. username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * •**Established in the aftermath of [|World War II] in an attempt to stabilize international relations and create a firm foundation for peace for the future
 * •**Headquarters in New York City, the UN continues to take a firm hand in world events, including mandatory weapons inspections
 * •**The idea of this organization was meant to control war and promote peace.
 * •**Established at the Yalta Conference. ||
 * **CONTAINMENT ( [|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * •**In 1946, Churchill warned Britain about the iron curtain behind the USSR.
 * •**American diplomat George F. Kennan wrote the "long telegram" describing the policy of containment. || [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg align="center" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ( [|Video available] -**

•Truman asked Greece and Turkey for help against the Soviets. •US is looked as a leader and that needs to take down the USSR. •We were looked out as the country to take them down. •US gave money to help protect the needy countries. || username mtaft, password usm**)** •George Marshall led the idea of dropping supplies to ruined European countries. •Many Europeans loved it. •17 billion was sent worth of supplies. Built back the hurt countries. •This leads to a stronger less reliable European countries. || || username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN** **( [|Video available] -**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT ( [|Video] **** [|available] **

•Ordered all access to Berlin to be sealed off. •You could not get in or out. •Wanted to starve Allies out of Berlin. •Planes carried in supplies. •Was an absolute success for many of the people. •Led to NATO to support an allied trust. || •NATO was a group of countries forming a trust in Europe against the Soviets. •Warsaw Pact was pretty much all Soviet Communism countries including China. || ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC ( [|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**

•The Red Scare was a scare to people to get them to go to cover in case of a bombing. •The HUAC was a communist propaganda movement in movies to get into minds in the movies. •Sparked many angry men to believe it was not democratic. •The Rosenbergs were [|American] [|communists] who were convicted and executed on June 19, 1953 for conspiracy to commit [|espionage] during a time of war. ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** •After a long civil war and poverty strike. China looked for help, They find power through Stalin and the communism party. || [[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**

|| •In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he had a list of known communists working in the state department. •People went scared of what was going on in government. •Was from Wisconsin. •Many people believed it was fake. •People then believed and confronted others of communism •In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he had a list of known communists working in the state department. •People went scared of what was going on in government. •Was from Wisconsin. •Many people believed it was fake. •People then believed and confronted others of communism
 * No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * MCCARTHYISM ( [|Video available] - username mtaft, password usm**)**

|| username mtaft, password usm **)** •During WW2 Germany figured about the B2 Bombs that would be launched to space. •US and Soviets went into Germany to pick up on rockets scientist. •USSR launched Sputnik that could watch over the world. Carrying a dog showing life could live. •US sent monkeys. || xxxxx
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE ( [|Video available] -**