Cold War Big Pic 

It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.

AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR

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Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO

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	yalta.jpg
un.gif	THE UNITED NATIONS Serves as a watchdog for the world Would get involved when necessary and to stop spread of Communism Main goal was to protect Democracy People from UN fought in the Korean War to stop Communism
CONTAINMENT Stop spread of communism U.S. works in military and non-military ways to contain communism The main strategy of the Cold War	kennan.jpg
truman.jpg	THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE Aid to people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom Gave countries help so they would not become communists Truman wanted to make sure that other countries did not convert to communism
THE MARSHALL PLAN Offered 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern Europe. Plan helped the nations of Europe rebuild. Wanted to get these nations being aided on the U.S. side	marshall.jpg
airlift.jpg	THE BERLIN AIRLIFT Soviet forces blockade access to Berlin Truman has airlift of food, fuel, and equipment into the city 275,000 flights made into Berlin by U.S. and Berlin cargo planes Carried supplies to city's residents
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed in 1948 Formed because of alarm over communist control of Eastern Europe NATO alliance included U.S., Canada, and 10 Western European nations Soviet Union and Eastern European nations form Warsaw Pact	nato.png
PRCFounding.jpg	COMMUNISM IN CHINA 1949-Communists defeat non Communists in China Mao Zedong leads Communist China Nationalist government falls in China *
THE KOREAN WAR No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity	korean67.gif
180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg	MCCARTHYISM Joseph McCarthy, senator from Wisconsin, has list of 205 State Department officials who are communists Hunt for Communists begins He was well known for finger pointing He eventually was wiped out wen exchanges between him and Joseph Welch were seen on TV
THE SPACE RACE	Space Race begins with Soviet Union and U.S. Soviets launch world's first space satellite Billions of dollars were set aside for space research Sputnik meant that Russians could reach U.S. with a powerful missile