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1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War
1945-19911945-1991
1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War
What is a Cold War?
Who was this war fought between?
Were there any physical fights?
Why did this happen?
What is a Cold War?
Who was this war fought between?
Were there any physical fights?
Why did this happen?
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1945 WWII ends and Europe is destroyed from the fighting
The Soviet Union, now our enemy, is promoting Communism in Eastern Europe
Europe is divided by an “Iron Curtain”: Imaginary line that divides Democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
1945 WWII ends and Europe is destroyed from the fighting
The Soviet Union, now our enemy, is promoting Communism in Eastern Europe
Europe is divided by an “Iron Curtain”: Imaginary line that divides Democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
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1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War
1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War
How does the U.S. contain the spread of Communism in Europe?
1st Step: The Truman Doctrine!
How does the U.S. contain the spread of Communism in Europe?
1st Step: The Truman Doctrine!
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Truman Doctrine: A 1947 attempt to contain the spread of Communism in Turkey, Greece, and the Mediterranean Region
These were two countries fighting off communist rebels trying to overthrow their democratic governments
Truman Doctrine: A 1947 attempt to contain the spread of Communism in Turkey, Greece, and the Mediterranean Region
These were two countries fighting off communist rebels trying to overthrow their democratic governments
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The alliance system never dies:
Democratic Western Europe forms…
N.A.T.O: An alliance formed for mutual defense against Communism
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The alliance system never dies:
Democratic Western Europe forms…
N.A.T.O: An alliance formed for mutual defense against Communism
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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The Soviet Union will not be outdone
Communist Eastern Europe forms…
Warsaw Pact: An alliance formed to unite the Communist Eastern Europe countries against the U.S. and Democracy
The Soviet Union will not be outdone
Communist Eastern Europe forms…
Warsaw Pact: An alliance formed to unite the Communist Eastern Europe countries against the U.S. and Democracy
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1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War What about Europe, in particular, Berlin?
Germany first divided into 4 military zones. (U.S., England, France, Soviet Union)
Germany then divided in half into two countries: West Germany (3 Democratic Zones) and East Germany (Soviet Zone) in 1949
What about Europe, in particular, Berlin?
Germany first divided into 4 military zones. (U.S., England, France, Soviet Union)
Germany then divided in half into two countries: West Germany (3 Democratic Zones) and East Germany (Soviet Zone) in 1949
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The Soviet Union is upset at the creation of a Democratic West Germany
The U.S. is still responsible for its sector in Berlin though
Berlin Blockade: Soviets decide to cut off all roads leading into Berlin, Germany
The Soviet Union is upset at the creation of a Democratic West Germany
The U.S. is still responsible for its sector in Berlin though
Berlin Blockade: Soviets decide to cut off all roads leading into Berlin, Germany
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The U.S. had to find another way to get supplies into it’s sector of Berlin
Berlin Airlift: The U.S. dropped supplies to the citizens of West Berlin from airplanes for one year.
Soviets eventually lift the blockade, not wanting to start a war
The U.S. had to find another way to get supplies into it’s sector of Berlin
Berlin Airlift: The U.S. dropped supplies to the citizens of West Berlin from airplanes for one year.
Soviets eventually lift the blockade, not wanting to start a war
1st Steps of the Cold War1st Steps of the Cold War