Chapter 21

The Cold War

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• After World War II, although an international organization (the United Nations) was formed to ensure global peace and prosperity, that did not always happen.

• Germany would remain divided between a Soviet-influenced East Germany and a western-influenced West Germany.

• Europe itself would be divided into the Eastern bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union, and the Western bloc, tied to the United States.

• This division along with other factors would force the United States and the Soviet Union into a Cold War.

• The Cold war was a period of hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union without any direct military conflict. This war of competing ideas would last for decades.

• (Better understanding: although the U.S. and Soviet Union were both involved in the Vietnam War and the Korean War-neither country ever came in direct contact with the other.) In history this is better known as a proxy war.

• During this Cold War it was clear that there were differences with the Soviets and the United States politically and economically

• To maintain control of Eastern Europe, or the Eastern bloc, the Soviets in 1955 created the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance tied with other soviet nations.

• In addition, the Soviet Union also brought nations under its control in eastern Europe and made them into satellite nations. The main purpose of this was to create a buffer to protect themselves against invasion from the west.

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• The Western bloc, the United States created NATO. Also, a military alliance primarily for discouraging the Soviet Union from aggression in Europe.

• Unfortunately, the Soviet Union would use their military force later against uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. (those countries were revolting for democracy)

• The United States, as the leader of the non-Communist world, developed the Truman Doctrine to aid countries threatened by Communist takeover.

• In addition, the United States also created the Marshall Plan to help Western Europe’s democratic nations rebuilt their economies.

• The United States and Canada developed strong, closely-linked economies after World War II.

• The cold war affected American politics during the 1950s, when concern arose about Communist influences in American government and society.

• During the 1960s women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans began to make advances in civil rights.

• However, at the same time the United States will enter the Vietnam War, a war that would divide the American society and lead to a questioning of the United State’s military role in world trouble spots.

VLAs:

• Cold War: • Quick overview:• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHwIkOv6Rc4

• Crash Course:• http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI