Origins of the Cold War
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Origins of the
Cold War
Origins of the
Cold War
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Sponge #34
The questions below are based on what you read and learned on Monday. Write and answer the following questions!!!
1.) What was the Cold War?
2.) What were the beliefs of the U.S.?
3.) What were the beliefs of the Soviet Union?
5 mins.
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Class Discussion/CRCT Review
Take out your CRCT workbooks and turn to page 171. Let’s discuss the paragraphs and questions (439-443).
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Note-Taking Using Alphaboxes Organizer
• You will fill in the boxes with a phrase that describes the word or date.
• All of the information that you need can be found in the PowerPoint, so you need to pay attention!!!!
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A Difference In Opinion
• 1945—the beginning of a long period of distrust & misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West (particularly the US)– Soviet Union believed a powerful central
government should control the economy as well as the government
– US believed that businesses should be privately owned
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Post-WWII Europe (1945)
• Western Europe and America were alarmed by Soviet advances in Eastern Europe– Many Europeans and Americans
believed that the communists were trying to take over the world!
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“The Iron Curtain”
• Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin placed most of the Eastern European countries under communist control– “Eastern Bloc”
• The United States led the Western Bloc countries of Western Europe
• The imaginary line separating the two was called the “Iron Curtain”
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The “Iron Curtain”
From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lies the ancient capitals of Central and Eastern Europe. -- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946
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Checking For UnderstandingStand Up/Sit Down
If the statement is true, stand up. If the statement is false, stay seated.
U.S. believed a powerful central government should control the
economy as well as the government.
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Checking For UnderstandingStand Up/Sit Down
If the statement is true, stand up. If the statement is false, stay seated.
The “Iron Curtain” was a real curtain separating the Eastern
European countries and the Western Bloc countries of
Western Europe.
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Division of Germany
• End of WWII, Allies divided Germany into 4 sections to keep it from regaining power– US, Great Britain, France, & Soviet Union
each controlled a section• 1948: Western Allies wanted to reunite
Germany, but Soviets disagreed– Soviet section became “East Germany”
and the reunited sections became “West Germany”
– Berlin was also divided into East & West
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Post-War Germany
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A Nuclear War
• Each side thought the other was trying to rule the world– Neither side would give up, people lived
in fear that another world war would erupt
• This time it could be a nuclear war, which could destroy the entire planet
• Countries began to form alliances to protect themselves…
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NATO
• 1949: Western European countries, Canada, & US formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)• Each nation in NATO believed the Soviet Union would
not attack western Europe if the U.S. would launch nuclear war in return
• Why was it formed? – To protect member countries from the Soviet Union or
any other country’s invasion.– Set up a defense alliance.– Assist in creating free governments.
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The Warsaw Pact
• What was the Warsaw Pact?– an alliance of the Soviet Union and its communist
satellite nations• Why was it formed?
– to counter NATO– an anti-Western military alliance
• Why “Warsaw”?– Warsaw, Poland was the city where the treaty was
signed• Satellite nation?
– Satellite nations are nations that are dependent upon a stronger power.
– The Soviet satellite nations were Bulgaria, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and East Germany.
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Checking For Understanding
1.) Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the _____ each controlled a section of Germany after WWII.
2.) NATO was formed after WWII to:
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Sponge #36Categorizing
There are 2 categories: U.S. and Soviet Union. Create a T-chart and write the phrases/terms under the correct category.•Powerful central government should control the economy as well as the government
•Warsaw Pact
•NATO•West Germany
•East Germany
•communism
•businesses should be privately owned
•democracy
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RISE OF THE SUPERPOWERS
Use the chart on the back of your Alphaboxes organizer for slides
entitled, Soviet Union and United States.
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Superpowers
• As the Cold War continued, more countries allied with each side
• The US and USSR had the ability to influence world events and project worldwide power
• The countries were evenly matched…
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Soviet Union• Had a permanent seat on the UN
Security Council • Influenced other communist countries
and dictatorships around the world• Occupied the largest country in the
world, 3rd largest population, & the 2nd largest economy
• Had strong military and space technology, a worldwide spy network (the KGB), & one of the largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the world.
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United States
• Also had a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, as well as strong ties with Western Europe & Latin America
• 4th most populated country• Had powerful military support from
NATO, the largest navy in the world, bases all over the world, the CIA, and a large reserve of nuclear weapons
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Checking For Understanding
Why were the United States and Soviet Union considered
superpowers?
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Checking For UnderstandingThumbs Up/Thumbs Down
If the following statement is true, thumbs up. If the statement is false, thumbs down.
The U.S. had military and space technology, a worldwide spy
network (the KGB).
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What about Berlin?
• During the Cold war, there were many “hot spots” (areas of extreme tension)– The earliest hot spot was Berlin.
• At the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones– American, British, French, and Soviet
• The Soviets controlled the eastern part of Germany, the western countries controlled the western part of Germany.
• The capital Berlin, deep within Soviet-controlled territory, was also divided into four occupation zones.
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Berlin Blockaded!
• In June 1948, the Soviets blockaded all land and water traffic into western Berlin hoping to make Britain, France, and America leave the city.
--(Remember Berlin was in East Germany which the USSR occupied.)
• In response, the United States and Great Britain began an airlift…
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Checking For Understanding
1.) Areas of extreme tension are “___ ___.”
2.) At the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones– American, British, French, and _______.
3.) Who occupied Berlin since it was in EAST Germany?
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Berlin Airlift
• What’s an airlift?– a system of carrying supplies into West Berlin by
plane– Day and night, British and American pilots flew in
tons of food, fuel, and raw materials.• How long did it last?
– 11 months• The airlift is over. Now what?
– Germany officially becomes two countries with two governments.
– Bonn becomes the capital of West Germany.– East Berlin becomes the capital of East Germany.– West Berlin remains a democratic stronghold,
surrounded by communism.
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The Berlin Wall• Berliners hated living under communism• Luckily, West Berlin and freedom were
just across the street– About 3 million people fled to West Berlin looking
for political freedom and better lives – The East German government wanted it to stop
• In August 1961, East Germany built a 103 mile wall between East and West Berlin.– Guarded by Soviet troops, it became a symbol of
the split between western and eastern Europe.
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1961 – Berlin Wall Built
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Checking For Understanding
• True or False1.) An airlift is a system of carrying supplies into
West Berlin by plane.
2.) After the airlift is over, West Berlin remains a democratic stronghold, surrounded by communism.
3.) Berliners loved living under communism. West Germany built a 103 mile wall between East and West Berlin.
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Cold War Summary:Soviet &
Eastern Bloc Nations
US & the Western
Democracies
GOAL spread world-wide Communism
GOAL “Containment” of Communism
How’d They Do It?:
Espionage (spyware)-- (KGB vs. CIA)
Arms Race (nuclear weapons)
Competition for the minds and hearts of Third World peoples (Communist govt. & command economy vs. democratic govt. & capitalist economy)
NATO vs. Warsaw Pact