The Cold War

Who was involved & Why were they “fighting?”

• United States

• NATO

• Capitalist democracy• Believed in free election,

religious freedom, private property, respect for individual differences

Soviet Union

Warsaw Pact

• Communist party made all key economic, military, & political decisions.

• Soviet people could not worship as they please, own private property, express views freely, or oppose Stalin or risk imprisonment.

What was the Cold War?

A 46-year struggle between 2 superpowers, the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

But they never engaged in a direct “hot” military conflict.

What was the Cold War?

Soviet Expansion:

The Soviet Union occupied most of Eastern Europe by the end of World War II.

The “Iron Curtain”

When was the Cold War?

• 1946-1991

Where was the Cold War?

• U.S.• Europe• Soviet Union• Latin America• Vietnam• Etc….

Review• Who?

• Why?

• What?

• When?

• Where?

U.S. and Soviet Union

Differences in ideologies, communism

Never engaged in direct “hot” military conflict1946-1991

All over the world, Europe, Soviet Union, Vietnam, etc.

How did the U.S. try to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism?

• Containment policy: Do not directly engage the Soviet Union in a battle, but try to stop it from spreading!

Marshall Plan (Sec. of State)

• Grants & loans to W. Europe to keep them economically healthy

• Help them become politically stable and less susceptible to Communist take-over

Nuremberg, Germany, April 20, 1945

· Marshall, fearing that communist revolts could occur in such an atmosphere, proposed that the U.S. help to rebuild the European economy in what became known as the Marshall Plan.

* The U.S. gave over $12 billion in aid to European countries between 1948 and 1952, helping to improve their economies and lessen the chance of communist revolutions.

Space Race

• http://www.history.com/topics/space-race

• Duck and Cover• https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGoVZF0jik