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 **

Insert your illustrated and annotated PowerPoint slide here


 * 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 || [[image:turningpoints09:yalta.jpg width="275" height="216" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||

Formed to stop spread of communism Were a band of Nations. They would work together and send support to countries with democracy.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:un.gif width="298" height="211" caption="un.gif"]] ||  || **THE UNITED NATIONS

Iron Curtain Soviet Nations that blocked out Western powers. All part of the Soviet Union** ||  ||  ||
 * **CONTAINMENT

Contain Communism Don't let it spread to non communist countries Not afraid to fight for it.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:truman.jpg width="300" height="221" caption="truman.jpg"]] ||  || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE

Send money to help them with their debts after WWII and to try and convince them to join democracy.** ||  ||  ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN

Sent supplies to cut off Western part of Berlin. In response to Berlin Wall. Saved people from starvation.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:airlift.jpg width="289" height="194" caption="airlift.jpg"]] ||  || **THE BERLIN AIRLIFT

Nations banding together again.** ||  ||  ||
 * **NATO

They went communist after an overthrow of there government after WWII.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:PRCFounding.jpg caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||  || **COMMUNISM IN CHINA

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||  ||  ||
 * **THE KOREAN WAR

Senator from Wisconsin who thought everyone was a communist and he held really long Senate hearings.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||  || **MCCARTHYISM


 * **THE SPACE RACE** ||  ||   ||