Cold War Begins
Western and Eastern Europe
Pages 334-348
Intro
After WWII, two superpowers
 US
 USSR (Soviet Union)
US Ideas
 democracy
 free enterprise
Soviet Ideas
 communism / totalitarian government
 no social classes / no private property
Methods of Competition
 build up supply of weapons
 helped weaker nations
United Nations
 created in - 1945
(date)
purpose – world peace-keeping organization
League of Nations
replaced the old - ___________________
Containing Communism
 definition hold back the spread of communism
 Truman Doctrine $$ for Turkey and Greece –
to contain communism
 Marshall Plan $13 billion to rebuild
Western Europe
Division of Germany after WWII
zones
 four _____________________
 Berlin - capital - divided
democracy
 US wanted _________________
for Germany
threatened by Ger. (due to WWI & WWII)
 USSR felt ___________________
US, Fr, GB (democratic)
 West Germany controlled by _______________
USSR - communism
 East Germany controlled by ________________
 Berlin Airlift flew supplies in to help W. Berlin
video clip
New Alliances After WWII
 NATO > democracies
 Warsaw Pact > communist nations
*Circle the alliance that the US was in!
EEC
New Name:
to be trading partners, not military rivals
 purpose _____________________
EU =
 successful or unsuccessful (circle one)
European
 why or why not?
Union
trade partners grew and helped
W. Europe’s economy and
growth
Cold War Conflicts
 nuclear arms race – started 1945 -1949
 Berlin Airlift - 1948
 Korean War – 1950-1953
 Space Race – 1957 – Sputnik I
 Berlin Wall- 1961
 Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962
 Vietnam War – 1965-1973
 revolutions in Africa
Video clip – Discovery Ed – Cold War (America in the 20th century)