The+Cold+War+-The+Early+Years

C opy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading [|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO. **Use pages 794-799 in //Creating America// and** ** [|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO] ** **to** **develop a complete description** **for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War.** **This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.** || **THE YALTA CONFERENCE** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:CW_Early.jpg align="center" caption="CW_Early.jpg"]]
 * 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
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established[[image:turningpoints2010:yalta.jpg caption="yalta.jpg"]]
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **created after WWII**
 * **made to help stabilize a foundation for peace.**
 * **acts as a watchdog**
 * **26 nations at first**
 * **5 main parts**
 * **General Assembly-- decision making body**
 * **Security Council-- maintains international peace**
 * **ECOSOC-- deals with economy, cultural, humanitarian issues**
 * **International Court of Justice-- court**
 * **Secretariat-- administers policies programs**
 * **Executive Office of the Secretary General is the head office** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * **used by U.S. in 1947**
 * **used to stop the spread of mean country's land.**
 * **used to limit the Soviet Union's control** || [[image:turningpoints2010:kennan.jpg align="center" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * **made the US an active participator in the containment of communism.**
 * **laid the foundation for the Marshall plan**
 * **created the U.S.'s cold war policy**
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**
 * **originally called the European Recovery Plan**
 * **created after WWII**
 * **due to the Soviet Union attempting to spread communism into eastern europe**
 * **limited their influence on eastern europe** || [[image:turningpoints2010:marshall.jpg align="center" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**
 * **US and Britain brought to Berlin**
 * **Soviets had blockaded it to try to get out the Western influence and control.** ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * **NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization**
 * **defense alliance between nations**
 * **used to defend nations from the Soviet Union**
 * **anticommunist** || [[image:turningpoints2010:nato.png align="center" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * **Rosenberg Trial was during the Red Scare**
 * **Red Scare = fear of communism**
 * **Rosenbergs were tried for espionage, spying and relaying information onto the Russians**
 * **they were convicted and sent for 2 years in prison** ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** * dominates the power
 * dictates policies
 * country is a world power now || [[image:turningpoints2010:PRCFounding.jpg align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR**

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 * No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** || [[image:turningpoints2010:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE**
 * **Mostly between Soviets and the US**
 * **first man on the moon**
 * **US won**
 * **wasn't about science**
 * **had to do about power**
 * **who was really the world power and who you don't want to mess with** ||