thecoldwar



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 **pp 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"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:un.gif width="298" height="211" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT**

stop communism from spreading anywhere || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:truman.jpg width="300" height="221" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**

The U.S. needs to invest in foreign countries give $ to Turkey and Greece ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**

To give foregin countries $$ to reboost their economy so they won't be taken over.

Marshall thinks the U.S. is SpyderMan || || No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:airlift.jpg width="289" height="194" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN AIRLIFT** ||
 * **NATO** || [[image:turningpoints09:nato.png width="287" height="299" caption="nato.png"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:PRCFounding.jpg caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] || **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** ||
 * **THE KOREAN WAR
 * [[image:turningpoints09:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] || **MCCARTHYISM** ||
 * **THE SPACE RACE** ||  ||