Cold+War+Early+Years

Copy 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**
 * 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 ||  ||
 * || **THE UNITED NATIONS**


 * -Formed after WWII**


 * -Allies were allowed into the UN.**


 * -Established in order to maintain peace**


 * -Serves as a "watchdog"** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT**


 * - Established to limit the spreading of communism.** ||  ||
 * || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**


 * -About trying to control the spread of communism.**


 * -Spoke specifically of Turkey and Greece, telling them to stay away from communism.**


 * -Started the roots of america's Cold War Policy., and the Marshall Plan.** ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**


 * -A plan devised in order to keep the diplomatic ideas of the Soviet Union from spreading to France, Great Britain, and Italy.** ||  ||
 * || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**

**-** **The Berlin airlift was a transfer of supplies flown into Berlin, during the late 1940's by British and U.S. forces in around-the-clock missions.** ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**


 * || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**


 * -A fear of communism that swept the United states in the 20th century.**


 * -Rosenberg was convicted of espionage during the Cold War.**


 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA**
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA**


 * -Thought UN movement to North Korea threatened China.**


 * -China claimed they were "forced" to enter the war and launched a full attack on the UN forces.**


 * -Stalemate at the 28th parallel.** ||  ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**


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


 * -Senator from Wisconsin.**


 * -Claimed there were 205 State department Officials that were communist.**


 * -A hunt for Communists began.** ||  ||
 * || **THE SPACE RACE**


 * -Soviet Union launches Sputnik into the air, which freaks out americans.**


 * -This meant that the Soviets had a missile powerful enough to get to America.**

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 * -Congress sets aside billions of dollars for the space race.** ||

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