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    The Cold War developed between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII over differences in their political and economic ideologies of democracy and communism. It lasted from 1945-1991 and involved conflicts between communist and anti-communist states supported by the USSR and US, respectively. Both sides felt their national survival was at stake. Several key events in the early Cold War period that contributed to tensions included the alliance between the US and USSR in WWII, their differing goals for postwar Europe, economic and military alliances that divided Europe, communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey prompting US intervention, the nuclear arms race, the Berlin Crisis, the Korean War showing communism as a threat, and the Soviet invasion of Hungary increasing US fears of communism.

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    The Cold War developed between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII over differences in their political and economic ideologies of democracy and communism. It lasted from 1945-1991 and involved conflicts between communist and anti-communist states supported by the USSR and US, respectively. Both sides felt their national survival was at stake. Several key events in the early Cold War period that contributed to tensions included the alliance between the US and USSR in WWII, their differing goals for postwar Europe, economic and military alliances that divided Europe, communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey prompting US intervention, the nuclear arms race, the Berlin Crisis, the Korean War showing communism as a threat, and the Soviet invasion of Hungary increasing US fears of communism.

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    The Cold War developed between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII over differences in their political and economic ideologies of democracy and communism. It lasted from 1945-1991 and involved conflicts between communist and anti-communist states supported by the USSR and US, respectively. Both sides felt their national survival was at stake. Several key events in the early Cold War period that contributed to tensions included the alliance between the US and USSR in WWII, their differing goals for postwar Europe, economic and military alliances that divided Europe, communist rebellions in Greece and Turkey prompting US intervention, the nuclear arms race, the Berlin Crisis, the Korean War showing communism as a threat, and the Soviet invasion of Hungary increasing US fears of communism.

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    The Cold War

    Cold War (definition)


    • Not a direct battle but a conflict that
    developed between the United States and
    the Soviet Union after World War II.
    • This was a battle of democracy and
    communism. It lasted from 1945-1991.
    If the US & USSR never fought
    directly, why do we call it a war?
    • Many wars WERE fought between the
    Communists (supported by the USSR) and the
    anti-Communists (supported by the US)
    • Both will compete for power using their
    political, economic, and military clout in the
    war.
    • Both sides felt their national survival was at
    stake.
    How did the Cold War begin?
    • Today you will be reading about several events
    which contributed to the development of the Cold
    War.
    • In groups and in breakout rooms, you will be
    assigned one of the major events in the early Cold
    War period. With your group:
    – Read the description.

    – Answer the following question:

    • How did this event contribute to the


    development of the Cold War?
    • Use details and examples from the reading to

    support your response.


    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event A: The WWII
    Alliance Between the
    Soviet Union and the
    United States
    Event A: The WWII Alliance Between
    The Soviet Union and The United States
    • After WWII, conflict returned with these nations
    because of differences in beliefs.
    • Their ideologies are different and this made each
    nation suspicious of the other.
    • Each nation had different goals postwar for
    Eastern Europe.
    – The US wanted nations to be free.
    – The Soviet Union wanted to control them as a “buffer,”
    or protection.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?

    Event B: Economic and


    Military Alliances After
    World War II
    Event B: Economic & Military
    Alliances After WWII
    Economic Alliances:
    Marshall vs Molotov Plans
    • The US believed financial aid was necessary to
    help Western Europe recover after the war It would
    also stop communism from spreading beyond the
    USSR’s border.
    • The Soviet Union believed that the plan only served
    US’ economic interests (capitalism) and it
    undermined their power in Europe.
    Military Alliances:
    NATO and Warsaw Pact introduce the establishment of
    defensive armies throughout Europe.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event C: Communist
    Rebellions in Greece
    and Turkey
    Event C: Communist Rebellions
    in Greece and Turkey
    • The rebellion inspired the Truman Doctrine.
    • This justified the US intervening in regional
    conflicts in the name of stopping the spread of
    communism.
    • The rebellion of Greece and Turkey were one
    of the first indirect confrontations between the
    US and the Soviet Union.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event D: The
    Development of Nuclear
    Weapons
    Event D: The Development of
    Nuclear Weapons
    • Both countries had nuclear weapons and
    this positioned them as “super powers”
    • Each country kept adding more and more
    weapons to keep the other “in check,” and
    this was known as an arms race.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event E: The Berlin
    Crisis
    Event E: The Berlin Crisis
    • The Soviets set up a blockade of Berlin cutting
    off residents to all supplies including fuel,
    power, and food (June 1948).
    • By August, the US began flying supplies to
    Berlin in an attempt to aid West Berlin without
    starting an armed conflict with USSR.
    • Stalin reopened the city on May 12, 1949 to
    supplies but the city remained divided. The
    USSR built a wall by 1961 separating the city.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event F: The Korean
    War
    Event F: The Korean War

    • War confirmed American belief that the spread


    of communism in Asia was a serious threat.
    • China was a communist country.
    • Korea was divided: North--Communist & South
    was democratic.
    • North Korea invaded South Korea.
    • United Nations troops intervened and the war
    ends in a stalemate.
    • The Cold War was now a global conflict.
    How did this event contribute to the
    development of the Cold War?
    Event G: The Soviet
    Invasion of Hungary
    Event G: The Soviet Invasion of
    Hungary
    • By ruling Eastern Europe through force and
    repression, the Soviet Union increased American
    belief that communism had to be stopped at all
    costs.
    • The Soviet Union’s brutal suppression of
    Hungarian uprisings confirmed Americans’ worst
    feats and increased the already substantial
    hostilities between the US and USSR.
    What was the United States Response to
    the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
    The Response of the United States
    • Containment: (Cornerstone of foreign
    policy)
    • American policy that sought to check the
    expansion of the USSR through
    diplomatic, economic, and military means.

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