The+Cold+War+the+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.**

 - made after WWII -a ttempt to stabilize international relations and create a firm foundation for peace
 * **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 || [[image:turningpoints2010:yalta.jpg height="227" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS

** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT

- Made by United States in 1947 -responses to communism -meant to prevent growth of hostile countries territory ** ||  ||  || -jump-start European reconstruction -restore the superpower balance of power -intent was to limit Soviet influence in Western Europe by improving economic conditions -model for the bulk of U.S. foreign policy throughout the Cold War ** || ||
 * George Kenean ||  ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE** ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg height="261" align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT

-massive transfer of essential supplies flown into Berlin, Germany during 1948 and 1949 by British and U.S. forces -incident of the cold war -dwindling of food supplies for more than 2 million civilians in West Berlin - July 26, 1948, the Western powers halted all trade with East Germany in retaliation for the blockade - Soviets ended the blockade on May 12, 1949 and conceded defeat ** ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT

- ** treaty between Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union - military treaty, which bound its signatories to come to the aid of the others, should any one of them be the victim of foreign aggression. || ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC

- red scare refers to the irrational but rampant fear of communism that swept the United States. Americans fearing a communist takeover of the government, often to the point of paranoia.

-The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for conspiracy to commit espionage in wartime ** || - saw movement of UN forces into Korea as a threat - hundreds of thousands of Chinese communist attacked in Korea ** - communism is spreading || ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif height="225" align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || -claimed officials belonged to communist party -launched hunt for communists that recked career of thousands of people - || ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** -reckless charges against innocent people
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE

- Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit around the earth -missile powerful enough to reach the U.S. -Congress set aside billions of dollars for space research ** ||

Help · About · Blog · Terms · Privacy · [|**Support**] · [|**Upgrade**]Contributions to http://turningpoints2010.wikispaces.com are licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License]. Portions not contributed by visitors are Copyright 2010 Tangient LLC.