Early+Cold+War

**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.**

definition: Containment is a policy that was first implemented by the United States in 1947 in response to communism. It is meant to prevent—through political, economic, and diplomatic methods—the growth of a hostile country's territory and to limit the country's ideological influence. ** ||  || - the Truman Doctrine laid the plan for the Marshall Plan. - Made by president Truman in the early days of the cold war - Led to the wars in Vietnam and Korea - Formed America's cold war policy -** The US will give countries that are having to become communist money. || -It was the European recovery plan - created by George Marshall** - US has great responsibility - US sends countries money that are under communism - US gets in even more dept || || - The airlift was a huge transfer of supplies flown to Berlin, Germany from U.S. and Britain** - U.S. defeated UN in their blockade - Many countries became "Soviet Satellites" - Communism in East Europe - Soviets try to blockade Berlin - Some planes are shot down so it builds tension - || - UN abused their powers of the pact. - 1955 - || || - the red scare was a widespread fear of communism in the U.S. - The Rosenberg trial was a trial that convicted 2 people for conspiracy to commit espionage.** || - While U.S. is checking on Europe China becomes communism - China thought it was a threat to them if UN invaded North Korea - UN invaded North Korea anyways so China sent waves of soldiers and drove the UN back to South Korea. - || ||
 * **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
 * [[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
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC
 * **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** || - McCarthy is from Wisconsin! - McCarthy said 205 state department officials were communists. - A lot of people believed him and there was a lot of hysteria - Reckless charges against innocent citizens
 * **MCCARTHYISM

- It's pointing fingers** || || - UN and US were competing in space technology - U.S. had first man on the moon and first man to orbit the world. - UN had first man in space and first satellite.** ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE