Cold+War

-Created right after WWII -First hearing was in the 50's -There are 193 state members -UN headquarters are in New York City -Kiley visited there -All countries are included but some chose not to participate || username mtaft, password usm**)** username mtaft, password usm**)** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europ e
 * 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 friendly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established || [[image:turningpoints2010/yalta.jpg width="232" height="179" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **CONTAINMENT ([|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * -The containment was very hard but able to be accomplished**
 * -1946-1949**
 * -Red Army has influenced many nearby countries**
 * -Eastern Europeans escaped to avoid this**
 * -Stolon said that war was inevitable** || [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg align="center" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg width="330" height="273" align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ([|Video available]-**
 * -Britain couldn't help with western allies as much.**
 * -Truman requested aid for Turkey and Greece**
 * -USA should help free people from people who want them to not have freedom**
 * -Represented dramatic change in US foreign policy**
 * -Gave 400 million dollars to Greece and Turkey so**
 * they can build up there economy.** ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN** **([|Video available]-**
 * -Secretary of State**
 * -Witnessed all of the bad stuff from WWII**
 * -Massive economical assistance so that the people of that country could survive**
 * -The Europeans had a positive attitude from this plan**
 * - Would cost 17 billion**
 * - Every European Country came besides Soviet Union** || [[image:turningpoints2010/marshall.jpg align="center" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT ([|Video]****[|available]**
 * -Divide Germany into 4 zones**
 * -Zones under western control were beginning to**
 * thrive**
 * -Stolon was not having his side doing well.**
 * -Berlin airlift was when USA and Great Britain brought planes that landed every three minutes.**
 * They brought food and other supplies to keep them alive.**
 * -Berlin Blockade was unsuccessful** ||
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * -North Atlantic Treaty Organization**
 * -12 countries**
 * -Soviet plans were mad because of Truman Doctrine, Marshall plan, and airlift**
 * -China became communist after Soviet Union did.** || [[image:http://www.allrussias.com/images/map_coldwar_big.jpg width="530" height="356" caption="external image map_coldwar_big.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERG, AND HUAC ([|Video available]-** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * -People would have nuclear war places to go if America were attacked**
 * -Communism is not a party but a way of life.**
 * -Went to Hollywood to make sure they didn't try and make communism**
 * -Hollywood Ten refused to answer questions they said they were using there 1st amendment**
 * -The Hollywood ten were convicted of contempt of court** ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** Communism in China was really bad, they were very similar to USSR in that they chose what the people would do in there country, where they would live, and in some cases when a family had babies that government would chose what that baby would become when there older. So the people pretty much had no voice and a lot of there rights taken away from them. || [[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg width="360" height="153" align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**

**No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || -He claimed he had a list of 205 communist working in gov't -He accused Secretary of State of doing bad stuff -He threatened President Truman -He had a chilling affect on democracy -He was being blamed of helping the enemies. -Army McCarthy hearings. || ||
 * MCCARTHYISM ([|Video available]- username mtaft, password usm**)** -Senator from Wisconsin
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE**
 * -USA and USSR went in to Germany to get V2 rockets and Scientists.**
 * -USSR sent dog to space**
 * -USA sent two chimps to space**
 * -USA chose seven astronauts to train**
 * -USSR sent the first man into space**
 * -Kennedy said that they guaranteed that USA man would be on moon before**
 * end of the decade**

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