Early+Cold+War

- arguements broke out between the USSR and US in the United Nations. -Spit east end west apart to set the stage of The COLD WAR - Iron Curtain(USSR) || - It meant to prevent Communism.. through political, economic, and diplomatic methods—the growth of a hostile country's territory and to limit the country's ideological influence. || || ||   || IF there was a country that is in the threat of outside invasions of a civil war IS wwill aid them with supplies of money. For example China Civil War, we supplied the Nationalist agianst communism. || The Marshall plan said that the US had to supply the allies in Europe and countries. US was in a place of great responsibility(Spiderman). Were all in the same boat if they sink we sink too. || || Soviets cut off west Berlin from food and necessities. British and American planes flew in supplies for the citizens. The Soviets had control over east Germany so it made the governments be chosen by USSR. US British and USSR split off east and west Berlin. East Berlin cut off west Berlin supplies, therefor the Berlin airlift started supplying citizens with food. || -NATO was rested on the core idea that each member nation would treat an attack on any other member as an attack on itself -In responce to NATO USSR made the Warsaw pact with its allies. -After these series of events the arms race started || ||
 * **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 width="299" height="227" align="center" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||   ||   ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **CONTAINMENT** ||
 * -first implimented in the US in 1947 in response to communism
 * George Kenean ||  ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:airlift.jpg width="344" height="261" align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg width="262" height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE** The phrase red scare refers to the irrational but rampant fear of communism that swept the United States twice during the 20th century
 * ,THE ROSENBERGS** The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for conspiracy to commit espionage in wartime, Stared off another red scare
 * , AND HUAC** The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was formed to investigate communist activity in the United States during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. ||
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** While US was engaged in Europe, China was in a civil war between the Nationalist and the communists. China fell to Communism. This worried many Americans. hoping communism deosnt spread to the US || [[image:turningpoints2010:PRCFounding.jpg align="center" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:korean67.gif width="221" height="225" align="center" caption="korean67.gif"]] || **THE KOREAN WAR

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || Mccarthyism is basically accused people of being communist. Mccathys downfall was when he accused the Army, with Eisnhower as president, of being communist. || || The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore outer space, most often defined by the race to place a human on the moon, the space race was an integral part of the Cold War. ||  ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** Joseph Mccarthy was a senator from wisconsin that said he had a list of communist in the government today.
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg width="201" height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE**