Cold+War+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.**

-created after WWII -big 5 have veto power-Soviet, US, China, France, British...permanent members -to keep the peace || 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. -contain spread of communism || ||   || -Pres Truman lays out new foreign policy -US will contain communism with CA$H -money to countries so they won't be taken over-esp. Greece and Turkey || -George Marshall makes speech at Harvard in 1947 -jump-start European reconstruction and restore the superpower balance of power || || -Soviets blockade Western Berlin -US and Brits airlift supplies to West Berlin -Soviets eventually stop blockade || -NATO is defensive alliance..US changing -Soviets make Warsaw Pact..defensive alliance -no fighting between them || || -red scare is a fear of commusism all over US -Rosemburgs committed of wartime espionage. spied and gave Russia secrets on atomic bomb. One was put to death, other in prison for 30 years || -drive out troops -China becomes communist by overthrow || ||
 * **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:yalta.jpg width="299" height="227" caption="yalta.jpg"]][[image:file:///Users/14cblack/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot-3.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:un.gif align="center" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * George Kenean ||  ||
 * [[image:truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE**
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN**
 * [[image:airlift.jpg width="344" height="261" align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * [[image:19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg width="262" height="229" align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** -didn't want UN troops in North Korea
 * [[image: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** || -useed war to fan Americans' fears of communism -had list of State Dept officials in communist party -charges from list never proven\-claim launched hunt for communists McCarthyism stood for reckless charges against innocent citizens || || ||
 * **MCCARTHYISM** -Joseph Mcarthy, Wisconsin senator, republican

Soviets launch first stellite-Sputnik...Soviets have missle that could reach US US races to get satellite in space races for first man in space, and first man on moon
 * Space Race**