The Cold War
The Yalta Conference article
Cold War - Ideology
Cold War - Plans
United Nations - Established 1945 to promote �international cooperation
The fate of Germany
Cold War - Ideology
The Soviet World
Cold War - Ideology
Stalin is
Cold War - Containment
George F. Kennan - “Long Telegram” Feb 22,1946
Kennan said
Solution
Meanwhile, the Soviets
Cold War - Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill -
Iron Curtain Speech, 1946
Cold War - Containment
Truman Doctrine - Speech in 1947 - US should give support to countries threatened by Communism
Marshall Plan - US will give aid ($20B) to countries devastated by WWII (and prevent them from turning Communist)
Cold War - Geo-Politics
What are the differences between communism and capitalism?
US and Soviet Union were allies in WWII - What happened?
Cold War - Geo-Politics
What are the differences between communism and capitalism?
US and Soviet Union were allies in WWII - What happened?
After WWII, Europe was in ruins, and former colonial empires were crumbling. This set the scene for increased competition between the two emergent superpowers, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
The Soviet Red Army remained in Eastern Europe after the war, which led to the Soviet Bloc.
At the same time, the United States developed policies of containment – in particular, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
Cold War - Geo-Politics
NATO -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1949
Warsaw Pact - 1955
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Both assured mutual assistance among member countries
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
1948-1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
Warsaw Pact (1955)
Cold War - Hot Spots
About the capitalist �states, it doesn't �depend on you �whether we �(Soviet Union) exist.�If you don't like us, �don't accept our �invitations, and don't�invite us to come �to see you. Whether �you like it our not, history is on our side. We will bury you. -- 1956
Berlin Wall
THE KOREAN WAR�1950-1953
Kim Il-Sung
Syngman Rhee
*Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the end of �World War II.
*In 1945 it was divided along the 38th parallel, with US forces occupying the South, and Soviet forces occupying the North.
*The North - communist government
*The South - democratic/capitalist state.
*The 38th parallel became a border between two countries.
*June, 1950, North Korea invades the South.
*The UN and the US come to the aid of South Korea.
*This is the 1st armed conflict of the Cold War.
*UN forces push the North Koreans back across the 38th parallel.
*They are led by General Douglas MacArthur, the famous General from the Pacific campaign of WWII.
MASH units were mobile hospitals that operated out of tents.
Injured people were flown to the tent hospitals by helicopter.
*To help North Korea, The People’s Republic of China (PRC) entered the conflict and pushed the UN forces back.
*July 27, 1953, the conflict came to an end.
*An armistice was signed and the 38th parallel was restored.
*It became a demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two countries, 4 miles wide and 160 miles long. Today it is the most heavily armed border in the world.
2018: Hope for the future of Korean Penninsula?
Kim Jong-Un (N.K.) & Moon Jae-In (S.K.) sign joint statement to have further talks, to end Korean War
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Military-Industrial Complex
Ways the Cold War is fought:
Diplomacy
Conventional Weapons
Atomic or Nuclear Weapons
Hard Power
Soft Power
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Cold War - Geo-Politics
What new concerns did atomic weapons bring?
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Khrushchev v JFK
Reagan v Gorbachev
On no account to be used, because the enemy might retaliate
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Arms Race
Cold War - Hot Spots
Cold War - Hot Spots
METHODOLOGIES:
Western Democracies
GOAL → “Containment” of Communism & the eventual collapse of the Communist world.�[George Kennan]
Soviet Countries
GOAL → spread world-wide Communism
Cold War - Hot Spots
Cold War Asia:
China: Revolution: 1949
Korean War: 1950-1953
Vietnam War: 1955-1975
Cold War - Hot Spots
Suez Canal Crisis: 1956-1957
- Nasser (Egyptian President) nationalizes Canal
- Israel, France, Britain invade & bomb in retaliation
- UN condemns; demands ceasefire
- US & USSR together leverage economic and military power to convince withdrawl (we both want�to prevent a Middle-East War)
- Egypt reopens canal
- Britain & France are no longer #1 powers!
Cold War - Hot Spots
Cuban Revolution
Cold War - Hot Spots
Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962
Cold War - Hot Spots
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Who started the Cold War?
Cold War - Geo-Politics
Who started the Cold War?
Who was primarily responsible for the start of the Cold War? What evidence do you have to support your claim?
Which of these documents do you believe is most trustworthy? Why?
Did anyone’s hypothesis change? How and why?
What other evidence would you need to strengthen your claim?