The+Start+of+the+Cold+War

username mtaft, password usm**)** username mtaft, password usm**)** username mtaft, password usm**)** > d, allowed congress to deal with any on who could be a threat ||
 * **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 align="left" caption="yalta.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif width="404" height="302" align="left" caption="un.gif"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**
 * **Created after World War II as a global to "maintain and establish peace and security"**
 * **Headquarters in New York City**
 * **One of the UN's main missions is to "settle international disputes peacefully"**
 * **There are 17 different committee's affiliated with the United Nations**
 * **Each member state of the UN may send upto 5 representatives and will be allowed one vote.**
 * **Issues regarding security are reviewed by the Security Council which has five permanent members and some other rotating members.** ||
 * **CONTAINMENT ([|Video available] -** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **Many eastern European countries were under the Sphere of Influence of the Soviet Union**
 * **The Sphere acted as a buffer zone to shield the Soviet Union from attack**
 * **All non supporters were gone only pure communists remained in the Soviet Union**
 * **The United States wanted to contain the expansion of the Soviet Union** || [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg align="left" caption="kennan.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg align="center" caption="truman.jpg"]] || **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ([|Video available]-**
 * **President Truman wanted to give aid to Turkey and Greece (most likely to fall next)because the U.K was unable to.**
 * **Made a point to Stalin**
 * **BIg change in U.S foreign policy, United States is a leader** ||
 * **THE MARSHALL PLAN** **([|Video available]-**
 * **People thought that Europe would go to communism in order to avoid starvation and death**
 * **Very expensive (17 billion)**
 * **Funding was approved after riots**
 * **The Marshall Plan aid helped rebuild almost everything that was destroyed in Europe**
 * **Helped Europe Recover**
 * **Made U.S the largest economic superpower** || [[image:turningpoints2010/marshall.jpg align="left" caption="marshall.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg align="center" caption="airlift.jpg"]] || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT ([|Video]****[|available]**
 * **In the Blockade Stalin totally blocked out west berlin, no food, water, power etc.**
 * **The United States said that the U.S would help**
 * **Through the airlift 2.3 million tons of stuff was delivered to berling**
 * **15 months later the soviets left**
 * **One plane landed every 62 seconds**
 * **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT**
 * North Atlantic Treat Organization-Made by the United States
 * Warsaw Pact-Made by Soviets
 * Decreases chance for war
 * No China because China falls to communism || [[image:http://www.allrussias.com/images/map_coldwar_big.jpg caption="external image map_coldwar_big.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg align="center" caption="19471023_Reagan_HUAC.jpg"]] || **THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC ([|Video available]-** username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * **The Soviet Union has the Atomic bomb**
 * People were warned of what communism could do
 * People were paranoid about communism
 * People were told that communism was evil
 * HUAC evaluated movies and Hollywood
 * Hollywood ten were sent to jail
 * Internal Security Law was passe[[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg align="left" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]]
 * Internal Security Law was passe[[image:turningpoints2010/PRCFounding.jpg align="left" caption="PRCFounding.jpg"]]
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** ||  ||
 * || **THE KOREAN WAR**

**No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity** || username mtaft, password usm **)**
 * MCCARTHYISM ([|Video available]- username mtaft, password usm**)**
 * Claimed that there were 200+ communists in state dept
 * Called the democratic party "bed" of communism
 * Army-McArtheur ruined his reputation || [[image:turningpoints2010/180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="left" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/1sputnik.jpg align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE ([|Video available]-**
 * **B-2's were foundations for space programs**
 * 1957- Soviets sent sattilite into space
 * Month later they sent dog
 * In 1959 monkeys were sent bu US
 * Soviets send probes to photograph moon
 * Soviets were leading in the begining