cold+war+study+guide

C opy 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.**


 * **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**
 * served as a watchdog for over 50 years
 * stabilizes international peace keeping and security
 * main organization was the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) ||

karl marx started communism with his book communist manifesto Vladimir Lenin led a group called the Bolsheviks to overthrow the monarchy in Russia communism doesn't scare the west like it use to || || harry s truman president March 12, 1947 us would support greece and turkey in fighting soviets || us wanted to make Europe prosperous again us wanted to rebuild a war-devastated region us waned to modernize industry || || was one of the first major international crisis of the cold war Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel. soviet union was blocking western allies || treaty was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in eastern europe. it stands for Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. || || concerns over elements within the United States intensified as the Cold War progressed thats why it is called the red scare The House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC, made American concerns over communism at home through their publicized hearings || The space race was a mid-to-late twentieth century competition between the soviet union and the US power in outer space exploration. ||
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * [[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"]] || berlin blockade
 * **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 ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC**
 * **COMMUNISM IN CHINA** Mao Zedong was mainly responsible for this he was poorly educated but highly intelligent china became known as rudderless giant || [[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** mccarthism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. known as the second red scare || [[image:turningpoints2010:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg align="center" caption="180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:1sputnik.jpg width="201" height="225" align="center" caption="1sputnik.jpg"]] || **THE SPACE RACE**