American Involvement
Is Stalin the next Hitler?
- "Real War"
- Weapons firing & soldiers engaged in active fighting
- Violence & killings are occurring
- Soldiers & civilian deaths
Think About This:
Would you have supported the policies put forth in the Truman Doctrine?
Is it okay to allow Communism to
continue in certain areas but try to
prevent the spreading elsewhere?
Was the Marshall plan a smart idea on the united states' end?
WArm War
- Potential for war
- Talks are still going on
- Chance of a peaceful outcome
- Military being fully mobilized & war plans are being put into operation
- "Just in Case!"
Marshall Plan
Cold War
Containment
Truman Doctrine
Prevent Communism from spreading further
Gave billions of dollars to Europe for rebuilding purposes
PROS: we gain trading partners & gain allies in the fight against Communism
Gave aid to all people resisting Communism
- No war
- No actual fighting
- No weapons
- Just words & threats being tossed back & forth
Warm-Up Question:
Can you think of examples for each of these different types of wars?
The Cold War Begins in Europe
Berlin Airlift
Role-Play Activity
"Big 3" Conference at Yalta
2 new Superpowers emerge:
United States & Soviet Union
You will be divided into a class of Joseph Stalins representing the USSR & Harry S. Trumans representing the United States of America
Your Task:
You will be presented with a series of events that took place in the German City of Berlin.
You will need to use the information provided to you about your assigned leader and decide what to do next as that person (Stalin or Truman)
Stalin gains control of Eastern Germany
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Stalin takes control of Eastern Europe
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What is the best next move?
No worries!
Eastern Europe will still be allowed to hold free elections
NATO
Stalin Drops the "Iron Curtain" on Europe
Established in 1949
- USA, Canada, & 10 Western European nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
In your own words, define the above terms
What do you think they mean?
What are the major differences between each of these terms?
Stalin breaks his promise!
Goals:
- Protect Western Europe from the spreading of Communism
- USA pledged to use nuclear weapons in defense
What actually happened:
The Warsaw Pact
- Puts local communists in charge
- Eastern Europe used as a "buffer" between Stalin & West
- Cut off communication between East & West Europe
- "Iron Curtain"
- The East forced to adhere to communist lifestyle
Established in 1955
- Soviet Union & forced Eastern Europe to join in response to NATO
"If you do this, we'll do that..."
Do you see how this is already a "cold war"?
Intro to the Cold War
Unit 11