Bellringer1. After WW2, what did the USA do with

Japan?

2. According to this map,

what describe what

happened to Germany

after the war.

Objective: Describe the Cold War

Division of Germany• 4 zones of control

– American, French, British

– USSR zone

• Created 2 countries, East Germany & West Germany

• Also split the capital city of Berlin into 4 zones (East/West Berlin)

GermanyTwice the Fun!

Now Twice the Country!• East Germany

– Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)

– Communist

West GermanyBundesrepublik DeutschlandDemocratic Capitalistic

The Cold War

USSRSoviet Union

USA

United StatesVs

Communism =Produce needs,

full employment

Capitalism =Produce needs+ wants,

freedom to fail

USA vs. USSR

The Cold War

“Free World” vs. “The Iron Curtain”

Capitalism vs. Communism

The Cold War• ~1947 – 1991• USA vs. USSR• Capitalism vs. Communism• WW2 = “Hot War” Why?• Cold War = USA never

openly fought USSR, countries used other countries to fight, for example: South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam

• Really scary: Nuclear Weapons

USA

Goals:

• Rebuild Europe

• Democracy

(“Free World”)

• Stop Communism from spreading

• Financial Aid ($$)

Meanwhile…

Literally an iron curtain across

Europe

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Ho Chi Minh1. Why didn’t he like Imperialism?

Why did he associate it with Capitalism?

2. Who was his hero? 3. He died in 1969, what would he

say about the concept of “grit”?