Download - Unit 13 - The Origins of the Cold War
Unit 13 - The Origins of the Cold War
I. Causes of the CW A. The Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech in 1946 Map of the
Iron Curtain B. The Truman Doctrine, 1947 Asked Congress to aid
Greece & Turkey ($400 B) Policy of containment Promise to aid
all countries w/ Communist threats President Truman outlined the
Truman Doctrine to a joint session of Congress in March of 1947 A
map showing how the plans $20B was distributed by country
C. The Marshall Plan, 1947 1. $13 billion in grants & loans to
Western Europe Photo shows a delivery of wheat from the U.S. being
unloaded in Rotterdam, Netherlands A map showing how the plans $20B
was distributed by country D. NATO Treaty, 1949. E. Warsaw Pact,
1955. F. Berlin Airlift Stalin blocks access to W. Berlin Truman
sends supplies via air drops Stalin contracts Berlin Wall Central
Historical Question
Who started the Cold War? II. Korean War Mao Zedong wins Chinese
Civil War (Communist)
Korea split into two at 38th Parallel North = Communist,
Totalitarian South = Capitalist, Democratic North invades South 1.
Desire to reunite Korea under communism 2. Truman vows to support
S. Korea 3. UN Security Council votes to also D. Intervention UN
Enters Chinese Stalemate MacArthur Fired by Truman E. Results
Eisenhower ends the war Border remains at the 38th parallel
Precedent set to send troops w/o declaring war Increase in Military
SEATO formed III. Cold War Tensions Soviets have nukes by
1949
Truman vs. Eisenhower Both believe in containment Dulles Mass
retaliation Policy Arms Race 1. Hydrogen Bomb Stalin dies 1953
Khrushchev takes power Meets with Eisenhower Peaceful co-existence
III. Cold War Tensions Cont.
E. Uprisings in Eastern Block F. Suez Canal Crisis G. Eisenhower
Doctrine 1. Lebanon & Jordan H. CIA Central Intelligence Agency
1.Guatemala Space Race Sputnik NASA J. U2 Incident EQ: What impact
did the 2nd Red Scare have on the US?
Do Now:Read and summarize the Smith Act. How did it impact the
Communist Party in the US? IV. Cold War at Home 2nd Red Scare 1.
Commies are everywhere
Smith Act cripples Communist Party HUAC - House Un-American
Activities Committee Hollywood Ten blacklists D. Espionage Alger
Hiss Rosenberg's E. Joseph McCarthy 1. traitors in the US State
Dept.
2. wins re-election w/ promise to find communists 3. McCarthyism 4.
TV Hearings https://youtu.be/FQQaX2h1plo EQ: What impact did JFK
have on the Cold War?
HW#17 Review Book P Answer All questions in the margins (i.e.
Analyzing Documents & Key Themes and Concepts) Do Now: Watch
JFK Inaugural Address https://youtu.be/mxa4HDgfWFs 1. What three
main points does he make? V. JFK Foreign Policy Eisenhower vs.
JFK
1. flexible response Nuclear or guerilla a. Green Berets B. Peace
Corps C. Alliance for Progress 1. resurrects FDRs Good Neighbor
Policy V. JFK Foreign Policy (cont.)
D. Bay of Pigs 1. CIA sponsored revolt of Cuba 2. Invasion Fails 3.
JFK takes blame https://youtu.be/8qXZp8bxpNY E. Cuban Missile
Crisis 1. USSR places missile silos in Cuba 2. JFK places naval
blockade 3. Both sides agree to remove missiles a. US in Turkey and
Italy 4. US-USSR Hotline installed https://youtu.be/H5ZzL9KsyPY