Ending the War

Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones

Nuremberg Trials

United Nations – international peace organization Security Council – U.S., Britain,

France, USSR, China

Creation of Israel

Britain controls Palestine after WWI – gives up power after WWII to the UN

UN divides Palestine into two parts – Jewish and Arab

Israel officially created May 14, 1948

Set up first Arab-Israeli War (May – Dec 1948)

Cold War Beginnings Struggle for power and control

United States (capitalism, democracy) vs. Soviet Union (communism)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vs. Warsaw Pact

“Iron Curtain” – Winston Churchill

Truman Doctrine U.S. foreign policy –

“containment” of communism

“Hot Wars”

Korean War Divided into communist North and

non-Communist South June 1950 – North attacks South to

unite Korea under communist control

U.S. leads UN forces to stop invasion Stalemate in end – remains divided

at 38th parallel – demilitarized zone (DMZ) created

Vietnam War (Indochina) At first, Ho Chi Minh leads

Vietminh fight against French for independence

French defeated – Vietnam divided

U.S. gets involved – fear of communism spreading to South VietnamFirst troops sent by LBJ in 1964

U.S. removes troops in 1973