A keynote about the Cold War

1. The Cold War
By Keenan Reardon
1945–1991

2. Yalta and Potsdam
The Yalta conference was the first
time Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill
met at present day Iran on 1943. They
met again in Potsdam on 1945, they
divided Germany into four different
sections, USSR, USA, France, and
United Kingdom.
It was a agreement made in 1945
They planned the occupation of
Germany. Under the agreements, the
Soviet Union also agreed to declare
war on Japan.

3. The Truman Doctrine
It offered support to all countries that was against communism.The
Truman Doctrine also consisted of Marshall Aid, which was money
that was offered to all European countries for rebuilding.
Marshal Plan- A program of financial aid sponsored by the US,
designed to boost the economies of western European countries after
World War II. It was originally advocated by Secretary of State George C.
Marshall and passed by Congress in 1948.
Containment- The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a
hostile country or influence

4. The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall to keep
the people under the USSR
government out of western
Germany. It was built on 1961.
It was the plan to bring supplies to
east berlin to help the people under
USSR rule.
The "Iron Curtain" is a boundary
which divided Europe into two
separate zones, it was made at the
end of World War II and continued
until the Cold War

5. Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was a Chinese Marxist
theorist, soldier, and statesman who
led China's communist revolution
following decades of civil war. He
ruled China from 1949 to 1976.
It was Mao Zedong’s push to
industrialize China.
That was when Mao decided to stamp
out any and all Chinese culture and
history that was not strictly in
adherence to the Communist "Value"
systems he wanted to have in place.

6. Soviet Map

7. Space Race/Arms Race
The Space and Arms race
between Soviet Union and
USA was quite a heated
battle between the two
countries. Every country
had to be better in every
single category as possible.
From getting to the moon
to having the best hockey
team.

8. Korean War
Because South Korea help the Soviet Union
invade North Korea. It was the North Koreans
with China fought South Korea withUSA,
Australia, and UK
The border between North and South Korea.
Nothing really came from the war, both had
about the same amount of land.

9. Union, and North Korea against South
Vietnam, U.S., South Korea, Australia,
Vietnam
Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer
Republic, Kingdom of Laos, and the Republic of
China
Keeping Communist North Vietnam from
conquering South Vietnam
North communist Vietnamese supporters of the
communist Front in South Vietnam during the
Vietnam War
We had lost the most amount of soldiers on
enemy land.
1975, 58,000 Americans died.