A c 18 us chapter 18

COLD WAR CONFLICTS U.S vs. U.S.S.R.

ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR ,[object Object],[object Object],The Cold War would dominate global affairs from 1945 until the breakup of the USSR in 1991

POLITICAL DIFFERENCES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Soviets viewed Marx, Engels and Lenin as founders of Communism

SUSPICIONS DEVELOPED DURING THE WAR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ISSUES

THE UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES HOPE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The United Nations today has 191 member countries

SOVIETS DOMINATE EASTERN EUROPE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STALIN INSTALLS PUPPET GOVERNMENTS ,[object Object],[object Object],In a 1946 speech, Stalin said communism and capitalism were incompatible – and another war was inevitable

U.S. ESTABLISHES A POLICY OF CONTAINMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CHURCHILL: “IRON CURTAIN” ACROSS EUROPE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Churchill, right, in Fulton, Missouri delivering his “iron curtain” speech, 1946

THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE MARSHALL PLAN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Marshall Plan helped Western Europe recover economically

Marshall Plan aid sent to European countries

SUPERPOWERS STRUGGLE OVER GERMANY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BERLIN AIRLIFT – 1948 ,[object Object],Like the whole of Germany, the city of Berlin was divided into four zones

AMERICA & BRITAIN AIRLIFT SUPPLIES TO WEST BERLIN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SOVIETS LIFT BLOCKADE ,[object Object],On Christmas 1948, the plane crews brought gifts to West Berlin

NATO FORMED ,[object Object],[object Object],The NATO flag

SECTION 2: THE COLD WAR HEATS UP ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CHINESE CIVIL WAR: 1944-1947 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],MAO Kai-Shek

AMERICA STUNNED ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

KOREAN WAR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Soviet controlled U.S. controlled

NORTH KOREA ATTACKS SOUTH KOREA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MACARTHUR’S COUNTERATTACK ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CHINA JOINS THE FIGHT ,[object Object],[object Object]

MACARTHUR RECOMMENDS ATTACKING CHINA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MACARTHUR VS. TRUMAN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Macarthur was given a ticker-tape parade

AN ARMISTICE IS SIGNED ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Korean War Memorial, Washington D.C.

SECTION 3: THE COLD WAR AT HOME ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Anti-Soviet cartoon

U.S. GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE BLACKLIST TEN ,[object Object],[object Object],The “Blacklist Ten” (And two lawyers)

SPY CASES STUN THE NATION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Nixon examines microfilm in Hiss case

THE ROSENBERGS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Rosenbergs were the first U.S. citizens executed for espionage

MCCARTHY LAUNCHES “WITCH HUNT” ,[object Object],[object Object]

Anti-Communist propaganda during McCarthy era

MCCARTHY’S DOWNFALL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],McCarthy’s attacking style and utter lack of evidence led to his downfall

THE AMERICAN SHAME ,[object Object],[object Object]

SECTION 4: TWO NATIONS LIVE ON THE EDGE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],An H-bomb test conducted by America near Bikini Island in Pacific Ocean, 1954

BRINKMANSHIP ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Some Americans created shelters in their backyards in case of nuclear attack

THE COLD WAR SPREADS ,[object Object],[object Object]

COVERT ACTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ,[object Object],[object Object],The last Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

COVERT OPS IN LATIN AMERICA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

THE WARSAW PACT ,[object Object]

THE HUNGARIAN UPRISING ,[object Object],[object Object],The Soviets responded to the Hungarian revolt with tanks The Soviets’ response was swift and brutal – 30,000 Hungarians were killed (including Nagy) as the Soviets reasserted control

THE COLD WAR TAKES TO THE SKIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

U-2 PLANES SPY ON SOVIETS ,[object Object],[object Object]

U-2 SPY PLANE SHOT DOWN OVER USSR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Powers was released in 1962 in exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel

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