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Monday – March 9, 2015
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: Why did a “Cold War” begin following WWII?
Do Now: Copy the domain-specific vocabulary:
1. Cold War - conflict between USA and USSR in which neither nation directly
confronted the other on the battlefield.
2. Yalta Conference – FDR, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met in the Soviet
Union. They agreed to divide up Germany.
3. Potsdam Conference - Harry Truman, Churchill, and Stalin met to determine
the fate of Eastern Europe. Germany was divided into 4 zones.
4. United Nations - organization located in NYC intended to promote world
peace.
5. Marshall Plan - U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall gave money to
European countries who needed to rebuild after WWII (to stop the spread of
Communism)
6. Warsaw Pact – a military alliance between seven Eastern European nations.
Soviet Union was a member.
7. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization – 12 countries pledged military
support to one another in case of attack. United States was a member.
Unit 8:
The Cold War
(1945-1991)
Rise of Superpowers
After WWII, the only two nations that had
the resources to be called “superpowers”
were the Soviet Union (USSR) and the
United States of America (USA).
Activity #1
• Read The End of WWII and the Beginning of
the Cold War (1945-1949)
– Answer the following questions in your notebook
1. Why was the conflict in the reading called the Cold War?
2. Why was the United Nations formed?
3. What are two differences between the League of Nations and
the United Nations?
4. What was the main difference between the United States and
the Soviet Union during this time?
Activity #2
• With 1 partner…
– Complete Documents 1-6
“From the Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the
Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across
the continent.”
- Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946
1. What is meant by an “Iron Curtain”?
2. Why did an “Iron Curtain” develop in Europe?
Communism
Stalin
Democracy
Capitalism
Nuclear Weapons
Western Europe
NATO
Harry S. Truman
Warsaw Pact
The Marshall Plan
United Nations
Free Elections
Satellites
President Roosevelt
Containment
Marxism
Eastern Europe
Summary
1. Why did a “Cold War” begin following WWII?
2. If you lived during the Cold War, which side
of the “Iron Curtain” would you choose to
live on? Explain.
Regents Prep - The Cold War
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. How are the United States and the Soviet Union
different during the period of the Cold War?
2. Why was the United Nations formed?
3. How did the Cold War begin following WWII?
4. If you lived during the Cold War, which side of
the iron curtain would you have chosen to live
on?
5. Why would you consider the Cold War, “cold”
rather than “hot”?