The Cold War 1945-1989
... Many Eastern Europeans who did not like living under Soviet communist rule fled their homes and escaped to West Berlin. Stalin wanted to stop this escape route by forcing the Western Powers to abandon West Berlin. Stalin blockaded all Allied shipments to West Berlin through East Germany. This threat ...
... Many Eastern Europeans who did not like living under Soviet communist rule fled their homes and escaped to West Berlin. Stalin wanted to stop this escape route by forcing the Western Powers to abandon West Berlin. Stalin blockaded all Allied shipments to West Berlin through East Germany. This threat ...
Scoring Criteria Students should write an essay assessing the
... containment. Both programs were considered successes. U.S. efforts did not keep the Soviet Union from establishing communist governments in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and East Berlin. European showdowns also led to the establishment of the defense alliances, NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and a nuclea ...
... containment. Both programs were considered successes. U.S. efforts did not keep the Soviet Union from establishing communist governments in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and East Berlin. European showdowns also led to the establishment of the defense alliances, NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and a nuclea ...
Chapter 39 Essential Question Were the methods used
... Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania ...
... Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania ...
Confrontation of Superpowers
... Western Sections of Germany and Berlin and create a West German government. The Soviets opposed the creation of a separate West German state and attempted to prevent the unification by creating a blockade. To prevent another World War the Allies began the Berlin Air Lift. For more than 10 mont ...
... Western Sections of Germany and Berlin and create a West German government. The Soviets opposed the creation of a separate West German state and attempted to prevent the unification by creating a blockade. To prevent another World War the Allies began the Berlin Air Lift. For more than 10 mont ...
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... At Yalta, Stalin had promised Roosevelt that he would allow free elections in Eastern Europe (Poland) Free Elections-A vote by secret ballot in a multiparty system Stalin went back on his word and prevented free elections in Poland and banned democratic parties They also agreed that each cou ...
... At Yalta, Stalin had promised Roosevelt that he would allow free elections in Eastern Europe (Poland) Free Elections-A vote by secret ballot in a multiparty system Stalin went back on his word and prevented free elections in Poland and banned democratic parties They also agreed that each cou ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary #2
... 21. Warsaw Pact - The 1955 agreement between the Soviet Union and the countries of eastern Europe in response to NATO. 22. Al-Qaeda - A terrorist group based in Afghanistan in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. 23. Cartels - Unions of independent businesses in order to regulate pro ...
... 21. Warsaw Pact - The 1955 agreement between the Soviet Union and the countries of eastern Europe in response to NATO. 22. Al-Qaeda - A terrorist group based in Afghanistan in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. 23. Cartels - Unions of independent businesses in order to regulate pro ...
18_1 Origins of the Cold War
... North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and gave each other military support. This was the first time the U.S. had entered into a military alliance during peacetime. Later Greece, Turkey, and West Germany joined NATO also. ...
... North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and gave each other military support. This was the first time the U.S. had entered into a military alliance during peacetime. Later Greece, Turkey, and West Germany joined NATO also. ...
World History Warm Ups
... 6a. What was the southernmost point in Israel in 1947 and what might have been its strategic value? 6b. What country lies due north of Israel? East? Northeast? 6c. The conflict between Israel and the Arab nations since 1948 was often considered part of the Cold War primarily because a. the policy of ...
... 6a. What was the southernmost point in Israel in 1947 and what might have been its strategic value? 6b. What country lies due north of Israel? East? Northeast? 6c. The conflict between Israel and the Arab nations since 1948 was often considered part of the Cold War primarily because a. the policy of ...
U5D6- Roots of the Cold War
... Though they had been allies during WWII against Nazi Germany, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the U.S. had been steadily breaking down since Stalin seized power. The following 46 year conflict (1945-1991) would become known as the Cold War. It was ‘cold’ because the two countries never ...
... Though they had been allies during WWII against Nazi Germany, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the U.S. had been steadily breaking down since Stalin seized power. The following 46 year conflict (1945-1991) would become known as the Cold War. It was ‘cold’ because the two countries never ...
Early Cold War Review Game Score Sheet
... 2. FIVE countries involved in Suez Crisis US, UK, France, Israel, Egypt 3. The THREE leaders that were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK, Khrushchev, Castro 4. Military leader that advocated the use of nuclear missiles Douglas MacArthur 5. U.S. general in charge of Vietnam from 1965-1968 Gen ...
... 2. FIVE countries involved in Suez Crisis US, UK, France, Israel, Egypt 3. The THREE leaders that were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK, Khrushchev, Castro 4. Military leader that advocated the use of nuclear missiles Douglas MacArthur 5. U.S. general in charge of Vietnam from 1965-1968 Gen ...
Ch. 18 Lesson 1 - Reeths
... • The United Nations – peacekeeping body or a new arena of influence? • Potsdam Conference flops… – Reparations come from own occupation areas – Not good enough for U.S. and S.U. – U.S. wants access to Eastern Europe for raw materials and market for finished goods – S.U. wants claim to Eastern Europ ...
... • The United Nations – peacekeeping body or a new arena of influence? • Potsdam Conference flops… – Reparations come from own occupation areas – Not good enough for U.S. and S.U. – U.S. wants access to Eastern Europe for raw materials and market for finished goods – S.U. wants claim to Eastern Europ ...
Chapter 28: Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1970
... Europe spreading communism to all over the occupied countries. ...
... Europe spreading communism to all over the occupied countries. ...
Chapter 33: Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945
... • Soviets recovering from high war casualties and had many destroyed cities ...
... • Soviets recovering from high war casualties and had many destroyed cities ...
TELESCOPING THE TIMES Cold War Conflicts
... Europe to protect against another invasion from the west and to rebuild the Soviet Union’s own war-damaged economy. To achieve his goals, Stalin set up Communist governments in Eastern Europe. Because these new Communist countries were dominated by the Soviet Union, they were called satellite nation ...
... Europe to protect against another invasion from the west and to rebuild the Soviet Union’s own war-damaged economy. To achieve his goals, Stalin set up Communist governments in Eastern Europe. Because these new Communist countries were dominated by the Soviet Union, they were called satellite nation ...
1 The Americans (Survey) Chapter 26: TELESCOPING
... Europe to protect against another invasion from the west and to rebuild the Soviet Union’s own war-damaged economy. ...
... Europe to protect against another invasion from the west and to rebuild the Soviet Union’s own war-damaged economy. ...
Period 8 Cold War
... •Dien Bien Phu •The Middle East: Egypt vs. Israel The Suez Canal; Lebanon •The CIA in Iran, Cuba, Hungary, Guatemala •Khrushchev •Sputnik •The U-2 Incident ...
... •Dien Bien Phu •The Middle East: Egypt vs. Israel The Suez Canal; Lebanon •The CIA in Iran, Cuba, Hungary, Guatemala •Khrushchev •Sputnik •The U-2 Incident ...
The Aftermath of World War II
... to discuss the future of Europe. This quote from a speech in 1947 forms part of the rationale and illuminates the importance of the 4) ___________ Plan: "Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival ...
... to discuss the future of Europe. This quote from a speech in 1947 forms part of the rationale and illuminates the importance of the 4) ___________ Plan: "Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival ...
Chapter 35 The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era
... reforms that led to its downfall? How did the fall of the Soviet Union lead to conflicts in Eastern Europe? What ideals spurred the spread of democracy in the world? Where were ethnic conflicts seen in the world in the 1990’s and 2000’s? What rivals were seen to counteract United States ...
... reforms that led to its downfall? How did the fall of the Soviet Union lead to conflicts in Eastern Europe? What ideals spurred the spread of democracy in the world? Where were ethnic conflicts seen in the world in the 1990’s and 2000’s? What rivals were seen to counteract United States ...
Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s
... A. Nikita Khrushchev & De-Stalinization 1. New USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev began a series of reforms known as __________________, which included releasing political ______________________ & ____________________ censorship 2. Khrushchev seemed willing to ____________________________________________ ...
... A. Nikita Khrushchev & De-Stalinization 1. New USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev began a series of reforms known as __________________, which included releasing political ______________________ & ____________________ censorship 2. Khrushchev seemed willing to ____________________________________________ ...
AP U
... 1. How and why did the American economy soar from 1950 to 1970? 2. How have economic and population changes shaped American society since World War II? 3. What were the immediate conflicts and deeper causes that led the United States and the Soviet Union to go from being allies to bitter Cold War ri ...
... 1. How and why did the American economy soar from 1950 to 1970? 2. How have economic and population changes shaped American society since World War II? 3. What were the immediate conflicts and deeper causes that led the United States and the Soviet Union to go from being allies to bitter Cold War ri ...
Study Guide Overview
... Differences in goals and ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union (the two superpowers). The United States was democratic and capitalist; the Soviet Union was dictatorial and communist. ...
... Differences in goals and ideologies between the United States and the Soviet Union (the two superpowers). The United States was democratic and capitalist; the Soviet Union was dictatorial and communist. ...
Cold War Timeline Notes
... countries from the NATO countries from about 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The Iron Curtain was both a physical and an ideological division that represented the way Europe was viewed after World War II. To the east of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or inf ...
... countries from the NATO countries from about 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The Iron Curtain was both a physical and an ideological division that represented the way Europe was viewed after World War II. To the east of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or inf ...
The Cold War: Military, Reagan & Gorbachev, and Collapse of the
... 107,000 veterans are HOMELESS on any given night Nearly HALF of homeless veterans served during the VIETNAM ERA. Two-thirds served our country for at least THREE YEARS, and one-third were stationed in a WAR ZONE. ...
... 107,000 veterans are HOMELESS on any given night Nearly HALF of homeless veterans served during the VIETNAM ERA. Two-thirds served our country for at least THREE YEARS, and one-third were stationed in a WAR ZONE. ...