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Unit 7 Cold War
Acc. Am. Vocab
Begin Unit 7, Chapter 16
1. Capitalism
2. Communism
3. Cold War
4. Iron Curtain
5. Truman Doctrine
6. Containment
7. Marshall Plan
8. Berlin Airlift
9. Berlin Blockade
10.NATO
11.Warsaw Pact
12.Korea
13.Jiang Jieshi
14.Mao Zedong
15.38th Parallel
16. Douglas MacArthur
17.North Korea
18.SEATO
19.Arms Race
20.Mutual Assured Destruction
21.Suez Crisis
22.Eisenhower Doctrine
23.NASA
24.Red Scare
25.HUAC
26.Hollywood Ten Blacklist
27.Rosenbergs
28.Atomic Energy Commission
29.Joseph McCarthy
30.McCarthyism
Section 38.2
• For each of the three subsections
in 38.2, draw a T-chart like the one
below. In each T-chart, record
notes about the question for that
subsection.
• A Wartime Alliance Begins to
Erode
– What visions did each country have
for postwar Europe
• The U.S. and the USSR Count Up
the Costs of War
– What were the wartime experiences
of each country?
• Differing Ideologies Shape the
U.S. and the USSR
– What ideologies shaped each
country?
Soviet Union
United States
For each event cart, read about the
event, create a visual symbol to
represent it, and place the symbol on
the corresponding countries on the
map. Finally, summarize the event –
using 10 words or less – to annotate
the timeline below.
KEY
1945
1946
1947
1948
1957
1958
1959
1960
1949
1961
1950
1962
1951
1963
1952
1964
1953
1965
1954
1966
1955 1956
1967
1968
38.3
38.4, 38.5
Problem
Communists Threaten takeover of China
Communist North Korea invades
South Korea.
South Korean troops and allies
retreat to Pusan.
MacArthur moves troops into North
Korea (against Truman’s wishes).
Solution
UNIT 7 – THE COLD WAR, KOREA,
VIETNAM, KENNEDY, AND BERLIN
Chapter 16 – The Cold War
Chapter 16 – The Cold War
The Cold War Begins
The Cold War Begins
A.Roots of the Cold War
1.American and Soviet Systems differ
a. Economic and political systems were incompatible
i. Capitalism vs. Communism
ii. Democracy vs. Totalitarianism
2.Allies Disagree on Future of Eastern Europe
a. Stalin wanted weak Germany and control of Europe
i. Satellite states – countries controlled by Soviet Union
b. Britain and U.S. wanted united German and independent states
throughout Europe
3.Truman and Stalin Clash at Potsdam
a. Truman begins to realize Stalin wants to “plan world conquest”
The Cold War Begins
B. Meeting the Soviet Challenge
1.Iron Curtain
2.Truman Faces a Crisis
a. Countries are falling to communism and U.S. is only country with resources
to stop them
3.The Truman Doctrine Opposes Communist Expansion
a. Truman Doctrine - 400 million to support the “free peoples of the world”
C. Containing Soviet Expansion
1.Keep Soviet’s from expanding beyond its current borders
2.Kennan Argues for Containment
3.The Marshal Plan Aids Europe’s Economies
a. Soviets did little to help war torn nations of Eastern Europe
b. Marshall Plan – U.S. Plan to give 13 Billion in grants and loans to nations
who would resist communism
The Cold War Begins
D. The Cold War Heats Up
1.Germany – divided into 4 zones of occupation
a. Berlin – capital in East Germany
i. Split into 4 zones of occupation
2.Berlin Airlift Saves West Berlin
a. Stalin cut off supplies to Western Berlin hoping to force capitalistic West to leave
(Berlin Blockade)
b. U.S. and Britain airlifted supplies to Berlin
i. 327 days, 277,00 flights
ii. Forced Soviets to lift the blockade
3.Cold War Rivals Form Alliances
a. NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
i. Provide military alliance to counter soviet expansion
b. Warsaw Pact –
i. Pledged to defend one another if attacked
Chapter 16 – The Cold War
The Korean War
The Korean War
A.Communists Gain Control of China
1.Civil War Divides China
a. Mao Zedong – Communist North
i. Liked by peasants
b. Jiang Jieshi – Nationalist South
i. Corrupt dictator not well like by Chinese
2.Communists Win in China
a. U.S. made weak attempt to help Nationalists
b. Communists take over China
B. Americans Fight in Korea
1. North Korea Invades South Korea
a. Korea was Japanese controlled until WWII
b. Koreans in North surrendered to Soviets – Became Communists
c. South surrendered to U.S. – Became Democratic
i. Capitol was Seoul
ii. (38th Parallel)
2. U.S. Forces Defend South Korea
a. U.S. asks United Nations for help (Soviet Union was boycotting U.N)
b. Led by U.S. troops, U.N. intervened in Korea
i. Led by MacArthur
3. MacArthur Drives Back the North Koreans
a. Communists easily pushed South Koreans around
b. MacArthur counterattacks using a double envelope maneuver
i. Continues to push troops into North Korea
c. Chinese Fight back
i. Push American and U.N troops back past 38th parallel into Seoul
d. MacArthur wants to attack China
i. Wants to use atomic bombs on China
ii. Truman feared it would bring Soviets into war
iii. U.N. forces get back to 38th parallel
e. The General vs. the President
i. MacArthur tries to turn public against Truman
ii. Truman relieves MacArthur of his duties in Pacific
a) MacArthur fades away
Interactive
Feature
The Korean War
C. Korean War has lasting affects
a. Soviets suggest ceasefire
b. Korea is still two nations
c. Truman looses Democratic edge
d. Republican Dwight Eisenhower becomes president 1952
Chapter 16 – The Cold War
The Cold War Expands
The Cold War Expands
A.The Arms Races Heightens Tensions
1.Communist Advances Shock the Nation
a. Within one month the Soviets tested a bomb and communists
took over China
2.Nuclear Arsenals Expand
a. Truman wants to build Hydrogen bomb (1000x stronger than
atomic bomb)
b. Arms Race – countries trying to out build each other
c. Mutally assured destruction – an attack against one would
secure the death of millions back at you
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The Cold War Expands
B. Eisenhower Introduces New Policies
1.Believed in actively containing communism without draining
the countries resources
2.Eisenhower Favors Massive Retaliation
a. Focused on stockpiling nuclear weapons and not conventional
ones
i. Conservatives feared a smaller military would weaken our
defenses
ii. Liberals believed we were asking for war
b. Massive retaliation – being ready to strike if communism made us
i. Brinksmanship
3.Stalin’s Death Eases Tension
a. Stalin dies in 53, Nikita Khrushchev takes over