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USII.8a: Post World War II Recovery
After World War I, the United States accepted its role as a world superpower, stepping in to help
rebuild Europe and Japan and taking the leading role in establishing the United Nations.
Democratic Countries
1. _ ____
2. ___ _________________
3. ____________________
*In a democratic country, people have the ultimate power to make decisions through voting.
Communist Countries
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
*In a communist country, the government owns all property and controls the economy
After World War II
 Europe was in ruins
 Soviet forces occupied most of the Eastern and Central Europe and the eastern portion of
Germany
 The United States thought it was in their own best interest to help rebuild Europe and
prevent political and economic instability
The Marshall Plan
George C. Marshall called for the United States to provide economic assistance to restore Europe.
The Marshall Plan provided massive financial aid to rebuild European economies and prevent the
spread of communism.
Germany Divided
______ Germany -____________ and became a self-government after a few years of American,
British, and French occupation
______ Germany - Not Democratic – under ______ control (___________)
Japan
 After being defeated it was _______________________________
 Adopted a ______________ form of government
 Resumed self-government
 Now a strong ______ of the USA
United Nations-UN
 Formed – 1945
 Created to ____________________________________________
 _____________________________________________________
 50 Nations together
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 Has an Army
 _____________________________(fighting) between or among countries
 USA joined the UN
 Video and Notes questions
1. What year did the United Nations first meet?
2. What nation was the host nation of the first meeting?
3. Where is the permanent home of the United Nations?
4. (True or False) After WWII Japan and the USA remained enemies?
5. The United Nations is NOT
a. An international Peace Keeping organization
b. Created to prevent future global wars
c. A policy to stop the spread of communism
d. Created to solve disputes (fighting) between or among countries
The Cold War
 War of ___________________________________ (non-fighting)
 __________________________________________
 Due to ___________________________________________________
 Known as the ____________________________________
 _________________________________________
Video Questions
1. After World War II the Soviets and Americans became
____________________.
2. What was the Truman Doctrine?
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When World War II ended
 In 1945 allied and axis powers divided large parts of Europe
 Allied armies (______________,_______________ and _______________)
occupied central Europe
 ______________________ controlled Eastern Europe
 ______________________ divided between Allies and Soviet Union
The Cold War
Is a state of ______________________(_______________________),
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
After the use of __________________ weapons the ___________________ of
nuclear war was on everyone’s mind.
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____________________________________- freedoms of people and how to run a
government
Against the USA and the Soviet Union
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At the beginning of the Cold War
 As World War II ended, the __________________ (competition between Western
leaders (USA and Britain) and the Soviet Union (Stalin) became more important
 ___________________________________ democracy vs. communism
The Superpowers
 _____________________________________________ very powerful
 Each country had different ideas about _________________________
 Democracy - _____________________________________________
 Communism - ____________________________________________
USA and the Soviet Union different ideas and view
 Communism
 _________________________________________________
 Democracy
 _________________________________________________
USA
 Wanted to promote _____________________(_______________system based on
___________________________ - ______________________________)
 __________________-_________________ have the ultimate ____________
The Soviet Union
 _______________________________
 ________________________________________ property and control economy
 ______________________________________ controlled government
(________________________________________________________)
Origins of the Cold War
 During WWII, the Soviet Union _______________________________ (took over) many
E. European countries and made them communist governments
 The _________________________________________ and tried to
____________________ the spread of it.
 This policy was known as “____________________________________”
(_____________________________________________)
The tension between the free world (USA and the communist’s world
 “Iron Curtain” and invisible line ___________________divided _______________(Free
_____________ from communist ____________________)
 Communist countries __________________________________ with the West.
 Arms (weapons)race developed
 Tried to build a more powerful
 _____________________________
 Building of Berlin Wall in 1961 to ___________________________
(_____________________________________________) – was destroyed in 1989.
Video Questions
1. What year did the Soviet Union detonate its first atomic bomb?
2. How much more powerful is a Hydrogen bomb than an atomic bomb?
3. Who urged Congress and the world to get rid of all atomic weapons?
Containing Communism abroad (world) –to stop spread of Communism
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 _________________________________________ gave $13 Billion in aid to European
countries to _________________________________________________.
 _______________________________________ Promising aid to people struggling
against threats to democratic freedom
 _________________________ -North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Video and Notes Questions
1. What type of governments did the Soviet Union put into Eastern Europe?
2. What did Winston Churchill call the Soviet’s occupation of Eastern Europe?
3. What did Stalin impose on Western Berlin?
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4. _________________________________ was the policy know for stopping the
spread of communism
The Marshall Plan was
Aid to European countries to help rebuild and prevent _______________________
Promising aid to people struggling against threats to _________________________
A policy to stop the ___________________________________
Aid to _______________________________ to help rebuild and prevent communism
The Arms race was
A ___________________________________ between the USA and the Soviet Union
Race to see who has the ________________________________
Arm wrestling fights
A ____________________________ between the USA and the Soviet Union
NATO
 __________________________________
 Formed in 1948
 Was an _______________________________________) US, Canada and 10
Western European countries to help each other if they were attacked by Soviet Union or
communists.
NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
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Warsaw Pact
Created by the Soviet Union
____________________ between the Soviet Union and Eastern European Countries
(______________________________________________)
Created in 1955