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Background:
After WW II, the US and USSR emerged as rival superpowers.
Each nation was strong enough to greatly influence world events.
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Former Allies Clash
Political differences USA Democracy USSR communists had
all the power Economic difference
USA Capitalism USSR Communism
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Former Allies Clash
During world War II Stalin mad about the delay in opening western front
Secrecy about the A-bomb
US was mad at USSR about his alliance with Hitler
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United Nations
April 25, 1945 nations met in San Fransisco to establish this new peacekeeping body which was intended to promote peace
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Truman Becomes President
Many American doubted his ability to serve as president, Nut what important qualities did he possess that would help him?
Honesty, self-confidence, willingness to make tough decisions
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Potsdam ConferenceJuly 1945
Final wartime conference
Big Three England = Attlee USA = Truman USSR = Stalin
Stalin promised to allow free elections in Eastern Europe
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Satellite Nations…
Stalin never allowed truly free elections.
Instead, communist governments were installed in many Eastern European nations.
Main Purpose? Protect USSR from
invasion from the West
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Containment Policy
George Kennan, career Foreign Service Officer
Formulated the policy of “containment”: US would not get rid of
communism, but would not allow it to spread.
US would “contain” communism where is already existed.
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The Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill coined this term.
Famous speech on March 5, 1946 at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri.
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Cold War in Europe
Cold war- a conflict between the US and USSR in which neither side directly confronts the other on the battlefield (1945-1991)
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The Truman Doctrine
US policy (1947) aimed at stopping the spread of communism by helping nations with military and/or economic support
Where was this first used?
Greece and Turkey
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The Marshall Plan
Secretary of State George Marshall proposed that the US provide aid to all European nations who needed it.
Why was it necessary? Europe was in economic
chaos, if US did not help communists influence would grow
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The Marshall Plan
16 nations received 13 billion dollars in aid and by 1952 Western Europe was flourishing and Communist appeal was fading.
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Superpowers Struggle over Germany
At the end of WW II Germany divided into 4 zones (occupied) by the US, France and England – West
USSR - East
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Superpowers Struggle over Germany
1948 US, France, England decide to unify their zones into one nation, but what was the problem with Berlin?
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Churchill’s Warning…
Churchill felt that behind the Iron Curtain, the USSR was planning to attack and conquer Western Europe.
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Division of Germany
The Allies decided to divide Germany into 4 zones after the war.
Also, the capital of Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. SEE next 2 slides
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Problem with Berlin?
Berlin was in the Soviet Sector.
Stalin was not happy with a “small piece” of democracy in Eastern Europe. What did he do?
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Berlin Blockade June 1948, Stalin attempts to starve West
Berliners into submission. All rail and street access was blocked.
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Berlin Airlift The 2.1 million
residents had food for 5 weeks
American and British planes flew food and supplies into Berlin for 327 days.
Stalin lifted the Blockade by May 1949.
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Operation “Little Vittles”
During the Berlin Airlift a group of pilots decided to help boost the spirits of the German children.
They organized a mission to drop candy to the children using parachutes made of handkerchiefs.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO was established by a treaty in 1949 This organization established a system of collective
defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
Original members were: United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France,
Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Greece (1952), West Germany (1955) join also
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The Warsaw Pact Communist Response to NATO.
Signed on May 1, 1955 in Warsaw, Poland
Military treaty, which bound its signatories to come to the aid of the others, should any one of them be the victim of foreign aggression.
Original Members: Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland,
Rumania, the USSR, and the Czechoslovak Republic.
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Struggle for China
Mao Zedong wanted China to become a communist state after WW II.
Chang Kai Shek fought to stop the communists but was unsuccessful.
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Communist China1949
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Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek, retreated
from Mainland China and moved his government from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan's largest city.
Taiwan made a claim they were separate from China.
Still a problem area today.
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Cold War in America (1945-1960)
Was there reason to be concerned? YES!
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
China turned Communist – 1 billion people!
80,000 Americans members of Communist party
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Loyalty Review Board
Set up by President Truman in March 1947.
Purpose? Investigate Federal
government employees and dismiss those disloyal to US
212 dismissed- Felt the investigation was a violation of their constitutional rights
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House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
1947= House of Representatives
Investigate Communist influence in the movie industry
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‘Hollywood Ten’ 10 Hollywood
screenwriters and directors who refused to testify before HUAC.
Charged with contempt of Congress.
Claimed 1st Amendment right of free speech
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Blacklisted Following a meeting of film industry
executives at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel, MPAA president Johnston issued a press release on the executives' behalf that is today referred to as the Waldorf Statement.
The statement declared that the ten would be fired or suspended without pay and not reemployed until they were cleared of contempt charges and had sworn that they were not Communists.
The first Hollywood blacklist was now in effect.
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Spy Cases Shock the US
During the late 1940s and early 1950s, America was rocked by sensational stories of Americans spying for the Soviet Union.
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Alger Hiss Hiss worked for the US
State Department. Accused of being a spy
for the USSR. Found guilty of perjury. Later (1990s) Hiss was
proven to be a spy for the USSR.
Microfilm was typed on Hiss’s typewriter
Nixon pursued charges against Hiss
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The Rosenbergs
American Communists who were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage in relation to passing information on the American nuclear bomb to the Soviet Union.
The couple were executed at sundown in the electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, on June 19, 1953.
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McCarthyism
Senator Joe McCarthy became the most famous anti-Communist activist.
Used the issue to help win re-election in 1950.
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McCarthy’s Tactics
Made one unsupported accusation after another.
He would bully witnesses.
McCarthyism = tactics used to advance your career.
Senators have immunity from slander in the Senate
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McCarthy’s Downfall
In 1954 McCarthy made accusations against the US Army.
Led to televised Senate investigation; and American people did not like McCarthy’s tactics. His popularity dropped greatly.
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Change in Leaders The early 1950s saw a
change in leaders in both the US and USSR.
USA = Dwight Eisenhower wins the election of 1952.
USSR = Nikita Khruschev takes over when Stalin dies in 1953.
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Hydrogen Bomb
US exploded the 1st H-bomb on November 1, 1952 in South Pacific. That bomb completely
destroyed one island and left a crater 175 feet deep.
Russians exploded on in August of 1953.
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Brinkmanship
Defined as willingness to push nation to the “brink” of nuclear war to keep peace.
Policy advocated by John Foster Dulles; Secretary of State.
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Central Intelligence Agency - CIA
Used spies to gather information abroad
Began to carry out covert operations to weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to the United States.
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Iran One of the CIAs first
covert actions tool place in Iran when Iran’s Prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh nationalized Iran’s oil fields.
CIA worked to remove Mossadegh
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Shah of Iran CIA “Operation Ajax”
caused the downfall of Mossadegh from office.
The Shah, backed by the US, formed a government friendly to the US.
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Suez War -1956
Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and would not allow ships headed for Israel to pass through – all nations were supposed to have access.
French, English, Israeli force attacked Egypt.
After discussion, canal was opened.
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Hungarian Uprising 1956
The Hungarian people, tired of Soviet domination in their country, rose in revolt and called for a democratic government.
The Soviet response was swift and brutal:
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USSR Crushes Rebellion
Soviet tanks rolled into Hungary and killed 30,000 Hungarians and executed the resistance leader – Imre Nagy.
US and UN did nothing to help.
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Space Race
On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I.
The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball.
Orbited the earth in 98 minutes.
Race to control space was on!
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U-2 Incident U-2 was designed to be high altitude
reconnaissance plane. CIA used these to spy on USSR and one was
shot down on May 1, 1960.
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Francis Gary Powers
Recruited by CIA to fly spy missions.
Shot down in U2 over USSR and convicted of espionage.
Exchanged for a KGB colonel the US had captured.
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Conclusion… Moving into the 1960’s, the
Cold War was really starting to heat up with no end in sight.
The Cold War will continue in the 1960s with the world moving closer to an open conflict between the US and USSR.