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It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.


 * AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR **


 * Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, __Creating America,__ and ABC-CLIO **


 * **THE YALTA CONFERENCE**
 * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed || [[image:turningpoints09:yalta.jpg width="275" height="216"]] ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:un.gif width="298" height="211"]] || **THE UNITED NATIONS**

USSR, Great Britain, France, and China** || - An iron curtain -countries that are satellites of Soviet Union -Communism is spreading, U.S. doesn't like it - they're going to contain it. -Communism wasn't fair, no freedom. || ||
 * Organization of nations united together to keep peace so that when there were problems
 * **CONTAINMENT**
 * [[image:turningpoints09:truman.jpg width="300" height="221"]] || THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE

The U.S. needs to invest in foreign countries -give countries money that are resisting the Soviet/Communism. -Specifically Turkey and Greece ||
 * THE MARSHALL PLAN

-Give foreign countries money to rebuild after the war -The U.S. has great power... - Money helped restore industry, agriculture, and trade || || -Part of Germany (Berlin) was in Soviet Union, and the western half became isolated as a democracy as the other part was forcing into communism. -Soviet Union blocked all trade and transportation from entering western Germany in hopes of pushing out the allies. -The Berlin Airlift dropped supplies for the people so they could survive the 11 month blockade. || -U.S. builds up it military with its European allies -They hoped that the united front and strong military would discourage Soviets from attacking. - North Atlantic Treaty Organization -race for military dominance || || -Communists defeated the anti-communists in civil war in China. -Nationalist government falls and leader flees - U.S. thinks that Soviet Union was trying to take over the world. || No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity || || -Strongly against Communism -McCarthyism stands for reckless charges against innocent citizens -He was criticized for his poor behavior and soon faded altogether. ||
 * [[image:turningpoints09:airlift.jpg width="289" height="194"]] || THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
 * NATO
 * [[image:turningpoints09:PRCFounding.jpg]] || COMMUNISM IN CHINA
 * THE KOREAN WAR
 * [[image:turningpoints09:180px-Joseph_McCarthy.jpg]] || MCCARTHYISM
 * THE SPACE RACE** ||  ||