PPT-Berlin – Capital of the Cold War

Objectives To identify critical developments in Berlin 194661 to explain why berlin was crucial to both sides in the cold war evaluate berlins significance as a centre of Cold war crisis. At the end of World War II Berlin, former capital of the Third Reich, was a divided city in a divided country. The wartime Allies--the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union--originally intended Berlin's division as a symbol of Germany's defeat. Within 3 years, however, Berlin was transformed from the capital of tyranny to an island of freedom; a symbol, not of Germany's defeat, but of the emerging Cold War. The Berlin problem was an accident, the result of bad planning and Cold War tensions. On the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and a victim of the inability of the East and West to agree on German unification, Berlin was caught in a recurring cycle of crisis and resolution, pitting the legality of Western rights against the reality of Soviet power. In fact, the history of Berlin--the Berlin Blockade, the East Berlin uprising, the Berlin Quadripartite Agreement, and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall--reflects the history of the Cold War itself. . P. resentation. By . Trinitee. Allen. Who was involved during the cold war?. John F. . Kennnedy. was involved during the cold . war and the soviet union also the united states.. What was the cold war?. Conflict in Berlin. Enter. Welcome to West Berlin. Welcome to West Berlin. While you are here be sure to check out the history of Post-WWII Berlin and explore the many images of the city. . CAUTION: DO NOT TRY TO CROSS OVER THE WALL TO EAST BERLIN!. L/O – To identify the causes and effects of the Berlin Blockade on relations between the superpowers. The Occupation of Germany. In 1945, Germany was invaded by Western Powers and Soviet forces. It was decided at Yalta and Potsdam to . How Well Do You Know Berlin?. 1. When did Berlin first become the capital of Germany?. 1715. 1871. 1933. 1991. Answer: B . Berlin first became the capital of Germany in 1871.. 2. Where in Berlin is the official residence of the President of Germany?. US II Honors. River Dell Regional HS. Mrs. Rivas. Occupation Zones in Germany. What should be done to Germany?. The Western zones decided to replace the nearly worthless German currency with new money, a move the Soviets ferociously opposed. a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” . b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. . By end of WWII, alliance between G.B., U.S., and U.S.S.R. disintegrating. Cold war = competition for global influence between democracy/capitalism and communism. Led to: alliances (-> “iron curtain”), client states, arms race, diplomatic . EQ: How . can a war be ‘cold’?. EQ: What . were the Hotspots of the Cold War?. WWII is over… Ready for peace? (p.384). After WWII, t. he . USA and the USSR . were the two world . superpowers. (. • a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” . • b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. . Both sides knew that a real “WW3”, a nuclear war, would be unwinnable.. However the Cold War had many characteristics of an actual war:. Arms race . (when countries compete to have the most effective armed forces). Homework. Chapter 17 Section 3: Questions 1-3. Start preparing for Final. Learning objectives. Engage in visual learning regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Analyze Cold War imagery and writing. Prepare for District Assessment. a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” . b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. . Origins of the Cold War – . #8 Kennan’s Long Telegram & Containment. Developed by a young diplomat and State Department Soviet specialist, George F. Kennan. The Long . Telegram (1946) . was widely circulated within U.S. bureaucracy.