PPT-Did the Berlin Blockade ‘trigger’ the Cold War?

LO 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 . Containment. Truman Doctrine, Marshall Pan. Berlin Blockade/Airlift. Views on Germany. Stalin. . - wanted to destroy Germany, was stripping East Germany of its wealth and machinery. . Britain, US and France. Nicolas Perry, Gretchen West. Berlin Airlift. Germany and Berlin was divided into 4 districts. Each controlled by one of the Allies.. The Soviets controlled the Eastern part of the divisions and the U.K, U.S, and France controlled the Western parts. . 2. D – Origins of the Cold War. Essential Question. How did the US and the Soviet Union become Cold War adversaries?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. Preview – Iron Curtain?. Case Study: Berlin Blockade. 3. rd. Year History. Causes of the Cold War. Political . differences. Disagreements during WW2 . The US slow to open ‘second front’. 27 m Russians died.. Atomic bomb not shared with USSR.. The Iron Curtain. Buffer zone of ‘satellite states’. Tension.. Space and Nuclear Race. Berlin Wall. Cuban Missile Crisis. End of the Cold War. Nuclear Arms Race. Reading. : http://. www.historylearningsite.co.uk. /. nuclear_arms_race.htm. Space Race:. Reading: http. 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 . Superpowers struggle over Germany. Ch.18.1. USA & USSR struggle over Germany. As Europe began to get back on its feet, the U.S. and its allies clashed with the Soviet Union over the issue of German reunification.. 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. Period after WWII is referred to as the Cold War. : the tense relationship between capitalism (mainly the USA) and communism (Soviet Union). Postwar (after WWII) discussions were . postponed as long as possible. 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. . • 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). The Berlin airlift marked the first major confrontation in the Cold War. For 11 months, beginning in June 1948, the Western allies took part in an unprecedented attempt to keep a city alive -- entirely from the air. . 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. .