Two Superpowers Face Off What was the Cold War What was the Cold War The period of tension and hostility that developed between the US and the Soviet Union after World War II It lasted almost 50 years ID: 1018605
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1. Unit VIIThe Cold WarPart ITwo Superpowers Face Off
2. What was the Cold War?What was the Cold War? The period of tension and hostility that developed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II. It lasted almost 50 years. How was it an ideological conflict? Conflict between capitalism and communism. Why called a cold war? There was never direct military confrontation between the two countries.
3. The Early Cold War CastSoviet PremierJoseph StalinU.S. PresidentHarry S TrumanBritish Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
4. Tensions Arise in Europe
5. U.S. GoalsSoviet Union’s GoalsEncourage spread of democracy to prevent rise of communism.Gain access to raw materials and markets to fuel booming economy. Rebuild Europe to promote stability and create new markets for American goods.Reunite Germany to stabilize it and increase stability of Europe.Encourage communism in other countries as part of worldwide worker’s revolution.Rebuild its war-ravaged economy using Eastern Europe’s industrial equipment and raw materials.Control Eastern Europe to protect Soviet borders and balance U.S. influence in Western Europe.Keep Germany divided to prevent it from waging war again.Roots of the Cold WarDifferent Post-war Goals in Europe
6. What promises did Stalin make at Yalta Conference?Promised to hold free elections in Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe.Promised to allow western monitoring of elections.What concessions were granted to the Soviets?Soviets permitted to annex eastern Poland and to occupy eastern part of Germany.Yalta ConferencePotsdam ConferenceFebruary / July 1945 Yalta and Potsdam
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8. Roots of the Cold WarKey Battleground: Eastern EuropeStalin intent on maintaining a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. Why? Soviets controlled Eastern Europe so were in a position to enforce their will by force. U.S. could not control events there.
9. Soviet ExpansionStalin reneged on Yalta and Potsdam promises. How?Quickly installed pro-Soviet puppet governments through- out Eastern Europe.Soviet controlled “ _______” established.satellites
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11. Which countries wereconsidered to be Soviet“Satellites”?East GermanyPolandCzechoslovakiaHungaryRomaniaBulgaria
12. U.S. ResponseU.S. feared this was the first step of a larger plan of global conquest.Truman demanded Stalin honor Yalta agreements. Called for “free elections” and self-determination in Eastern Europe.Truman adopted tough, combative policy towards Soviets.
13. Stalin Cracks DownTightened his grip on Eastern Europe and denied Western observers promised access.Gave belligerent 1946 speech in which he declared what? Capitalism and communism couldn’t peacefully coexist. Predicted war with the U.S.
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15. March, 1946Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech Speech was a response to Stalin’s speech.Given in Fulton, Missouri.Meant to warn Americans of the danger communism posed to Europe.
16. The “Iron Curtain”“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” Winston Churchill, 1946Stalin’s response? Described Churchill’sspeech as a “call to war.”CBS report on iron curtain speech
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18. What’s the common theme in these illustrations?
19. Truman’s Policy of ContainmentContainment was a policy of blocking Soviet influence and trying to prevent the spread of communism. Became the cornerstone of American foreign policy for the next 45 years.
20. The Truman Doctrine (1947)1947 speech to Congress: Truman tried to convince (scare?) Americans into taking more active role in the world.Said future of the “free world” was in America’s hands.Requested $400 in military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey. Why?
21. “I believe it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.”“Truman Doctrine” committed U.S. to policy of containment -a turning point in U.S. foreign policy.The Truman Doctrine
22. Dresden, Germany1945London, England1945
23. 1948The “Marshall Plan”European Recovery Plan: U.S. program of economic aid to war- torn Western Europe to pre- vent economic disaster and lessen communism’s appeal to voters. “Our policy is not directed against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.” (Sec. of State George C. Marshall)
24. The Marshall PlanLittle support in Congress until communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.$12.5 billion spent to rebuild Europe 1948-1951.Revitalized Europe’s economy. No country in Western Europe fell to communism.
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26. Video on Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan
27. The Division of Germany After WWII
28. 1948Two German States EstablishedWest combined French, British, and U.S. zones of occupation to create state of West Germany with democratically elected government.Soviet zone became state of East Germany – a communist dictatorship.
29. 1948Berlin Blockade Soviets imposed blockade around West Berlin in effort to drive Western powers out. How did Truman respond?Rejected both concessions or confrontation and organized massive airlift to fly in food and supplies to 2 million citizens of Berlin.
30. The Berlin AirliftBerlin airlift lasted 324 days. 2.5 million tons of provisions (food, clothes, coal, medicine) flown in on 227,000 flights.Outcome?In May, 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and lifted blockade.ABC News Report
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32. To be free meant to be walled in…
33. Check Point Charlie
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37. The most famous of these escapes was made by 19-year-old guard Conrad Schumann on August 15, 1961, just the third day of the wall's construction
38. 1949NATO EstablishedAlliance / mutual defense pact to deter Soviet aggression. Committed U.S. to defense of Canada and Western Europe. First permanent / peacetime alliance for U.S.How did Soviets respond? Est. Warsaw Pact in 1955 NATO MeetingBrussels, Belgium
39. NATOWarsaw PactOpposingCold War Alliances
40. 1949 U.S. Canada U.K. France Iceland Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Italy Denmark Norway1952 Greece Turkey1955 West Germany1982 Spain1990 East Germany 1999 Poland Hungary Czech Republic2004 Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovenia Slovakia Romania Bulgaria2009 Albania CroatiaNATO’s Expansion
41. NATO Today:28 total membersIncludes 13 former communist statesAll are democracies today.
42. NATO’s Article V “An armed attack against one or more (members) shall be considered an attack against them all”. Only ever invoked once. When?
43. Other Cold War Alliances
44. Who Started the Cold War?Conservative historians have blamed the Soviet Union. Why? Its takeover of Eastern Europefollowing WWII.Its aggressive attempts to spread Communism.Its commitment to worldwiderevolution.Its hostility towards capitalism.
45. Who Started the Cold War?Liberals have argued what? That Soviet actions were often a defensive response to U.S. actions and were driven by fears of U.S intentions.Most historians today emphasize that both countries were respon- sible.
46. Unit VIIThe Cold WarPart IIThe Nuclear Arms Race
47. The Cold War Nuclear Arms RaceArms Race: A competition between two or more countries in the building up (escalation) of weapons. A cycle of action and reaction motivated by fear.
48. The World’s First Atomic Bombs“Little Boy” – bomb dropped on Hiroshima. 15 kiloton bomb (the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT).“Fat Man” – 20 kiloton bomb used on Nagasaki.
49. Soviet A-Bomb Test, 1949Unexpected 1949 Soviet A-bomb test shocked the West. U.S. depended on monopoly of A-bomb to deter Soviet aggression. Forced U.S. to rethink strategic doctrine.First Soviet A-bombFirst Soviet A-bomb test
50. The H-Bomb DecisionTruman sided with Teller over Oppenheimer and approved the development of the hydrogen bomb.“We have to do it – make the bomb – though no one wants to use it. But… we have got to have it if only for bargaining purposes with the Russians.” - President Truman
51. “Stand Aside, Junior -- I Take Over From Here”
52. Tzar Bomba test5o+ megatonH-bomb4,000 x more powerful than Hiroshima bombBravo test15 megatonH-bomb1,000 x more powerful thanHiroshima bombLargest U.S. test 1954Largest Soviet test 1961HiroshimaA- bomb15-20 kilotonsA-bomb vs.H-bombTestsTsar Bomb Test
53. The H-Bomb TestsFirst U.S. H-bomb test in Nov. 1952. Soviets conducted their first test in Aug. 1953.
54. First U.S. H-bomb
55. First U.S. H-bomb Test (“Mike”), 1952First U.S. H-bomb test, 1952
56. Nuclear Arms Race… Next Step1960s Nuclear missiles on submarines.
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58. Nuclear Arms Race… Next Step1960s ICBMs with multiple warheads.
59. The Concept of DeterrenceDeterrence: The maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging anattack.
60. Nuclear Deterrence During the Cold WarTo use nuclear weapons became unthinkable. Their primary purpose was to prevent war.The threat of retaliation using nuclear weapons was intended to deter or discourage either side from launching a first strike.This Cold War concept of deterrence known as MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction).
61. “Brinkmanship”Eisenhower gave much authority to Sec. of State John Foster Dulles.Staunch anti-communist (a Hawk).Favored policy of “brinkmanship” towards the Soviets – pushing the Soviets to the brink of war before considering negotiations.
62. Nuclear ProliferationNuclear Proliferation The spread of nuclear weapons.The “Nuclear Club” The countries with nuclear weapons:5 original members9 members today
63. Original Nuclear Weapons StatesThe United States 1945The Soviet Union 1949U.K. 1952France 1961China 1964
64. Additional Nuclear Weapons States TodayIndia 1974 /1998Pakistan 1998North Korea 2006Israel (Undeclared) 1967
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67. Remaining U.S. H-Bombs Largest remaining bomb in U.S. arsenal is B-83 1.2 megatons. 80x more powerful than Hiroshima bomb. Average U.S. warhead today 300 kilotons 24x more powerful than Hiroshima bomb.B-83 Thermonuclear Bombs
68. Reagan - Gorbachev SummitsNo summits with Soviet leaders during Reagan’s first term.Four Reagan-Gorbachev summits during Reagan’s second term!American Experience Reykjavik Summit (10:51)
69. Then Came Gorby!New Soviet leadership: Mikhail Gorbachev, age 54, came to power in 1985.Introduced political and economic reforms that changed the world.
70. Gorbachev’s Reforms“Glasnost” (“ _____________ ”). Decreased government censorshipPolitical dissidents released from prison.Press freedom and criticism of the government permitted.Practice of religion permitted.Democratization (Political reforms)First elections with candidates not handpicked by Communist Party.openness
71. Economic Reform“Perestroika” (Economic “ _______________”) Goal was to make Soviet economy more efficient and productive. Ended central planning. Allowed some private ownership of land and small businesses.A move away from communism, which had clearly failed!restructuring
72. June 12, 1987Reagan at the Berlin WallReagan's Berlin Wall Speech 1:43
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74. Summit SuccessArms ControlSigned INF Treaty, 1987.Eliminated all intermediate- range nuclear missiles that both nations had placed in Europe.First ____________treaty signed by U.S. and USSR.disarmament
75. The Collapse of Communismin Eastern Europe 1989-1990
76. December, 1988New Soviet Policy Towards Eastern EuropeGorbachev announced that all Soviet troops would be withdrawn from Eastern Europe.Said each nation needed to determine its own political future. Urged communist govern- ments in Eastern Euorpe to make necessary reforms.
77. Elections in Poland, 1989Lech Walesa led the Solidarity trade union movement in a series of strikes that crippled Poland’s Soviet-controlled government.Gorbachev instructed Polish govt to negotiate with reformers.Solidarity Party won free elections in June 1989. Communists ousted from power. Lech Walesa elected President.Lech Walesa
78. East Germany Opens BordersIn response to mass demonstrations the Communist government announced… that it was opening the country’s borders and that East Germans were now free to leave the country!What became irrelevant overnight as a result?
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81. The End of the Cold War Fall of the Berlin Wall marks the symbolic end of the Cold War. Why? Because the Wall had become such a huge symbol of communist repression.
82. Free Elections Spread, 1989-1990Demands for free elections spread throughout Eastern Europe and led to defeat of communist governments in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.The Soviet Union held its first free elections since 1917. Hundreds of Communist Party officials defeated (March, 1989)
83. Collapse of the Soviet Union1990-1991
84. 1990The USSR Begins to Break ApartThe Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—were the first Soviet republics to declare their independence from the Soviet Union. (March, 1990).
85. August, 1990Coup Against GorbachevCommunist hardliners carried out coup against Gorbachev, placing him under house arrest.Attempt to preserve the Soviet Union.BBC Report on Soviet Coup
86. August, 1990Coup Fails. Yeltsin Emerges as HeroBoris Yeltsin, chairman of Russian parliament, thwarted the coup by rallying Russian citizens and facing down the army.Gorbachev weakened by the failed coup; Yeltsin emerged as powerful force for reform.
87. August, 1991Russian RevoltSoon after coup attempt, Boris Yeltsin elected as the president of Russia. Russia then proclaimed its independence from Soviet control.
88. The End of the Soviet Union, 1991On Christmas Day 1991, Gorbachev resigned. The Soviet Union ceased to exist, replaced by fifteen newly independent states.Collapse of the Soviet Union (7:03)
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