The Cold War And Beyond

Cold war. Only two winners. The Cold War. “Containment” not allowing communism spread. “Containment” not allowing. Marshall Plan. American initiative to. March. Truman Doctrine. Germany. Berlin Blockade and Airlift. 1948. The Soviet Union. United Nations Founded in order to avoid conflict. NATO North Atlantic Treaty. Cold war alliances. Arms Race. “Brinkmanship” Trim the Army. The Berlin Wall. John F. Kennedy. and the Cold War. Cuban Missile Crisis October, 1962 Soviet Union begins to move nuclear missiles into Cuba. Cuban Missile Crisis October. The Cuban Missile Crisis. “Duck and Cover”. Fall Out Shelters. Cold War Music. Salvadoran Civil War.

ONLY TWO WINNERS IN WORLD WAR II: UNITED STATES AND SOVIET UNION The US post-war goals: ... encourage the growth of democracy ... gain access to European markets ... rebuild Europe ... reunite Germany.

ONLY TWO WINNERS IN WORLD WAR II: UNITED STATES AND SOVIET UNION The US post-war goals: ... encourage the growth of democracy ... gain access to European markets ... rebuild Europe ... reunite Germany The USSR post-war goals: ... control eastern Europe ... encourage the growth of communism ... rebuild the USSR ... keep Germany divided.

The Cold War divided the world in half Those allied with the US Those allied with the USSR (Soviet Union).

“Containment” not allowing communism spread 1946 “Iron Curtain” had fallen across Europe – Winston Churchill, 1946.

American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II To prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.

March 12, 1947 - American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. Would lead to the formation of NATO.

The Soviet Union blocked the railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control Their aim was to become the supplier of food, fuel, and aid to Berlin.