How did both, capitalist and communist, coexist after World War 2?

1. The World After World War 2-Yalta Conference-United Nations-Growing resistance

2. America’s policies-Marshal Plan-Containment/ Truman Doctrine-NATO

3. Russia’s Ideal’s-Iron Curtain-Warsaw Pact-Berlin Blockade

Yalta conference

• Meeting at the Russian city of Yalta

• Agreed on splitting Berlin and Germany into areas of occupation

• Germany took East Berlin & East Germany

• United States and Britain took West Germany & West Berlin

United Nations

• Created almost in image of League of Nations• 48 Nations joined at its conception• 5 Permanent members: U.S., Britain, China,

France, and Soviet Union• Created to “to save succeeding generations• from the scourge of war.”

Growing Resistance

• Before World War 2 ended U.S. and U.S.S.R. were getting restless with each other.

• Stalin was angered by the time it took to open a two-front war

• Disagreed with best way to Deal with Germany

Marshall Plan

• Named after George Marshall• Designed to help rebuild Europe. • Provided food, supplies, money, and machines

to other countries in need• Used to prevent Communism

Containment/Truman Doctrine

• Containment: policy used to stop to spread of communism.

• American policy based off containment.• Truman Doctrine was created to give money

to countries fighting communism, or changing to democracy.

NATO• North Atlantic Treaty Organization• Members promised armed helped for any nation

in NATO

Iron Curtain

• Stalin promised elections in eastern European countries

• Term called for from East Germany to Russian

• Buffer zone

Warsaw Pact

• 1955 Alliance to counter NATO• Contained Soviet Union, Poland, East

Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania.

• Communist countries and Curtain countries

Berlin Blockade

• Russians Blockaded West Berlin to Starve out the people.

• Goal to frighten Capitalist• Flown Supplies for over 11 months• Brinkmanship- willing to go to as close to war

as possible• U2 Spy plane- American Spy plane shot down,

pilot held for 19 months