Warm Up

1. What was the “Iron Curtain”?2. Who was on the East? The West?3. What laid the foundation for the

division?

Containment in the Cold War

YOU CHOOSE (on separate sheet):• In (at least) one paragraph address the

following: would you prefer to live in a world where everyone is FREE or a world where everyone is EQUAL? Why? You cannot choose both.

Containment: stop the spread of Communism

Sphere of Influence:

More Influence = More Power

In your Textbook:1. READ pages 879-880. (from the West Resists and

stopping before War in Korea)2. DEFINE (in your own words!) Containment, Truman

Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO, Warsaw Pact

• 3. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You must also write the questions:– Why did President Truman believe that poverty and suffering

created conditions that would help communism to spread? Did – Do you think the Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan were good

ideas to help stop the spread of communism?

Guided Notes

Containment: American policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

Background:• During World War II,

democratic countries (USA) believed everyone should be free. Communist countries (Russia) believed everyone should be equal. Other countries (China, Vietnam, Korea) weren’t sure which they believed.

• After World War II, these democratic and communist countries fought each other. This is called the Cold War.

Alliances• Right after WWII, the US and 25

other countries formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to protect each other from the spread of communism.

• In response, the Soviet Union (also called Russia) and other countries formed the Warsaw Pact to resist democracy and capitalism.

Goals and Policies• The Soviet Union and its allies wanted to spread

communism and force equality at the expense of freedom and people owning their own things (also called capitalism).

• The United States and its allies wanted to protect people’s freedom and property and stop the spread of communism. They made two policies to do this:– The Marshall Plan was to send money to poor

countries to help them create jobs instead of becoming communist.

– The Truman Doctrine was to provide both money and military support to these countries to make sure they did not become communist.

A Symbol of Containment: The Berlin Wall

A Symbol of Containment: The Berlin Wall

• The Berlin Wall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQVS9rL09ng&feature=related

Berlin Airlift

Quick Jot (on separate sheet)• What do you think would be the result of

America going to war with a country that has nuclear weapons? Explain your reasoning.

Nash EquilibriumSoviets vs. Americans

But, why not fight outright?

• MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION (M.A.D.)

• If one country attacks the other, both countries will be entirely destroyed.

• PREVENTS ACTUAL CONFLICT

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDTWsVCtyUg

Cold War ConflictsConflict Result

Greece and Turkey

Remained democracies

Chinese Revolution

China became communist, Taiwan is democratic

KoreaNorth Korea became communist, South Korea stayed democratic

Cuba Became communist

Vietnam Became communist

Predict (on separate sheet)

• How might the cold war conflict come to a conclusion without complete apocalypse?

Closing…

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