The Roots of the Cold War Communism No real wealthy people State/country controls everything business related No free enterprise system 1 ruler that can easily turn into a dictatorship
Roots of the Cold War Continued Democracy Citizens elect representatives to serve in government Free enterprise system Multiparty free elections
The Cold War in Europe Communist Nations Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania Soviet Union Non-Communist Nations Belgium Denmark France Great Britain Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Turkey West Germany United States
Berlin Airlift
The NATO Nations vs. The Warsaw Pact
German Democratic Republic The Federal Republic of Germany Berlin Wall
East Against West Facts about the Iron Curtain Political differences divided the Soviet (Communist) controlled countries of Eastern Europe from those of Western Europe Differences caused an Iron Curtain (not an actual curtain) that split Europe into 2 different parts. People living in the Eastern part could not travel outside of their country. Westerners who wanted to visited the Eastern part also faced restriction.
The Cold War and the Rest of Europe
The Soviet Union and TOTAL Control Soviet Union outlawed many celebrations Destroyed churches and religious buildings Religious leaders were killed Other ethnic group members were not allowed to speak their native languages Government controlled communications media (newspapers, books and radio) Writers, poets and other artists work was banned or censored Artists forced to join government run unions Unions told artists what to create If artists refused or disobeyed, they were jailed or killed.
The Cold War Continues in Eastern Asia Underlying reason for the Korean War It remained a continuing saga in the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union The Surface reason for the Korean War It seemed to be a war between North Korea and South Korea The Real reason for the Korean War The United States and the Soviet Union were using the war as a front to combat each other without actually going to war with each other
The Korean War-Reason #1 (The U.S. Perspective) The Domino Theory (The Communists were coming to power not only in Eastern Europe but also in the far East) China became Communist in 1949 President Harry Truman believed that if one country fell to Communism then another country would follow like a line of dominoes
The Korean War-Reason #2 (The U.S. PERSPECTIVE) Undermining Communism Capitalism and Freedom were in jeopardy of being overrun by Communism Truman Doctrine-containing Communism by keeping the Soviet Union from gaining more territory President Truman wanted to drive the Communists out of North Korea
The Korean War-Reason #3 (Still the U.S. PERSPECTIVE) The United States was in a competition for world domination with the Soviet Union While helping South Korea, the United States was able to fight off Communism without directly attacking Russia
The Korean War-What the Soviet Union Thought The Soviet Union went to war mainly because of the Cold War with the United States
The Cold War Continues Again in Southeast Asia Vietnam was at one time controlled by the French Vietnamese people were able to organize against the French Feelings for freedom were high in the north under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh
Dividing Vietnam Again in 1954 North Vietnam (Communist) Ho Chi Minh became the leader for Vietnam s independence movement Received support from the Soviet Union and Communist controlled China Vietminh looked for ways to overthrow the South South Vietnam (U.S. Supported) Sent money to the French for fear of Communism spreading to the rest of the world Eventually provided military support Began bombing North Vietnam in 1965