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The Cold War

The Cold War. By: Micayla Harvey and Kloe Townson. The Cold War began :1945-1991.

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The Cold War

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  1. The Cold War By: Micayla Harvey and Kloe Townson

  2. The Cold War began :1945-1991 • The Cold War began in Europe. In 1948 ,the USA started a loan program called the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe and try to stop the spread of communism. Under the Marshall Plan, factors were rebuilt, mines were reopened ,and roads were repaired and replaced.

  3. Two sides of War: The Cold War was between the: NATO and the USSR. • NATO:North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • Countries involved in the NATO where France, Great Britain, West Germany, and the USA. • The USSR was a Warsaw pact for the Pro Soviet Union countries. • The Cold War was after WW2.The USA and the Soviet Union where rivals for world influence. The war was between communists and non communists.

  4. NATO • In 1948 under the Truman Doctrine, named after U.S president Harry S Truman, the US offered military aid to countries such as Greece and Turkey that were engaged in fighting organization (NATO) was formed to respond to possible attacks by the Soviet Union. In forming NATO, each member country agreed to treat an attack on any other member as an attack on itself. The NATO countries believe that the Soviet Union would not attack Western Europe if Soviet leads thought such an attack would trigger nuclear war with the United States.

  5. The Berlin Wall… • Soviet union built the wall to keep communists from escaping to American sector. • The wall was torn down in 1989. • Berlin is Germany’s capital.

  6. Land area for the communists The USSR’s land area was east Germany, West Russia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria.

  7. Technology Bombs: • A nuclear bomb gave America a lead which was expected to last at least 5 years. Russian development of nuclear technology, helped by the work of the “Atom spies” was a shock.

  8. More War: • Significantly, Russia hurriedly declared war against Japan at the beginning of August 1945, and rush to advance into Asia to stake out a position for the post war settlement. This helped make both the Korean and Vietnam so conflicts more likely.

  9. People,places,events,and inventions… • Both sides used nuclear bombs. • People: John F Kennedy, Dwight D Eisenhower, Fidel Castro, Ronald Reagan. • Event: Space Race, National security council memorandum.

  10. The End of the war In the late 1980s, as the Soviet Union moved slowly toward democracy and capitalism, tensions within the country and its satellites increased. At the same time, many ethnic groups in the Soviet Union were demanding independence. All of the satellite nations also moved toward freedom from Soviet domination. The Cold War was coming to an end. 0…bb

  11. Quiz Time!!!!!! • What dose NATO stand for? • True Or false was the western part of Earth free? • What countries were part of the NATO? • When did the Cold War start? • True or False Was the Eastern part Communist?

  12. Answers… • 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • 2. True • 3. USA, France, England, Western Germany • 4.1945-1991 • 5.True

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