CW+Early

C opy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading [|Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War] from ABC-CLIO. Use pages the links provided and [|“The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO] to develop a complete description for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War. This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.


 * After you are done, you should be able to discuss how each of the events led to greater tension between the two sides of the developing Cold War.**

** THE YALTA CONFERENCE ** * Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe || ||  || THE UNITED NATIONS ([|The UN is Born], ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/yalta.jpg width="249" height="208" align="center"]]
 * Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
 * Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
 * United Nations will be formed
 * USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet friendly"
 * the roots of the Cold War are established ||
 * [[image:http://8fb80e.medialib.glogster.com/media/c32eb5705b0ea1fdac344cebd7c44a272b246b4e74a99e4f6faaa341b024556b/iron-curtain-cartoon.png width="273" height="300"]]
 * THE IRON CURTAIN (**Churchill delivers **Iron Curtain** speech, [|Iron Curtain)]
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/un.gif width="249" align="center"]]

|| **THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE (** The Truman Doctrine, **[|Video available]-** usmstudent, wildcats) ||  || usmstudent, wildcats) ||   || **THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT (** ====[|Berlin Blockade]  and the **[|Berlin Airlift] , ****[|Video] ****[|available] ** ==== usmstudent, wildcats) ||  || **NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT (F[|ormation of NATO])** ||   || ** THE SOVIET ATOMIC BOMB **Soviet Atomic Bomb [|Soviet Atomic Bomb Test]
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/kennan.jpg width="364" height="288" align="center"]]
 * CONTAINMENT (and George Kennan) (**The Containment Policy, ** [|Video] - ** usmstudent, wildcats) ||  ||
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/truman.jpg width="327" height="282" align="center"]]
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/marshall.jpg width="342" height="372" align="center"]]
 * THE MARSHALL PLAN** **([|Video available]-**
 * [[image:turningpoints2010/airlift.jpg align="center"]]
 * [[image:http://www.allrussias.com/images/map_coldwar_big.jpg width="557" height="277" align="center"]]
 * [[image:http://havewenodecency.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/0/2/19027327/4969506_orig.png?364 width="391" height="250" align="center"]]

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 * CHINA AND COMMUNISM ( ** [|Mao Declares Communist China] The Chinese Revolution ||  ||