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Cold War in Germany
The Potsdam Conference divided Germany into four occupied zones after World War II. Berlin was also divided. In 1948, the western zones formed West Germany in response to the Soviets refusing to end their occupation. The Cold War began as the US and USSR competed for influence, with the US pursuing containment and the USSR establishing satellite states in Eastern Europe. The Berlin Airlift provided supplies to West Berlin when it was blockaded. NATO and the Warsaw Pact formed military alliances on either side of the Iron Curtain dividing Europe. The Cold War then spread to Asia as communism took hold in China and the Korean War began.
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Cold War in Germany
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- 3. The Potsdam Conference ThePotsdam Conference was a meeting of the Allied leaders during World War II to decide what to do with Germany
- 4. Germany Divided British Soviet French American ● After WorldWar II, Germany was divided into four zones, occupied by French, British, American, and Soviet troops ● Berlin, the capital city, was divided
- 5. East and West Germany formed EastBerlin West Germany East Germany West Berlin ● In June of 1948, the French, British and American zones were joined into the nation of West Germany after the Soviets refused to end their occupation of Germany.
- 6. The Strategy Who? Strategy United States Containment SovietUnion Satellite nations Explanation The effort to restrict Soviet expansion (George Kennan) Anti-appeasement The establishment of a safe buffer zone of “friendly nations” (Communist) on the western border
- 7. Letter from U.S.diplomat George Kennan that led to the U.S. policy of containment of communism. Kennan said the Russians were concerned about invasions from the west and wanted a buffer zone Russians wanted to spread communism world-wide U.S. should use diplomatic, economic and military actions to keep communism
- 8. The Iron Curtain Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary Bulgariaand East Germany became satellite nations of Soviet Union “ An iron curtain has descended across the Continent” – Prime Minister Winston Churchill
- 9. Peep under the Ironcurtain March 6, 1946 Who is “Joe”? What part of Europe is sealed off? What does the wall symbolize?
- 10. From Stettin inthe Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
- 11. ● In response,the Soviets cut off West Berlin from the rest of the world with a blockade. Eventual site of the Berlin Wall
- 12. Berlin Airlift ● PresidentTruman decided to avoid the blockade by flying in food and other supplies to the needy people of West Berlin
- 13. Berlin Airlift ● TheBerlin Airlift saved the people of West Berlin from falling under Soviet Union control
- 14. Truman Doctrine ● U.S.foreign policy established by President Truman saying the U.S. would protect democracies throughout the world “It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures” -- Harry Truman
- 15. Truman Doctrine ● Itpledged that the United States would fight Communism worldwide American tanks provided by the Truman Doctrine roll through Turkey
- 16. Aid for Europe ●Secretary of State George Marshall toured Western Europe. ●Marshall feared that poor Europeans would turn to Communism Children in a London suburb, waiting outside the wreckage of what was their home
- 17. Marshall Plan ● U.S. planfor rebuilding Western Europe, and stopping communism after World War II ● Plan pumped billions of dollars into Western Europe for food and supplies George C. Marshall
- 18. Marshall Plan aidsWestern Europe The Marshall Plan proved to be a great success
- 19. Birth of NATO NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization ● Formed in 1949 to protect Western Europe from Soviet aggression
- 20. The Warsaw Pact ●The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union’s response to the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- 22. The Equipment I knowwhat weapons World War II was fought with, but World War three will be fought with sticks and stones. –Einstein The Atomic Bomb (A-Bomb) The Hydrogen Bomb (H-Bomb)
- 23. Cold War spreadsto Asia ● Communists take over in China ● The country of Korea became the next battleground in the Cold War China Korea
- 24. This presentation isa mashup from two slides by: Dschall,28 January 2008. Cold War. http://www.slideshare.net/dschall/cold-war-244261? qid=2de15c1d-4874-45e1-a5a6d867defc5d5e&v=default&b=&from_search=12 Weber D, May 2013. Cold War Begins. http://www.slideshare.net/dustinweber/cold-war18489176?qid=2de15c1d-4874-45e1-a5a6d867defc5d5e&v=default&b=&from_search=5