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The 1940’sThe 1940’sBy Nitin Gohri
AndBryant White
Overview1.WWII Ends
2.Creation of East and West Germany
3.Berlin Airlift4.The Iron Curtain Speech5.Communist Revolution in
China6.Taiwan’s Independence7.Atlantic Charter8.Marshall Plan
Intro to China and Cold War
Winston Churchill1.Warned English of
Future War2.Iron Curtain Speech
3.War does break out
East Germany1.Soviet Side
2.Made up of by Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Saxony, and Saxony Anhalt
3.Walter Ulbricht4.Bordered by Baltic Sea, Poland,
Czech Republic, and West Germany
West Germany1.US side
2.Made up of Bavaria Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Schleswig-Holstein
3.Capital = Bonn4.West Germany was bordered on the north by the
North Sea, on the east by East Germany, on the south by Austria, and on the west by France.
5.Problems in Germany
Berlin Airlift1.Eleven Months2.US delivered food to West Germany
3.Reason: Soviets blockaded all water ports and train ways
4.Soviets were humiliated
Chiang Kai-shek1.Leader of Military campaign against Warlords
2.Realized Communism = Bad idea
3.Eliminated group4.Group came back5.New Leader = Mao Zedong
Mao ZedongMao Zedong1.Made China Communist in 1949
2.Influenced by Soviet government
3.Supported Soviets
TaiwanTaiwan1.Became Independent in 1949
2.US side of Cold War
3.Leader Chiang Kai-shek
Video of Communism Video of Communism in Chinain China
The Atlantic CharterThe Atlantic Charter
•Written by the U.S. and Great Britain in 1941•Gave Europeans the right to self determination•Prevented future aggression of a single nation
www.ssa.gov
ContainmentContainment
U.S. policy in dealing with communismWanted to rebuild peace in EuropeUsed diplomacy, politics, and
economics as a weapon
www.oldenburger.us
http://thessaloniki.usconsulate.gov/uploads/oi/9U/oi9UXjq6QwsL2AJKTjy3RQ/marshall.jpg
ComeconComecon
Established in January, 1949
It was an economic alliance meant to fix the economies of the countries in the Soviet bloc.
http://www.d-orland.com/images/map1.jpg
Comecon
NATONATO
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The Truman DoctrineThe Truman Doctrine
Harry S. Truman
March 12, 1947
Gave $400 million to Greece and turkey and freed them of Soviet control
http://www.johndclare.net/images/Marshallaid.JPG
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