COLD WAR:Beginnings

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WHAT IS THE cold war?

IRON Curtain- an ideological

barrier separating eastern and

western europe (nato / warsaw

pact)

The Cold War the political hostility that existed between the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries.

Communism vs. democracy

Russia | america(end of wwii)

Russia america

~Communism was gaining power in Soviet Russia

~Allies remained nations who exercised democracy.

~Stalin rose to power, gaining more control of Russia and it`s satellite states.

~Truman took over as President.

~People were certainly not happy with the government controlling their lives.

~People had more freedom and happiness in the U.S.

Truman`s response

Containment• (n) the act of preventing something from

spreading.

In his Doctrine, Truman expresses his desire to help aid European countries get back on

their feet and keep Communism at bay through several means, such as the Marshall

Plan and Berlin Airlift.

The blockage of berlin(by Stalin)

Berlin wall-A mini iron curtain that separates berlin into east and west, the east being under stalin`s control.\

Why Stalin did it: Stalin promised that he could take care of his `own people` but in reality he lied and brought more oppression. He couldn`t stand the West`s intervention and this resulted in a physical border, the Berlin Wall.

How the U.S. responded: Truman kept sending relief and support through the Berlin Airlift.