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Bellringer1. After WW2, what did the USA do with
Japan?
2. According to this map,
what describe what
happened to Germany
after the war.
Objective: Describe the Cold War
Division of Germany• 4 zones of control
– American, French, British
– USSR zone
• Created 2 countries, East Germany & West Germany
• Also split the capital city of Berlin into 4 zones (East/West Berlin)
GermanyTwice the Fun!
Now Twice the Country!• East Germany
– Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)
– Communist
West GermanyBundesrepublik DeutschlandDemocratic Capitalistic
The Cold War
USSRSoviet Union
USA
United StatesVs
Communism =Produce needs,
full employment
Capitalism =Produce needs+ wants,
freedom to fail
USA vs. USSR
The Cold War
“Free World” vs. “The Iron Curtain”
Capitalism vs. Communism
The Cold War• ~1947 – 1991• USA vs. USSR• Capitalism vs. Communism• WW2 = “Hot War” Why?• Cold War = USA never
openly fought USSR, countries used other countries to fight, for example: South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam
• Really scary: Nuclear Weapons
USA
Goals:
• Rebuild Europe
• Democracy
(“Free World”)
• Stop Communism from spreading
• Financial Aid ($$)
Meanwhile…
Literally an iron curtain across
Europe
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Ho Chi Minh1. Why didn’t he like Imperialism?
Why did he associate it with Capitalism?
2. Who was his hero? 3. He died in 1969, what would he
say about the concept of “grit”?