6.1 - THE COLD WAR BEGINS: THE POST-WWII GOALS OF THE US & THE SOVIET UNION Unit 6 – The Cold War Section 1 – Introduction to the Cold War
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6.1 - THE COLD WAR BEGINS:
THE POST-WWII GOALS OF THE
US & THE SOVIET UNION
Unit 6 – The Cold War
Section 1 – Introduction to the Cold War
Learning Targets & Key Words
The Students Will Be
Able To (TSWBAT):
Identify and understand
the origins of the Cold
War
Evaluate the
justification for conflict
between the US and
the USSR in the early
1950s
Key Words:
Communism
Capital ism
Cold War
Iron Curtain
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Warsaw Pact
NATO
EQ: What were the major
causes of the Cold War?
How did WWII help to
cause the conflict?
Review: End of World War II
• Who wins the war?
• What conference did the winners
partake in at the end of the war?
• Which countries become world
superpowers?
• What are the major ideological
differences between those two
countries?
• What is communism?
• What is capitalism?
• Who are the leaders of each country?
• What new technology did the US
develop, forever changing modern
warfare?
What is a “Cold War”?
A conflict or dispute
between two groups that
does not involve actual
fighting
Looking Ahead: Framing the Cold War
Skit Activity
• EQ: What major events occurred during the Cold War?
• 6 groups
Directions:
• In each group, you will receive a certain aspect/time period of the Cold War
• You will receive a short reading detailing information that is important to the Cold War
• You will create a skit to teach the class the information in your section (similar to our Teddy Roosevelt skits)
• You may use props, signs, etc.
• Be creative! All people must participate.
• You must write out your skit to be turned in.
The Cold War Begins
Clue United States Soviet Union
Eastern
European
Countries
Stay independent;
support nations that
resist communism Under control of Stalin
Truman Doctrine:
Aid nations fighting
against communism
Satellite states in Eastern
Europe nations are
independent
but under control of USSR
Goal Goal
Term Term
Expansion
of the
USSR
after WWII
USSR Satellite
Countries
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
The Cold War Begins
Clue United States Soviet Union
Communism
and its
spread Stop spread
of communism
Spread
communism
beyond
Eastern Europe
Containment:
Keep
communism
contained
within its
existing borders
Goal Goal
Term
Creation of the “Iron Curtain”
• Imaginary line symbolizing
the conflict and physical
boundary between Eastern
and Western Europe
• Democracy (west) vs.
Communism (east)
• Satellite states as the border
• Phrase coined by Winston
Churchill
The Cold War Begins
Clue United States Soviet Union
Western
European
Countries
Aid European
nations & help reduce
famine and poverty
Capture West
Berlin by closing all
highways, railways, &
waterway traffic Marshall Plan (1948):
Offered aid to W European
nations after WWII
Goal Goal
Term
Berlin Airlift (1948-1949):
US/British planes
Airlifted supplies
to West Berlin
during Soviet blockade
Term
The Cold War Begins
Clue United States Soviet Union
Military
Alliances
Form military
alliance to counter
Soviet expansion
Form alliance
of communist nations for
protection if attacked
NATO:
Alliance system;
Collective security
against
communist attack
Goal Goal
Term Warsaw Pact:
USSR & satellite
states, defend
each other
if attacked
Term
NATO = North
Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Members of Alliances:
The World Joins the Conflict
NATO (1949)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Original members:
• US, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal
WARSAW PACT (1955)
• Member countries:
• USSR, East
Germany, Poland,
Hungary, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia,
Hungary, Romania,
Albania
Blue – NATO
Red - Warsaw
Introduction to the Cold War
Primary Source Activity • EQ: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War– the United States or the Soviet Union?
Activity:
• Timeline – According to these events, can we tell which side started the Cold War?
• Over the past few decades, historians have debated this question. Today we are going to look closely at some Cold War documents to address the question ourselves.
Introduction to the Cold War
Primary Source Activity • EQ: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War–
the United States or the Soviet Union?
Activity, continued:
• With a PARTNER or in a GROUP OF 3 (yes, you must
work collaboratively), you will analyze Documents A and B
and answer the Guiding Questions
• Share answers as a class – all groups will share their hypotheses.
• Then you will receive Documents C and D after you are
done with A and B • Share answers as a class – all groups will share their hypotheses.
Introduction to the Cold War
Primary Source Activity • EQ: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War–
the United States or the Soviet Union?
Activity, continued:
• Whole-Class Discussion:
• Who was primarily responsible for the start of the Cold War? What
evidence do you have to support your claim?
• Which of these documents do you believe is most trustworthy?
Why?
• Did anyone’s hypothesis change? How and why?
• What other evidence would you need to strengthen your claim?
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