Bell Ringer – (4) 1.Who were America’s allies during WWII? 2.Who was victorious at the end of WWII? 3.The Soviet Union was a communist state. What do you.

Bell Ringer – (4)Bell Ringer – (4)

1.1. Who were America’s allies during Who were America’s allies during WWII?WWII?

2.2. Who was victorious at the end of Who was victorious at the end of WWII?WWII?

3.3. The Soviet Union was a communist The Soviet Union was a communist state. What do you think is state. What do you think is communism? communism?

The Cold WarThe Cold War

• After WWII the U.S. and the Soviet After WWII the U.S. and the Soviet Union began to develop an “icy tension”Union began to develop an “icy tension”

• Under Soviet Under Soviet communismcommunism, the state , the state controlled all property and economic controlled all property and economic activity. activity.

• Under U.S. Under U.S. capitalismcapitalism, private citizens , private citizens controlled almost all economic activity. controlled almost all economic activity. The people voted on political leaders. The people voted on political leaders.

• Political systems – State controlled all property and economic activity

• Totalitarian Government

• No opposing parties

• Political System: Capitalist

• Private citizens controlled almost all economic activity

• Voting• Competing Political

Parties

•Hope for Peace•USA & USSR use

the UN to spread their influence over others

• June 26, 1945

• Big Three: USA, USSR, Great Britain

• Harry S. Truman’s Test as a diplomat

• USSR not keep promise of free elections in Eastern Europe

• Countries dominated by Soviet Union

• Countries that Stalin implemented Communist Governments

• Division of Europe Division of Europe Between Between Democratic and Democratic and Communist Communist countriescountries

•Conflict between USA and USSR in which neither nation confronted each other on the battlefield

•Keep Soviet influence from spreading (Greece & Turkey)

•400 Million to Greece and Turkey

•George Marshall Secretary of State

• June 1947•Help Western

Europe with money (13 Billion)

•Europe in chaos after WWII

• Three Nations unify Western Europe (map on page 605)

• Stalin close rail routes to West Berlin

• No food – only 5 weeks• Americans and Brits fly

food and supplies to West Berlin

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Western European Nations (12 members)

• Military support to each other

• End of U.S. isolationism