COLD WAR. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What was the Cold War?

COLD WAR

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What was the Cold War?

COLD WAR

• War of ideas between Soviets and U.S.• COMMUNISM- gov. owns businesses (Soviet)• CAPITALISM- citizens own businesses (U.S.)

SATELLITE NATIONS

• Those controlled by the Soviets.

IRON CURTAIN

• Term for East European satellite nations.

BERLIN WALL

• Divided German capital into capitalist (West) and communist (East) halves.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• How did the U.S deal with the Cold War?

BERLIN AIRLIFT

• U.S gets supplies to West Berlin.

CONTAINMENT

• U.S policy to keep communism from spreading to other nations.

NATO

• Western European nations and U.S form alliance against communism.

WARSAW PACT

• East European nations and Soviets form alliance against capitalism.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• In what areas of the world did the Cold War became actual fighting?

CHINESE CIVIL WAR

• Fight between Nationalists and Communists.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

• Leader of Nationalists- friends of the U.S

MAO ZEDONG

• Leader of Communists- friends of Soviets

TAIWAN

• Nationalists ended up in control of this island.

MAINLAND CHINA

• Controlled by the Communists.

KOREAN WAR

• Fight over communism and capitalism.• NORTH- communist, friends of China• SOUTH- capitalist, friends of U.S.

POLICE ACTION

• United Nations agrees to protect South Korea.• U.S supplies 90% of the soldiers.

KIM IL-SUNG

• North Korean communist dictator, supported by China and Soviet Union.

MACARTHUR

• American general, wanted to use nuclear weapons against China.

• Fired by U.S President Truman- afraid of WWIII

STALEMATE

• Korean War ends in a tie.

38th Parallel

• The border between North and South Korea.• DEMILITARIZED ZONE- A neutral area between

the two Koreas, no one allowed in or out.