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Questions for ECWhat does cold war mean?What does USSR stand for?Name 3 countries that made up the USSR.Who was the leader of the USSR in the 1950s?The United States is to capitalist, as the USSR is to _____________. Who was Joseph McCarthy?What is one conspiracy about JFK?

Origins of the Cold War

The big three

Winston Churchill (Great Britain), Franklin Roosevelt (U.S.) , Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union differUnited during WWII in their opposition to Nazi GermanyThe U.S.- capitalist democracyThe Soviet Union-dictatorship supporting the Communist PartyCapitalismPrivate PropertyFree tradeOpen marketsU.S. Western EuropeFreedom of religionCommunismGovernment ownership of the means of productionControls all aspects of economic, political, and military decisionsClassless societyReligion-government ideals

Fate of GermanyStalin wanted to keep Germany weak and divided and remain under Soviet control

The U.S. and Britain sought a stronger, united Germany

As a result the three divided Germany into zones of occupationAn iron curtain has descended across the Continent (Churchill)Ease of that iron curtain the Soviet installed communist governments and crushed political dissentSatellite statesDemocratic countries took a stand

The U.S. takes a stand, and thenMany Asian countries become communistU.S. spends 400million on aid for Greece and TurkeyWMDs in TurkeyUSSR chose to retaliate by placing WMD in Cuba (CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS!)

STOP!In your reading group you have 15mins to complete the USSR and communist Asia mapsUSSR: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and UzbekistanMeet with groupFind map in booksBegin working

Reading Group ChallengeWho lead the Big 3 Countries?What is the division between E and W Germany called?G.B. and the U.S. had a ___________ economy, the USSR had a ___________ economy.What promoted the USSR to place WMDs in Cuba?Which countries do we have a trade embargo with?

Which Communist country is currently threatening America?

What president gave the infamous Berlin Wall speech?

Who is an influential N. Korean leader?

When did the Soviet Union Fall? (w/in 5 yrs)