1. By: MadiOstrica, Alyssa Nichelson, Cole Richards

2. Intro. Began after World War II. It affected the entire world and it was not actually fought with weapons and that is why it was called a cold war. It was meant to dominate national affairs for decades and many major crises were occurred. The growing weapons for mass destruction were the main thing people were worried about.

3. Hot War Vs. Cold War Hot war Weapons are used Actual fighting No talk all action Cold war Fought politically No guns are fired All talk

4. Who!? Joseph Stalin- Lead the soviet union as Lenin's Successor. He wanted the soviet union to take control. So he built up the economy and military. He caused many deaths from starvation and over working. Even though the people didn’t believe in the politics. He came up with the Five Year Plan. He had 3 different Five Year Plans. John F Kennedy- 35th president of the untied states and was active during the cold war. Mikhail Gorbachev- Leader of the USSR at the end of the cold war Harry S Truman- Was the US President during the beginning of the cold war.

5. What!? 1945- USA dropped a bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Cold War begins and World War II ends. 1947- Marshall Aid to the west of Europe. Stalin of USSR refused it for Eastern Europe. 1949- NATO established; USSR exploded her first “A”- bomb; China becomes communist. 1950- Korean War started. 1955- Warsaw Pact created. “Peaceful coexistence” called for. 1961- Military aid sent to Vietnam by USA for the first time. Berlin Wall built. 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis. 1986- Meeting in Iceland between USSR (Gorbachev) and USA (Reagan). 1987- INF Treaty signed. 1989- Berlin Wall falls 1990- Germany reunited. 1991- End of The Soviet Union and Cold War ends.

6. Where and When!? Where Berlin Cuba Russia United states When 1947-1991

7. Why!? Truman did not like Stalin Americans were scared of communist attack Russians hated capitalism Russian expand west into eastern Europe Russians broke election promises Russians fear American attack Russia’s need for a secure western border Russia’s aim of spreading world communism *This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War.

8. Target Question Why did The Soviet Union and America dislike each other?

9. Distrust America Free Elections Democratic Capitalism “Survival of the fittest” Richest world power Personal Freedom Freedom of the media Soviet Union No Elections Autocratic/Dictatorship Communist Everybody helps everybody Poor economic base Society controlled by NKVD (secret police) Total Censorship

10. Group’s Point of View We side with America….. Because we are American We have a good economy We believe in elections We have freedom

11. Conclusion The Cold war lasted 46 years and it ended in 1991 because of the failure of communism and the collapse of the empire. Americans pulled it off and won

12. Work cited www.historylearningsite.com. N.p., 2010. Web. 14 May 2010. <http://www.historylearningsite.com>.