1. The Origins of the
Cold War

2. Remember
• The US and Soviet Union were on the
same side in WW II
• After WW II, Europe was in ruins and
former colonial empires were crumbling
• The scene was set for increased
competition between the US and the
USSR

3. Cont.
• The Soviet Red Army remained in
Eastern Europe after the war which led
to the Soviet Bloc
• At the same time the US developed
policies of containment- in particular the
Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

4. Cont.
• Yalta Conference- meeting between the
US, England and Soviet Union in which
they discussed re-establishing the war
torn nations of Europe. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, PM Winston
Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin
attended.

5. Truman Doctrine
• US policy of sending aid to any country
trying to prevent a communist takeover
• Considered the start of the Cold War
• It became the basis of US Cold War
Policy

6. Marshall Plan
• Program under which the US geve
economic aid to help re-build postwar
Europe

7. Berlin Blockade
• The Soviet Union tried to hold West
Berlin hostage by refusing food and
supplies to be brought in to the people

8. NATO
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization- The
US, Canada and 10 other countries
formed a defensive military alliance and
agreed that an attack on one was an
attack on all

10. Winston Churchill,
“Iron Curtain Speech”
1946

11. Truman Doctrine, 1947

12. The Marshall Plan, 1947

13. NATO Treaty, 1949
Warsaw Pact, 1955

14. Who was primarily
responsible for the Cold
War: the United States
or the Soviet Union?

15. Definitions Document A
• Stettin- City in Poland once part of
Germany
• Trieste- Seaport city in NE Italy
• Fifth Column- a group of people who
undermine a larger group such as a
nation from within

16. Definitions Document B
• Totalitarianism- system of gov’t that
requires blind obedience
• Coercion- persuading someone to do
something by using force
• Intimidation – frightening someone to
do something

17. Iron Curtain Speech
1. Prime Minister of England and a
brilliant military strategist- He was a
close allay of the Americans
2. Power and to spread communism

18. Definitions Document C
• Imperialist- increasing a country’s
power by gaining control over other
areas
• Monopolistic- capitalistic system with
monopolies in the hands of a few
people
• Ensuring- making sure something
happens

19. Definitions Document D
• Springboard- something that gives
assistance to a particular action