Thursday October 20

Create a Cold War Flow Chart using the key ideas below.  Put in order as they took place and briefly explain what it is. 

Yalta
Potsdam
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
NATO
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
Warsaw Pact

Flow Chart Example

Prepare for the exam which is on Tuesday

1.  Compare and contrast the different world views espoused by the Soviet Union and the United States

·         Communism vs. Capitalism ·         State property vs. Private property ·         Workers vs. Owners ·         Yalta and Potsdam ·         World Revolution ·         Satellite Nations vs. Iron Curtain

2.  Analyze the US role in the reconstruction of Europe and contrast it to US policy following WWI.

·         Isolationism vs. engagement ·         League of Nations vs. United Nations ·         Division of Europe / Germany after WWII ·         Reparations vs. Marshall Plan ·         Berlin Airlift

3.  Analyze the development of the Truman Doctrine and its application in the Cold War.

Containment ·         NSC-68 ·         George Kennan ·         Aid to nations fighting communism ·         Greece / Turkey ·         NATO