1. The
Cold War:
1947-1990“We helped keep the Cold War cold… A
war without casualties cannot be as famous
as a horrible war, but it is preferable.” –
-Edward Teller (father of
the hydrogen bomb)
3. The Ideological StruggleThe Ideological Struggle
Soviet &
Eastern Bloc
Nations
U.S. & the
Western
Democracies
GOAL spread world-
wide Communism
GOAL “Containment”
of Communism
4. The Ideological StruggleThe Ideological Struggle
METHODOLOGIES:
Espionage [KGB vs. CIA]
Arms Race [nuclear escalation]
Ideological Competition for the
minds and hearts of Third World
peoples
[NATO vs. Warsaw Pact]
5. The “Iron Curtain”The “Iron Curtain”
From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in theFrom Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in the
Adriatic, anAdriatic, an iron curtainiron curtain has descended across thehas descended across the
Continent. Behind that line lies the ancientContinent. Behind that line lies the ancient
capitals of Central and Eastern Europe.capitals of Central and Eastern Europe.
-- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946-- Sir Winston Churchill, 1946
6. Truman Doctrine [1947]Truman Doctrine [1947]
The U. S. should support free peoplesThe U. S. should support free peoples
throughout the world who were resistingthroughout the world who were resisting
takeovers by armed minorities or outsidetakeovers by armed minorities or outside
pressures…We must assist free peoplespressures…We must assist free peoples
to work out their own destinies in theirto work out their own destinies in their
own way.own way.
7. Marshall Plan [1948]Marshall Plan [1948]
1.1.Secretary of State,Secretary of State,
George MarshallGeorge Marshall
2.2.The U. S. should provideThe U. S. should provide
aid toaid to allall European nationsEuropean nations
that need it. This movethat need it. This move
is not against any country or doctrine, butis not against any country or doctrine, but
against hunger, poverty, desperation, andagainst hunger, poverty, desperation, and
chaos.chaos.
3.3.$12.5 billion of US aid to Western Europe$12.5 billion of US aid to Western Europe
extended to Eastern Europe & USSR, [butextended to Eastern Europe & USSR, [but
this was rejected].this was rejected].
10. Berlin Blockade & AirliftBerlin Blockade & Airlift
(1948-49)(1948-49)
11. The Arms Race:The Arms Race:
A “Missile Gap?”A “Missile Gap?”
} The Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union
exploded its firstexploded its first
A-bomb in 1949.A-bomb in 1949.
} Now there wereNow there were
two nucleartwo nuclear
superpowers!superpowers!
14. Warsaw Pact (1955)Warsaw Pact (1955)
} U. S. S. R.U. S. S. R.
} AlbaniaAlbania
} BulgariaBulgaria
} CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
} East GermanyEast Germany
} HungaryHungary
} PolandPoland
} RumaniaRumania
17. The Korean War: A “PoliceThe Korean War: A “Police
Action” (1950-1953)Action” (1950-1953)
Syngman RheeSyngman Rhee
Kim Il-SungKim Il-Sung
““Domino Theory”Domino Theory”
19. Sputnik I (1957)Sputnik I (1957)
The Russians have beaten America inThe Russians have beaten America in
space—they have the technological edge!space—they have the technological edge!
20. U-2 Spy Incident (1960)U-2 Spy Incident (1960)
Col. Francis GaryCol. Francis Gary
Powers’ plane wasPowers’ plane was
shot down over Sovietshot down over Soviet
airspace.airspace.
21. Paris, 1961Paris, 1961
Khrushchev & JFK meet to discuss Berlin andKhrushchev & JFK meet to discuss Berlin and
nuclear proliferation. Khrushchev thinks thatnuclear proliferation. Khrushchev thinks that
JFK is young, inexperienced, and can be rolled.JFK is young, inexperienced, and can be rolled.
22. The Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)The Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)
CheckpointCheckpoint
CharlieCharlie
23. Ich bin einIch bin ein
Berliner!Berliner!
(1963)(1963)
President KennedyPresident Kennedy
tells Berlinerstells Berliners
that the West isthat the West is
with them!with them!
