After World War 2, Germany was divided into four zones that were controlled by the United States, France, Britain, and the Soviet Union. This led to the creation of two German states, with East Germany becoming a communist country allied with the USSR while West Germany was a democratic and capitalistic country allied with the United States and other Western nations. Thus began the Cold War, where the US and Western nations faced off against the communist Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union in an ideological battle between capitalism and communism that lasted over 40 years without direct military conflict.

1. Bellringer1. After WW2,
what did the
USA do with
Japan?
2. According to
this map,
what describe
what
happened to
Germany
after the war.

2. Objective: Describe the Cold War

3. Division of Germany
• 4 zones of control
– American, French,
British
– USSR zone
• Created 2
countries,
East Germany &
West Germany
• Also split the
capital city of Berlin
into 4 zones
(East/West Berlin)

4. Germany
Twice the Fun!
Now Twice the Country!
• East Germany
– Deutsche
Demokratische
Republik (DDR)
– Communist
West Germany
Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
Democratic
Capitalistic

5. The Cold War
USSR
Soviet Union
USA
United StatesVs
Communism =
Produce needs,
full employment
Capitalism =
Produce needs+ wants,
freedom to fail

6. USA vs. USSR
The Cold War
“Free World” vs. “The Iron Curtain”
Capitalism vs. Communism

9. The Cold War
• ~1947 – 1991
• USA vs. USSR
• Capitalism vs. Communism
• WW2 = “Hot War” Why?
• Cold War = USA never
openly fought USSR,
countries used other
countries to fight, for
example:
South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam
• Really scary: Nuclear
Weapons

10. USA
Goals:
• Rebuild Europe
• Democracy
(“Free World”)
• Stop Communism
from spreading
• Financial Aid ($$)

11. Meanwhile…

13. Literally an iron
curtain across
Europe

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Ho Chi Minh
1. Why didn’t he like Imperialism?
Why did he associate it with
Capitalism?
2. Who was his hero?
3. He died in 1969, what would he
say about the concept of “grit”?