The document summarizes key events in the deterioration of relations between the United States and Soviet Union after World War II, leading to the Cold War. It discusses the Yalta and Potsdam conferences in 1945 where borders and occupation zones were decided. It also mentions the development of nuclear weapons by the US and Soviet Union, the Truman Doctrine providing aid to countries resisting communism, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe's economies, and the Berlin Blockade and airlift. The document also summarizes McCarthyism in the US and the stalemated Korean War as further escalating Cold War tensions.

1. Opposites Attract! Starter: Match up the statements to the correct ideology Communism Capitalism Lower standard of living, although equal in theory Opportunity for all Any person should be free to start a business, and employ people Fairness and equality for all A controlled economy No private person should be able to profit from the work of citizens Wide spread between rich & poor Only 1 party of government A free economy All profits go back to the state Democracy

2. The Cold War 1945-1991 Paper I

4. Your musical odyssey of the 1980s continues....

6. Learning outcome Explained why the USA and USSR fell out after 1945

7. Coursework Tuesday 8 th January 2008

8. Mock Exams Wed 12 th December 0900-1100 Paper I Tues 18 th December 1300-1430 Paper II

9. Read the handout sheet p160-161

10. Task 1 For the Good News & Bad News headings come up with Newspaper headlines from both the USA and USSR perspective. Include names of newspapers from the two countries.....

11. Political Hustings?

13. Task 2 Look at the two factfiles. Script a hustings speech persuading someone - who is not political - of the benefits of the system of your choice....You may want to include heckles from by-standers Minimum 100 words in length. Max 250 words.

14. Starter Continue to work on your ‘hustings’ speech

15. Learning outcome Finished off our speech and then performed it.....with a twist! 

16. What is this from?

17. These clips are an example of?

18. Where could we film in front of?

19. A few tips on the bluescreen....

20. Something like this....

21. The Allies fall out....1945

22. The Allies fall out....1945

23. Read handout sheet p162-3

24. Yalta Factors Potsdam Date Leaders Eastern Europe Technology

25. Yalta Factors Potsdam Feb 1945 Date July – Aug 1945 Churchill – UK Roosevelt – USA Stalin - USSR Leaders Churchill – UK Truman – USA Stalin - USSR Agreed would be part of Soviet ‘sphere of influence’ Divided GER into 4 zones – British, French, American and Soviet Berlin divided the same way Eastern Europe Soviet troops occupying most of Eastern Europe this worried the USSR Nothing noted Technology Truman informed the Soviets that the USA had developed the atomic bomb. Stalin pretended not to understand but secretly was worried

26. YALTA (in the USSR) Date: Feb 1945 Present: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

28. POTSDAM (Germany) Date: July 1945 Present: Churchill, Truman and Stalin

30. Iron Curtain – A term used by Winston Churchill to describe the separating of Those communist lands of East Europe from the West. Divided Germany