The Cold War began in 1946 as tensions grew between capitalist Western nations led by the United States and communist Eastern nations led by the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine established U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries resisting Soviet influence. Stalin sought to control Eastern Europe and blockaded West Berlin, but the U.S.-led Berlin Airlift provided food and supplies, preventing West Berlin from falling under Soviet control. By 1947, the world was divided into communist and capitalist spheres as the Cold War escalated.

1. The Cold War: Beginnings
Done By : Aldana & Haneen
~9C~

2. Cold War :
Was the continuing state from roughly
1946 to 1991 of the political conflict,
military tension and economic
competition between the Communist
World (Soviet Union and Satellite
States and Allies) and the Western
World (United States and it’s North
Atlantic Trade) Organization)

3. Terms :
 Satellite State:
Is a political term that
refers to a country that is
formally independent, but
under heavy political and
economic influence or
control by another country.
 Truman Doctrine:
Policy set forth by President
Truman in March 1947
stating that the US would
support Greece and Turkey
with economic and military
aid to prevent those
countries from falling into
the Soviet sphere of
influence.
 Iron Curtain :
This term came from
Churchill’s speech. It
referred to the barrier that
separated Eastern Europe
and Western Europe. The
point of the “Iron Curtain”
was to gain more control.

4. Terms~(continued) :
 Containment :
An American policy written
by George F. Kennan , its main
idea was to keep communism
contained within its existing
borders.
 Berlin Airlift:
It was an act organized by the
United States and Britain to
oppose Stalin’s blockage of
Berlin. They supplied West
Berlin through an airlift. Food,
fuel, medical supplies,
clothing, toys and everything
the resident s of West Berlin
needed was flown in the city.

5. During the end of WWII
TRUMAN ~ (US) Stalin ~(Russia)
 Wanted peace all around the world  Wanted to dominate Europe
 Wanted prosperity all around the  Wanted to spread communism
world
~Conflict between democracy and communism began in WWI~
* Truman and Stalin had different opinions *

6. Truman’s Response
• Truman’s speech (The Truman
Doctrine) requested the congress
that the united states of America
should believe in a policy where
money was used to stop the
Stalin’s domination of European
countries.
• Truman wanted to aid turkey,
Greece and other countries who
were resisting conquest by
armed minorities or by outside
pressures. This was reached by
getting the US involved in
European affairs . He convinced
them by saying that the US was
obliged to support free people
and that the cold war was a
chance to choose between
freedom and oppression.
• He was given $400 million in
order to aid Greece and Turkey.

7. Stalin’s Blockage of west Berlin
Causes Results
o East Berliners started to flee to west o He put up road blocks and walls, and
Berlin, which meant they didn’t want to barb wires on top . He closed railways
live under Stalin's control. and highways.
o East Berlin was prosperous and was an o He put soldiers who killed anyone who
area of freedom. East Berliners wanted tried to pass through West Berlin.
that freedom.
o East Berlin did not want the o West Berlin would fall to the
government to control them. communists but they didn’t ! Stalin gave
up