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1. Two Superpowers Face Off
A) Perceiving Cause & Effect: As you read this section, take notes to explain how each
of the following actions or policies led to the Cold War between the US and USSR.
1) Meeting at Potsdam, Germany (p.490) 2) Policy of Containment (p. 509)
2) Truman Doctrine (p.491) 4) Marshall Plan (p.491)
5) Blockade Of Berlin (p.491-492) 6) Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
(p.492)
7) Policy of Brinkmanship or M.A.D. (p.503) 8) Launching of Sputnik I (p.537, 657)

2. 1.)Meeting at
Potsdam,Germany

3. 1.) Meeting at
Potsdam,Germany
US and USSR can’t
agree on issues in
Europe after WWII

4. 1.) continued…
Message:
We can’t agree
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5. 2.)Policy of
containment

6. 2.)Policy of
containment
US idea to block
Soviet influence

7. 2.) continued…
Message:
US idea to stop USSR
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8. 3.)Truman Doctrine

9. 3.)Truman Doctrine
US says they are
committed to stop
the spread of
communism

10. 3.) continued…
USSR thinks of
this as a call for
battle

11. 3.) continued…
Message:
US says they will
stop USSR
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12. 4.)Marshall Plan

13. 4.)Marshall Plan
US giving $ to rebuild
W. Europe
Soviets do not want a
strong W. Europe

14. 4.) continued…
Message:
U.S. takes action to
prevent spread of
Communism
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15. 5.) Blockade of Berlin

16. 5.) Blockade of Berlin
USSR tests U.S.
commitment and
ability to help West
Europe

17. 5.) Blockade of Berlin
U.S. passes test

18. 5.) Blockade of Berlin
Message:
USSR tests US (West)
commitment. US
responds to the test
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19. 6.) Formation of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)

20. 6.) Formation of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)
Alliances
West East
NATO (U.S.) Warsaw Pact (USSR)

21. 6.) Formation of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)
Commitment to help fight
against any attack on your ally

22. 6.) Formation of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)
Commitment to help fight
against any attack on your ally
1. More tension
2. Defining sides/terms
3. Stability (No one wants to make 1st move)

23. 6.) Formation of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)
Message:
More tension defining
sides because of
alliances
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24. 7.) Policy of
brinkmanship
Willingness to go to
the brink or edge of
war

25. 7.) Policy of
brinkmanship
Both sides have
nuclear weapons

26. 7.) Policy of
brinkmanship
Message:
Very very tense, we could
all die with use of nuclear
weapons
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27. 8.) Sputnik
USSR wins the opening round
to the space race.
USSR 1st in space

28. 8.) Sputnik
Message:
Competition will take
place everywhere even
in space
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