From World War to Cold War

Aftermath of the War I. Nuremberg Trials

II. United Nations

III. Creation of Israel (1948)

The Alliance Breaks Apart I. Soviet Union's takeover of Eastern Europe and Eastern Germany (Yalta Conference)

A. Stalin's two goals 1. Spread communism 2. Buffer zone against Germany

B. Stalin installs pro-Soviet governments (satellites)

C. Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech

II. US Containment Policy

A. Truman Doctrine

B. Marshall Plan

C. Soviet reaction - "Encirclement"

III. Conflict over Germany

A. Germany divided into Democratic West v. Communist East

B. Berlin also divided 1. Democratic West v. Communist East

2. Logistical problems – Stalin shuts down roads to West Berlin

3. Berlin Airlift (1948)

4. "Berliners" move to the west

5. Berlin Wall erected (1961) IV. New Military Alliances

A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

B. Warsaw Pact

V. Cold War - United States v. Soviet Union

A. Korean War (1950-1953)

B. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

C. Vietnam War (1959-1975)

D. Arms Race and the Nuclear Threat

E. Disarmament Talks (1963)

F. Détente (1970s)

G. Berlin Wall falls (1989)

End of Cold War?

H. Soviet Union collapses (1991)