How To Fight A Cold War Guidebook In guidebook on page 1: Prologue: What is a Cold War? The Cold War was an ideological conflict between the U.S. & the Soviet Union - No actual battles - Lots of threats & fear - Last from after WWII – 1991 Almost 50 years! In guidebook on page 1: Prologue: What is a Cold War? So what was the big deal? The U.S. was fighting The U.S.S.R. was fighting for… for… • Democracy • Communism • Free elections in other • Eliminating the struggle countries between the workers & • Free trade in other the wealthy countries • To become the world • We wanted to dominate power of the East the global market (to rival the U.S.) In guidebook on page 2: Identify the Enemy The Two Sides (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) NATO Warsaw Pact US, France, Great Britain, USSR, East Germany, West Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Belgium, Denmark Hungary, Czech -each side formed a pact or alliance that pledged to offer military support if one country was attacked In guidebook on page 2: Write down two things you notice about the Warsaw Pact countries , the NATO countries, or the neutrals In guidebook on page 3: Start With The Fundamental Concepts Brinkmanship = willingness to go to the brink of war before backing down -neither the U.S. nor the U.S.S.R were willing to back down, both were ready for war at any time Deterrence = Creating weapons so scary, the enemy won’t dare attack -both sides were in a race to create the most deadly weapons Containment = a policy that meant taking any measures necessary to prevent further spread of communism Red Scare = fear of communism (red is the color of Soviet flag) In guidebook on page 4: Adopt The Truman Doctrine Truman gave a speech about his policy on containment, in which he addressed the events surrounding the Greek Civil War of the time As you read The Truman Doctrine: 1. Answer the three questions provided on page 4 of your guidebook. 2. Complete the Document Analysis Sheet. In guidebook on page 5: Enter Into An Arms Race Arms race = a race to see who can create the most dangerous weapon The Contenders A-Bomb H-Bomb -US creates the atomic -Now that they have an equal bomb in 1945, uses it weapon, we need a new, better to bomb Japan one – a hydrogen bomb -USSR gets the atomic -67 times the power of the A- bomb in 1949 bomb -pretty powerful -U.S. tests it in 1952 -U.S.S.R tests it in 1953 In guidebook on page 6: Duck & Cover Public Service Announcement: “in the case that a nuclear bomb should be dropped on us, you will need to duck & cover!” As we watch this PSA about duck & cover, write down 5 tips for how to survive a nuclear attack -add a picture of Bert the Turtle Duck & Cover In guidebook on page 7: Create An Iron Curtain Iron curtain = The division in Europe between the countries controlled by USSR’s communism and the United States’ democracy • Truman demanded free elections in nations under U.S.S.R. control • Stalin agreed to, but never did it • We began to supply economic aid to countries in order to gain support for democracy In guidebook on page 7: WOPAQ/KTFD the cartoon below and draw your own picture of the “iron curtain” In guidebook on page 8: Spy On The Enemy U.S. U.S.S.R. President Truman created The USSR created the KGB the CIA in Sept 1947 (Central = The USSR intelligence Intelligence Agency) to agency gather information from • Used spies and secret other countries operations to overthrow • Used spies to gather info democratic and carried out secret governments or operations to overthrow potential threats other communist governments In guidebook on page 9: Catch The Enemy’s Spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg In 1950, A young married couple was charged with conspiracy to commit espionage. As you watch this video, answer these questions: 1. What made this conviction so shocking at the time? 2. Why do you think this case was so important to the country at the time? Rosenberg Trial (1:45 – 8:11) In guidebook on page 10: Swear A Loyalty Oath In March 1947, President Truman gave Executive Order 9835, Commonly known as the “Loyalty Order” As you read The Loyalty Order: 1. Answer the three questions provided on page 10 of your guidebook. 2. Complete the Document Analysis Sheet In guidebook on page 11: Learn To Identify A Communist Here at Home Public Service Announcement: “We don’t like communists. It is your duty as a citizen to identify and report communists.” As we watch the video, “He may be a communist if…” write the 4 ways to tell if someone is a communist He Might Be A Communist If In guidebook on page 12: What I learned about the Cold War Write down: 3 new things you learned 2 things you found surprising 1 question you still have In guidebook on page 13 & 14: Cold War Timeline Create a timeline across both pages that include the following events: Duck & Cover (1951) Rosenberg Case Truman Doctrine Loyalty Order Iron Curtain (1949) Creation of CIA -Each event needs to include a picture and a description We will add to this timeline as we continue through the unit .