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Causes of the Cold War

Causes of the Cold War

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History, Social Studies

10th Grade

Easy

Created by

Timothy Ontiveros

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9 Slides • 11 Questions

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Causes of the Cold War: Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Timothy Ontiveros

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  • Allies won the war in September 1945

  • U.S. and Soviet Union became World Superpowers

  • ​Germany split between West (U.S. controlled) and East Germany (Soviet controlled)

The End of World War II

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  • After World War II, Germany was left in ruins

  • The Uni​ted States/ the Allies took over Western Germany

  • The Soviet Union took over Eastern Germany​

  • Showed the division between the United States and the Soviet Union​

​The Division of Germany

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  • It officially began around 1947​

  • It was a war of ideals between the United States and the Soviet Union​

  • Not really a physical war between the U.S. and USSR but it did include physical wars with other countries​.

  • Was more of a race to see who was the better country ​and who could control more of Europe and Asia

What is the Cold War?

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  • Capitalist Nation

  • Led by President Truman​​

  • Wanted to stop the spread of Communism​

​​United States

  • Communist Nation

  • Led by Joseph Stalin​

  • Wanted to defend its interest​

  • According to the U.S. they wanted to spread communism​

Soviet Union (USSR)

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  • A ​financial plan by President Truman to send aid to Greece and Turkey

  • His goal was to prevent the spread of Communism in these nations

  • ​These two nations were experiencing an influx of Soviet and communist influence

  • It is believed that nations in economic crisis are more suseptible to becoming communist​

The Truman Doctrine​

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  • The Term was coined by Winston Churchill

  • ​Not an actual wall dividing Europe

  • Was a metaphorical wall that divided the continent

  • ​It showed the division and tensions between the Allies and the Soviet Bloc

The Iron Curtain

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Open Ended

Do you think our interpretation of the start of the Cold War is free of bias? If so, why?

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Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech (1946)​ - A speech by Churchill to express his concern over the division of Europe at this time.

​​Document A

The Truman Doctrine (1947) - A plan by President Truman to provide aid to Turkey and Greece to prevent the spread of communism.

​​Document B

​Telegram from Soviet Ambassador ​Nikolai Novikov (1946) - A message to the Soviet leaders by Novikov

​​Document C

​Letter to President Truman by former Vice President Henry A. Wallace (1946) - A letter expressing the concerns of Wallace to President Truman

​​Document D

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Causes of the Cold War Worksheet

  • Read each document then answer the questions on the worksheet

  • Group up into pairs, with someone across the room, so you can work together to complete the sheet

  • Do your best to include the ideas of both partners

  • After you complete the worksheet, we will go over it as a class.​

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Multiple Choice

The Cold War is said to have started in this year

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1950

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1945

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1947

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1939

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Multiple Choice

Delivered the Iron Curtain Speech

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Henry A. Wallace

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Nikolai Novikov

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Winston Churchill

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President Truman

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Multiple Choice

A document written by President Truman which offered aid to Turkey and Greece.

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Iron Curtain Speech

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Marshall Plan

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Telegram by Nikolai Novikov

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Truman Doctrine

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Multiple Choice

The former Vice President who sent a letter to President Truman.

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Henry A. Wallace

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President Truman

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Nikolai Novikov

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Winston Churchill

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Multiple Choice

The Soviet Ambassador that sent a telegram to Soviet Leaders

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President Truman

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Nikolai Novikov

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Henry A. Wallace

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Winston Churchill

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Multiple Choice

Communist nation led by Joseph Stalin

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Soviet Union (USSR)

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United States

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Germany

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Great Britain

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Multiple Choice

Democratic nation who wanted to stop the spread of Communism

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United States

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Soviet Union (USSR)

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Great Britain

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Germany

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Multiple Choice

This nation was split between the United States and Soviet Union after World War II

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United States

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Germany

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Soviet Union (USSR)

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Great Britain

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Multiple Choice

These United States dropped the atomic bombs on these two cities

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Yokohama and Kawasaki

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Kyoto and Asakusa

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Iwo Jima and Okinawa

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Multiple Choice

The Iron Curtain was a physical wall dividing Europe

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True

2

False

Causes of the Cold War: Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Timothy Ontiveros

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