people of the cold war 1945-1989 do you know 1.joseph stalin 2.winston churchill 3.harry s. truman...
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People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
4.Mao
5.Chiang Kai-Shek
6.Ho Chi Minh
7.Fidel Castro
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
BACK1.creates “satellites” in E. Europe—blockades
West Berlin—causes Berlin Airlift
Berlin AirliftBerlin AirliftIn 1948, Stalin cut off roads and railways into Berlin, but Truman did not back down and supplied Berlin by air.
Stalin backs down.
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
BACK1.creates “satellites” in E. Europe—”sparks” Cold
War
2. “Iron Curtain” speech
““From Stettin in From Stettin in the Baltic to the Baltic to Trieste in the Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron Adriatic, an iron curtain has curtain has descended across descended across the Continent.”the Continent.”
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
BACK1.creates “satellites” in E. Europe—”sparks” Cold
War
2. “Iron Curtain” speech—describes Soviet control of E. Europe
3.Truman Doctrine: containment policy (stop spread of Communism) Truman opposed
communist aggression whether in Asia or Europe (Berlin)
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
4.Mao Tse-Tung “Mao”
BACK1. creates “satellites” in E. Europe—”sparks” Cold War
2. “Iron Curtain” speech—describes Soviet control of E. Europe
3. Truman Doctrine: containment policy (stop spread of Communism) ; Korea War
4. His plan rebuilds W. Europe (to avoid communism)
5. General Korean War; rebuilt Japan (avoid communism)
6.Chinese communist—wins Chinese Civil WarMao’s defeated opponents, the “Nationalists” fled to Taiwan—called “Nationalist China.”
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
4.Mao Tse-Tung
5.Chiang Kai-Shek
BACK1. creates “satellites” in E. Europe—”sparks” Cold War
2. “Iron Curtain” speech—describes Soviet control of E. Europe
3. Truman Doctrine: containment policy (stop spread of Communism) ; Korea War
4. Chinese communist—wins Chinese Civil War
5.Chinese Nationalist—loses to Mao--flees to Taiwan
Taiwan
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
4.Mao Tse-Tung
5.Chiang Kai-Shek
6.Ho Chi Minh
BACK8. Vietnam Communist—beat French, fights U.S.
in Vietnam War
After defeating the French in 1954, Ho fought the U.S. The “Ho Chi Minh” Trial through Laos and Cambodia was used to deliver supplies to communist troops in South Vietnam.
People of the Cold War1945-1989
Do you Know1.Joseph Stalin
2.Winston Churchill
3.Harry S. Truman
4.Mao Tse-Tung
5.Chiang Kai-Shek
6.Ho Chi Minh
7.Fidel Castro
C.
Cuban Missile Crisis
World War III almost breaks out in 1962 when the Soviets put nukes in Cuba: Kennedy blockades Cuba: Soviets backdown
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
BACK1.creates “satellites” in E. Europe—”sparks” Cold
War
2. “Iron Curtain” speech—describes Soviet control of E. Europe
3.Truman Doctrine: containment policy (stop spread of Communism) ; Korea War
4.Chinese communist—wins Chinese Civil War
5.Chinese Nationalist—loses to Mao—flees to Taiwan
6.Vietnam Communist—beat French, fights U.S. in Vietnam War
7.Cuba communist—Soviet supported