Cold War
Tracy Kabangu
Mr. Adams
Period 3
02 March 2013
The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion, the other feared of the opposing differences. However, they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily actual weapons being used during the war, both superpowers were however developing technology and using their nuclear power to build as many weapons as possible (Document 7). Some of the major causes of the Cold War were the creations of the Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan, and NATO, in which the United States tried to contain Communism. One of the main reasons this war began was because of the differences in which the U.S. and the Soviet Union led one another. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill made his speech discussing the Iron Curtain. This phrase represented the division that was descended between the European countries. Churchill believed all of the famous cities that were on the east side of the curtain laid within the Soviet sphere (Document 1). Churchill was right because Eastern European countries had adopted a communist system falling under Soviet Union control while Western European countries consisted of a mostly democratic government. The United States felt as though they needed to intervene since it too was a democratic government where many parties could stand and elections were held. President Truman gave a speech addressing the new policy, suggesting that the U.S. give Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid to remove those that were in poverty and misery, and as a result they would have hope for a better life and turn away from communism (Document 2). This then led to the Secretary of State Marshall to give a speech on June
Mr. Adams
Period 3
02 March 2013
The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion, the other feared of the opposing differences. However, they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily actual weapons being used during the war, both superpowers were however developing technology and using their nuclear power to build as many weapons as possible (Document 7). Some of the major causes of the Cold War were the creations of the Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan, and NATO, in which the United States tried to contain Communism. One of the main reasons this war began was because of the differences in which the U.S. and the Soviet Union led one another. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill made his speech discussing the Iron Curtain. This phrase represented the division that was descended between the European countries. Churchill believed all of the famous cities that were on the east side of the curtain laid within the Soviet sphere (Document 1). Churchill was right because Eastern European countries had adopted a communist system falling under Soviet Union control while Western European countries consisted of a mostly democratic government. The United States felt as though they needed to intervene since it too was a democratic government where many parties could stand and elections were held. President Truman gave a speech addressing the new policy, suggesting that the U.S. give Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid to remove those that were in poverty and misery, and as a result they would have hope for a better life and turn away from communism (Document 2). This then led to the Secretary of State Marshall to give a speech on June