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    The Cold War began as tensions grew between the Western allies (led by the US) and the Soviet Union after World War II. At the Yalta Conference, the US, UK, and Soviet Union agreed to establish the United Nations to replace the League of Nations and maintain post-war peace, but their aims differed as the Soviet Union sought to increase its influence over Eastern Europe. Winston Churchill warned of an "Iron Curtain" descending across Europe, dividing the West and East. The Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe and planned to use them as a buffer against the West.

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    The Cold War began as tensions grew between the Western allies (led by the US) and the Soviet Union after World War II. At the Yalta Conference, the US, UK, and Soviet Union agreed to establish the United Nations to replace the League of Nations and maintain post-war peace, but their aims differed as the Soviet Union sought to increase its influence over Eastern Europe. Winston Churchill warned of an "Iron Curtain" descending across Europe, dividing the West and East. The Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe and planned to use them as a buffer against the West.

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    THE COLD WAR

    Two Superpowers Face Off

    Directions: READ through Chapter 33 Section 1 and take notes using this outline.

    • Who were the key players at the Yalta Conference? What were the goals of this meeting?

    • What was the goal of the United Nations? How did the aims of the United States and the
    Soviet Union differ?

    • “From Settin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across
    the Continent…”
    o Who is responsible for this quote?
    o What is the message behind it?

    • What is a satellite nation? What were the Soviet satellites and how did Stalin plan to use
    them?
    • Outline the Truman Doctrine
    o What is containment? How was it applied?

    • What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

    • Why was Berlin such a contentious area during the Cold War? What happened during the
    Berlin Airlift?

    • Take notes on the differences between the following:


    NATO v. Warsaw Pact

    • What were the implications of the Soviets developing the atomic bomb? How did this define
    the course of the Cold War?

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