Cold war lesson plan grade world history benchmark. In this powerpoint, you will get a cold war timeline of events, from the start of the cold war to the end. Cold war timeline 1945 yalta conference world war ii ends in europe u. The cuban missile crisis was probably the closest moment in the cold war the world came to nuclear war.
It begins with a warm up based on an excellent political cartoon, then moves on. Indirectly the competition between the super powers led to the cold war. The united states and the soviet union fight on the same side, but their leaders remain suspicious of each other. March winston churchill delivers iron curtain speech 1947. You can also buy the book by clicking on the buttons to the left. The truman doctrine was known as the declaration of the cold war.
This caused worry for truman due to the risk of a communist victory in greece would allow the soviet to domination of the eastern mediterranean. Your timeline must include at least 3 key events from each year of the war 19141918. This was after he became aware that london could no longer support the anticommunists in the greek civil war. On even numbered pages you will write the title of the event, the date, and write a paragraph explaining the event and its significance. The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the. Provisional french government headed by gen charles degaulle formed. Soviet russia took the leadership of all the communist countries.
Educational articles for teachers, students, and schools including the leaders of the cold war, battles and proxy wars, communism, major events, bay of pigs, cuban missile crisis, berlin wall, and countries involved in this nuclear stalemate. The impact of the cold war was felt in the day to day activities of american citizens. Displaying all worksheets related to timeline of the cold war. Timeline of the cold war worksheets lesson worksheets. Levine 16 stalin and the korean war 265 kathryn weathersby 17 mao and sinoamerican relations 283 chen jian 18 the impact of the cold war on. The surprise attack on pearl harbor leads the united states to enter world war ii. The korean war begins, the first armed conflict in the cold war, the global struggle between communism and democracy. Few historical events have been subject to such an array of revisionist and neorevisionist accounts. A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. The diplomatic tension of the cold war between the united states and the soviet union after wwii shaped the role of the united states as a global leader in the modern world. Understanding the origins of the cold war is central to understanding the international history of the last half of the twentieth century. Neither man is an expert on the country, and, failing to find any obvious natural barrier between the north and the south, they select the 38th. At times the constant arms race burst into armed conflict.
More than 300,000 east germans flee to west berlin and then to west germany. Historians have offered vastly different interpretations of the origins of the cold war over the past 5 decades. You will be creating an annotated timeline covering important events most of which were proxy wars that occurred during the cold war. The cold war in asia, africa, and latin america 237 14 from the marshall plan to the third world 239 robert e. In every sense, the cold war touched every corner of the globe and predated the accepted chronology assumed to begin in 1945. In this regard, it was thought that the main competitors of the united states would be crushed or greatly weakened in the war, and the united states by virtue of this circumstance would assume the role of. Cold war timeline activity long branch public schools. From 1945 to 1991, the cold war dominated international affairs. In this lesson, students enter the fray through exploring a variety of documents highlighting various issues and perspectives that led to the cold war and address. This cold war timeline is an excerpt from lee edwards and elizabeth edwards spaldings book a brief history of the cold war.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, this pathbreaking volume provides a fresh and comprehensive analysis of the origins of the cold war. Timeline of the cold war from 3rd july, 1945 to the governments of the u. The main area of disagreement between the two countries was politics because the soviet union was communist and the u.
Learn more about the cold war started and ended with our timeline here. Alternatively, watch this nineminute explainer video for an overview of the cold. Timeline of the cold war 1945 defeat of germany and japan february 411. August 6 united states first used atomic bomb in war 1945. It was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. Potsdam conference truman stalin and british divide up europe us and ussr occupy korea south and north of the 38 th parallel french return to vietnam 1946 winston churchill delivers iron curtain speech.
Although there was no direct confrontation between the two powers, the conflict was to lead the world to the brink of nuclear war. Sep 44 oct 44 morganthau plan to pastoralize germany. Cold war practice test chenango forks middle school. The cold war was a lengthy struggle between the united states and the soviet union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of hitlers germany. American capitalists help south korea while chinese communists help north korea. The period is generally considered to span the 1947 truman doctrine to. In this regard, it was thought that the main competitors of the united states would be crushed or greatly weakened in the war, and the united states by virtue of this circumstance would assume the role of the most powerful factor in resolving the fundamental questions of the postwar world. Events should be in chronological order based on when they began.
Cold war lesson plan 9th grade world history benchmark. The cold war was a time of conflict between the united states and the soviet union. After the second world war, the usa and ussr became two super powers. Then america took the leadership of all the capitalist countries. Cold war timeline for kids the main events of the cold war can be seen in the short, history timeline for kids. For more information on the new ush regents exam, please visit here. The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union and the united states and their respective allies, the eastern bloc and the western bloc, after world war ii. Cold war, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after world war ii between the united states and the soviet union and their respective allies. In 1941, nazi aggression against the ussr turned the soviet regime into an ally of the western democracies.
Examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the cold war truman doctrine, marshall plan, nato, and warsaw pact. The roots of the cold war timeline of key events date event 19411945 the united states and the soviet union joined as allies during wwii. Potsdam conference germany was officially partitioned into four zones of occupation. With 5 pieces of printer paper we will make a booklet together. Truman librarys cold war timeline pdf click on the link above to open the timeline in a new window. The global competition between the united states and the soviet union took many forms. War was averted after days when the ussr agreed to remove the weapons. It was called a cold war because there was never any fighting. The congo, decolonization, and the cold war, 19601965. Cold war timeline presentation this powerpoint presentation covers the major events of the cold war is a visually engaging style that will capture and hold your students attention. President kennedy visited west berlin and addressed a huge crowd stating all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. Each event needs a date, written description, and colored illustration.
Cold war timeline national museum of american history. The cold war was a state of tension and hostility among nations without armed conflict between the major rivals. Wood 15 revolutionary movements in asia and the cold war 251 michael h. This subject file focuses on the history of the cold war, a strategic and ideological conflict that opposed the western bloc, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union, from 1945 to 1989. Click the links for comprehensive articles on each of the important incidents such as the cuban missile crisis and the bay of pigs invasion, the berlin blockade and airlift, the korean war, the u2 incident and the vietnam war. Meanwhile, beginning in 1947, the house unamerican activities committee brought the cold war home in another way. Army officers dean rusk and charles bonesteel consult a national geographic map of asia to determine the postwar dividing line between soviet and u. Aug 44 paris liberated, soviet territory is liberated of all axis troops. This post is a comprehensive timeline of the cold war, from the origins of the russianamerican conflict following world war two to the final dissolution of the soviet union and the fall of the berlin wall at the end of the 20th century. Yalta conference meeting of fdr, churchill, stalin the big three soviet union has control of eastern europe. To learn more visit the titan missile museum in arizona today. This is a timeline of the main events of the cold war, a state of political and military tension after world war ii between powers in the western bloc the united states, its nato allies and others and powers in the eastern bloc the soviet union, its allies in the warsaw pact and later the peoples republic of china.
Cold war lesson 18 timeline of the cuban missile crisis complete lesson covering the events of the cuban missile crisis lesson 18 of my cold war sow learning objectives. The central intelligence agency cia assists in the overthrow of guatemalas communistinfluenced government. August 14 japanese surrenders, ending world war ii 1946. World war one timeline project use the information on the following pages to create an illustrated timeline of world war i. Cold war gcse history edexcel timeline of the cuban.
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