Do Now
1) What countries won World War
II?
2) What problems might there be
with trying to rebuild Europe
after World War II?
Reminders
• News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!
10.6- Origins of the Cold War
• After World War II the US and the Soviet
Union became increasingly hostile.
• Cold War- 1946- 1990- an era of confrontation
and competition
Soviets
• - concerned with security and wanted to avoid
a future attack by Germany
• - they wanted all countries between Germany
and the Soviet Union to be under Soviet
control
• - they believed communism was superior to
capitalism
Americans
• - concerned with economic problems
• - believed that economic growth would keep
the world peaceful
• - promoted democracy with protections for
individuals rights
• - promoted capitalism to promote prosperity
Germany
• Germany and Berlin would be divided into
four zones- Great Britain, the Soviet Union,
France and the US each controlling a zone.
• Germany would also pay reparations for the
war.
Four Main Causes of the Cold War
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1) Mutual Distrust
2) Two Ideologies
3) The Arms Race
4) Competition in the Third World
• 1. Mutual Distrust
– After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the U.S. tried to
overthrow the Soviet government.
– During World War II, Stalin was angry at the U.S. and
Britain because he felt they did not help him enough
during WWII.
– After World War II, Stalin took over Eastern Europe.
He did not hold free elections.
• 2. Two Ideologies
– The U.S. was dedicated to Democracy and Capitalism.
– The USSR was dedicated to Communist dictatorship
and the overthrow of capitalism
• 3. The Arms Race
– The U.S. and Soviet Union were always
building new and more powerful weapons.
• 4. Competition in the Third World
– The U.S. and Soviet Union were each trying
to win the hearts and minds of people in
Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin
America.
Independent Practice
• Next to each statement- write the name of the
cause that corresponds to it.
Homework
• News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!
Exit Ticket
• 1) Why did the Cold War begin?
• 2) Why do you think the war was called the
“Cold War”?