The Cold War in Europe, Turning Hot in Korea
I. The Break between America and the Soviet Union
A. Allied Occupation of Germany after WWII
B. Soviet Formation of East Germany
C. Continued Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe
II. Organizing the Postwar World
A. Development of the United Nations
1. The General Assembly
2. The Security Council
III. American Foreign Policy in the Cold War
A. Policy of Containment
B. Truman Doctrine
C. Marshall Plan
D. Berlin Crisis, 1948
IV. War in Korea
A. Dividing Korea, 1945
B. The Influence of America and the Soviet Union
C. North Korea Attacks South Korea, 25 June 1950
D. The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953
Terms:
-- Yalta Conference
-- George F. Kennan
-- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nations brought under the influence (or fall "Behind the Iron Curtain") of the
Soviet Union between 1945-1949 include:
-- East Germany
-- Romania
-- Poland
-- Bulgaria
-- Czechoslovakia