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Potsdam Conference
*After viewing the resource, please answer the following.
1. Which nation assumes control of Germany?
2. What should the Allies do to Nazi War Criminals?
3. What will become of the nations and territories?
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The Cold War Begins
In your opinion, who started the Cold War? -
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[Truman Doctrine]
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/trudoc.asp
What was the condition of the country when the speech was given?
What is the major theme of the speech?
Famous quotes?
Which goals from his speeches were met during this person’s presidency? Which were not? -
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NSC-68
Described communism as “a new fanatic faith” that “seeks to impose its absolute authority over the rest of the world” -
Late June 1950 N Korea invades S Korea
Security Council UN voted to send in a peace keeping force
Douglas MacArthur was appointed to lead the UN forces, and Korean War begins -
1954 defeat of French by Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam emerged as major zone of cold war contention -
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Gulf of TonkinAugust 1964 two destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, off coast of Vietnam, reported attacks by North Vietnamese patrol boats
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PBS Cam NeCam Ne
Government officials described a ground operation against a South Vietnamese village as a
“strategic destruction of fortified bunkers”
News showed pictures of Marines setting fire to thatched homes of civilians -
Star WarsThe Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated under President Ronald Reagan.
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"We Didn't Start the Fire"
*Listen to the Billy Joel song, "We Didn't Start the Fire" and be ready to discuss three events/people mentioned in the song.
