Chapter 4: Cold War - Part II

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The Cold War - The Berlin Wall

Homework

Study 88-89

Do 2, 4, 6

Where is more freedom?

1. US/West
2. SU/East

Where is more Equality?

1. US/West
2. SU/East

Which side is Japan on?

1. US/West
2. SU/East

Open borders are found in:

1. US/West
2. SU/East

Warsaw Pact belongs to

1. US/West
2. SU/East

What is MAD and what role does it play in the Cold War?

Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson:

- You can explain why the Berlin Wall was built and what this meant for the Germans

Berlin Wall

Early years of the Cold War

• The occupied zones of US, UK and France started working together, the occupied zone of the SU did not
  
• The two sides drifted apart
  
• In 1948 there was a long row about West-Berlin
  
• Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union and communism, prohibited all access to West Berlin
  
• The American supplied the city with everything it needed... by air!

Berlin Blockade 1948

Economic progress

• In the years after WWII the occupied zones of the US, UK and France joined to become West Germany (democracy/capitalism)
• The SU zone became East Germany (communism)
• West Germany was much better at creating a succesfull economy and liberty than East Germany. 
• Many people from East Germany moved to West Germany

00:36

Which zone was communist?

1. French
2. American
3. Soviet
4. British

01:19

What is not a reason people wanted to leave East Germany and go to West Germany?

1. It had a better economy
2. It had more freedom
3. You could start a company there
4. Economic equality was highly regarded there

Peter Fechter's death

BBC 14 March, 2024

Did the East German government have other options (besides building the Wall)? Please explain.

Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson:

- You can explain why the Berlin Wall was built and what this meant for the Germans

Homework

Study 4.1

Do 9, 10, 11