1. Brittani Potter
EDU 10201-2
History
Grade 10
E. Analyze connections between World War II, the Cold War and contemporary conflicts

2. World War II
1939-1945
September 1, 1939- World War II officially
begins by German and Soviet Union invasion
of Poland
Many countries such as France and most
British countries declare war on Germany

3. U.S. Enters
World War II
December 7, 1941-Japanese Attack on Pearl
Harbor
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asks
Congress to declare war against Japan
U.S. joins France and Britain in the Allied
Powers

4. Germany surrenders on May 8,
1945, a week after Hitler’s
alleged suicide
End Japan continued to fight as
long as they could hold out,
of which was only a few months
WWII Japan surrendered September
2, 1945 aboard the A.S.S.
Missourideclared the end of
World War

5. President Roosevelt officially
declared, by Presidential
Proclamation, the end of World
The war War II on December 31, 1946.
is over!!

6. Post-war
Countries
United States came out of
war with better economy
due to selling war machinery
to European countries
Post-war Germany in
shambles and greatly in debt
to several countries

7. Soviet Union a
Super Power?
Soviet Union exits World War II as a
powerful country
Communism was the basis of the Soviet
Government
Soviet Union attempts to control other
countries and spread communism throughout
Europe

8. The U.S. fears communism
will spread and possibly Communism:
start another world war
“Red Scare” - Everyone
A threat
accused everyone of being a
communist
dressed in
Many people jailed and red
killed over accusations of
being Soviet Union spies

9. The Cold War
A non-physical war begins in 1945 between
the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Threats were traded between the two super
powers for over 30 years
U.S. practiced “containment,” which was the
stopping of communism from spreading from
already communist nations

10. Berlin, Germany
separated into 4 different
sectors
The Non-Communist sectors
were led by the British,
Berlin the French and the
United States
Wall The Soviet Union
controlled the other part
of Berlin

11. The Berlin Wall
Soviet Union builds wall around non-
Communist area of Berlin in 1961
The wall was built to stop people from
entering freedom in West Berlin
The Berlin Wall was finally brought down on
November 9, 1989, reuniting families and
friends from both sides of the wall

12. The Korean
Conflict
Communist North Korea fought against South
Korea and the United States for control of
South Korea
North Korea wanted to unite both North and
South Korea under one Communist
government
Not considered a war, the Korean Conflict
lasted only 3 years, beginning June 25, 1950
and the armistice being signed on July 27,
1953

13. The
Vietnam
War
Another war started
because of the fear of the
spreading of communism
58,209 American casualties
in the years of the war,
1959-1975

14. The Vietnam War
A war lasting 14 years was bound to end at
some point, and it did, in April of 1975
The war did not end in favor of the non-
Communists countries, but the world gave a
small sigh of relief knowing such a major
war had come to an end

15. A Deadly Chain of
Events
World War II led to a huge fear of
communism
The fear of Communism not only led to
tension between powerful countries, it led to
two very bloody and costly wars
Even to this day, people still fear Communism
and the chance it could spread to more
countries