cold war terms capitalism communism arms race germany domino effect cold war hot spots
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Cold War terms
• Capitalism
• Communism
• Arms race
• Germany
• Domino Effect
• Cold War
• Hot Spots
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An overview of the Cold
War
How can a war be ‘cold’?
What were the Hotspots of the
Cold War?
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After World War 2 the Cold War began and caused tension
throughout the world.• The USA and the USSR were
the two world Superpowers.• The USA was a capitalist
society with a democracy.• The USSR was a communist
country with a dictatorship.• Both wanted to be the most
powerful nation in the world.
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Capitalism
• Economic system where property and businesses are privately owned
• People have freedom to succeed or fail
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Communism
• Government provides everything for the people
• More security but less choice and freedom
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Nuclear tensions• The USA had shown its atomic power
when it exploded the A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2.
• The USSR was also developing atomic weapons/bombs.
• The USA and the USSR were in competition with each other to have the best, most powerful weapons in the world – this was called the Arms Race.
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After World War 2, the world changed!
• Many countries became communist after World War 2 including:
- North Korea (1945)- Poland (1947)- Hungary (1947)- Czechoslovakia (1948)- China (1949)- Cuba (1959)
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Germany - divided• Germany, which had been
ruled by Hitler and the Nazis until their defeat in 1945, was split in two.
• The western side became West Germany and the eastern side became East Germany.
• East Germany became another communist country.
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The domino effect• The USSR had a lot of influence over
many of the new communist countries (especially those in Europe).
• The USA was very worried that the USSR’s influence over these countries was making the USSR and communism more powerful.
• The USA did not want communism to spread any further – they were worried about the domino effect (one country becomes communist, then another, then another, etc.)
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Cold War?• The tension and rivalry between the
USA and the USSR was described as the Cold War (1945-1990).
• There was never a real war between the two sides between 1945 and 1990, but they were often very close to war (Hotspots).
• Both sides got involved in other conflicts in the world to either stop the spread of communism (USA) or help the spread (USSR).
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The Korean War 1950-1953
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The Berlin Wall 1961
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The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
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The Vietnam War c.1963-1975