Cold War, 194563

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? starter activity
By the 1970s the US and the USSR each had enough
nuclear weapons to blow the world up several
times over. Can you explain this cartoonists
joke?
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Who were the main players in the Cold War
USSR
Vs
USA
Also known as The Soviet Union Communist
Russia Russia
Also known as The United States America US
Communist
Capitalist
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World War II

• During World War II the USSR and the USA were
  ALLIES, fighting against the common enemy Nazi
  Germany.
• However, when World War II ended they quickly
  became enemies

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Characteristics of Cold War

• Suspicions between capitalists communists
• Propaganda
• Espionage
• Nuclear arms race
• Space race

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Why did the wartime alliance breakdown?

• Background to the Cold War

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Damage caused by WWII

• Houses, factories, shops entire cities
  destroyed by bombing
• By 1945, millions of sick, hungry homeless
  refugees across Europe
• Millions had lost their lives

Which country had suffered most? How did this
affect its relations with other countries after
the war?
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Conflicting ideologies

• Before the war many countries could claim to be
  superpowers USA, USSR, Britain, Germany, Japan,
  France, Italy
• By 1945 only 2 clear superpowers US USSR
• Conflicting ideologies capitalism communism

What joke is this cartoonist saying about
relations between the Grand Alliance after 1945?
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IMPORTANTUSA was Capitalist Vs USSR was
Communist
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Political changes in Europe

• Most European countries occupied by Germany run
  by governors
• With no German govt., who would govern Europe?
• Resistance movements communist, e.g. Greece
  Turkey or non-communist e.g. France?

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Rise of US

• 1941, Germany invaded Russia
• Western allies delayed opening of 2nd front
• US developed atomic bomb independently
• US economic threat (50 global manufacture)
• US air naval supremacy
• Communism undemocratic

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? Your task

• List the differences between capitalist and
  communist ideologies
• Create a short timeline outlining the key events
  of the Cold War era.

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Key events
Berlin Wall last days

• 1945, Yalta Potsdam conferences
• Soviet expansion in E. Europe
• 1946, Iron Curtain
• 1947, Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan
• 1949, NATO
• 1955, Warsaw Pact
• 1961, Berlin Wall
• 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis