The Cold War Outcome Why a Cold War
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The Cold War Outcome: Why a Cold War?
Cold war reading • Read the attached article and answer the following questions: 1. Why did the US distrust Josef Stalin? 2. What was the challenge of the Cold War when it came to the decolonization of countries in the southern part of the globe? 3. What was the foreign policy of the US when it came to communism? Click for article
Why a cold war? 1. Setting the stage: During and After WWII a. b. c. The U. S. and Soviet Union were allies during WWII Both counties spied on each other during WWII Both wanted to share as little as possible in the victory over the axis powers d. Communism was spreading i. Stalin took over Eastern Europe ---> The Iron Curtain ii. Mao Zedong created the People’s Republic of China in 1949 iii. North Korea iv. Vietnam
The Iron curtain
Cold war reading • Read the attached article and answer the following questions: 1. Who were the two main antagonists in the Cold War and how long did it last? 2. Why did Stalin and the Soviet Union have hostility toward America and Britain? 3. What agreement was made at the Yalta Conference between American and the USSR(Soviet Union)? 4. What agreement was made between USA, USSR, France , and Britain at Potsdam? How did the Click for article
Why a cold war? 2. Five W’s & How: a. What was it and who fought it? i. Hostility between post-WWII superpowers: The U. S. (Free World) versus USSR (Communist World) ii. Would last about 45 years iii. Neither country directly fought one another
Why a cold war? b. Where was it fought? i. Wherever Communism threatened globally
Why a cold war? c. How was it fought? i. Arms Race (each side built up huge nuclear arsenals) 1. 1949 – USSR achieved an Atomic Explosion 2. Technology on both sides led to advanced: a. Destructive power b. Numbers of weapons (Mutually Assured Destruction) c. Methods of delivery Goal: Maintain the “balance of power” or if possible, gain the advantage
Why a cold war? ii. Space Race (1957 -1969) 1. Launching satellites (sputnik 1957; Soviet victory) 2. Race to the moon (U. S. victory)
Why a cold war? iii. Sports and Movies 1. Olympic Games served as a Cold War battlefield
1980 Winter olympics • US team coached by Herb Brooks • Soviet Union won the gold medal in hockey in 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, & 1976 • US team was made up of college amateurs • US won semi-final game • US would go on to win gold • Seen as more than a hockey game • Considered greatest sports moment in history
Video Analysis • Click to watch video • Watch the above videos and write a 3 -5 sentences of how Russians are portrayed and 3 -5 sentences of how Americans are portrayed
Why a cold war? iii. Sports and Movies 1. Olympic Games served as a Cold War battlefield 2. Stereotypes: a. We portrayed the Soviets as cold & ruthless b. They portrayed Americans as spoiled & undisciplined Goal: To prove physical superiority iv. A Race for World Influence Goal: To outnumber the opponent (U. S. Goal = Containment)
Why a cold war? d. Why did the U. S. win the Cold War? i. In the long run, USSR’s weaker Communist system could not keep up the race; economic collapse ii. Mikhail Gorbachev was elected in USSR in 1985 (introduced democratic reforms) iii. Soviet Union collapsed in 1991
Exit Ticket • Give the FIVE W’s and HOW of the Cold War? • • • WHOWHATWHEREWHYWHENHOW- • Write or type your answer out and hand it in.
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