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Cold War. By: Courtney, Shae, Kerstan, Josh, and Ian. VS. Why Did it Start?. The cold war started because the Soviet Union and the United States wanted to see who would dominate the world. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Cold WarBy: Courtney, Shae, Kerstan, Josh, and Ian
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Why Did it Start?• The cold war started because the Soviet Union and the
United States wanted to see who would dominate the world.
• They thought they had better systems of government and economics, so they wanted to see which one was stronger.
• It was more like a competition between the two rather than a war.
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When Did it Begin?
• The Cold war began on February 4, 1945.• It started when the United States decided to
protect Iran from the Soviet Union.• It started right after World War 2 ended.
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Containment• Throughout the Cold war there were many
changes to the U.S. policy while Mccarthyism targeted home
• To fight the Soviet threat, Americans chose the strategy of containment.
• This policy shaped our way of thinking for the next four years.
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Timeline● 1950 June: U.S. and other U.N. members fight North Korean forces. (the
Korean War ends July 27, 1953)● 1953 Aug.: U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Iranian government.● 1954 June: U.S. sponsored coup overthrows Guatemalan government. Sept.: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) formed.● 1955 May: Warsaw Pact formed. July: First Summit Meeting between President Dwight Eisenhower
and Premier Nikita Khrushchev.● 1956 Nov.: Red Army crushes the Hungarian Revolution.● 1957 Oct.: Soviets launch first man-made satellite.● 1959 Feb.: Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba, installs Communist
government.
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The Cold WarThe Cold War was the name given to the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union right after World War 2 ended. The reason for the Cold War was because of economical and political differences between the two countries. It began in 1945 and ended in 1991.
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Works Cited"Cold War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 5 Dec 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war>."Cold War; Why and When Did it Happen." Homework Help. eNotes.com, 2013. Web. 5
Dec. 2013. <http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/cold-war-why-did-happen-who-was-involved-what-394081>.
Cleveland, Harlan. "The Cold War:An Eyewitness Perspective." National Archives. N.p., 21 Oct 2006. Web. 5 Dec 2013. <http://www.archives.gov/research/foreign-policy/cold-war/symposium/cleveland.html>.
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ContinuedTaylor Jr., Dr. Quintard. "United States History."University of Washington .
N.p.. Web. 5 Dec 2013. <http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/cold_war_timeline.htm>.