Cold War Unit

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Cold War

OrientationThe events that followed after World War 2, were crucial to the Cold WarHistory is philosophy teaching by example and also by warning.Lord BolingbrokeMotivationAt the end of world war 2, there was an increasing tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.Increase in tension between nations

United States TensionAt the end of World War2, the U.S. had economic security over all other nations.Harry Truman opposed post war settlement in Europe.Soviet Union had high death rate in World War 2And they sought to dominate internal affairs of boarding countries.Soviet Unions TensionEastern BlockadeIf you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.Aristotle

Motivation

Cold WarMain Events of the Cold WarCommunist part of Czechs. With soviet help assume complete control over Czechoslovakian government.Czechoslovak Coup of 1948Positive Side EffectNegativeSide EffectsBerlinBlockadeAirliftNextNATO supports South KoreaSoviets back North KoreaSouth Korea wins eventuallyVictory goes to United NationsKorean WarNextMore EventsWarsaw PactHungarian RevolutionNextCompetition between U.S. and Soviets over who has better technology to get supremacy in space. Space RaceNext

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND4kDezFUk8President Kennedy tries to overthrow Castro of Cuba with CIA in Bay of PigsUnited States fails and Soviets pledges to support CubaCuban RevolutionNext

Soviets invested to much capital into arms race and not enough into civilian sectorsSoviet Economic IssuesNext

Russia threatened to leave U.S.S.R.U.S.S.R. dissolved in 1991Soviets' EndNext

The end of the Cold War and the U.S.S.R.OrientationNext

History is the memory of things said and done.Carl L. BeckerMotivation

Russia suffered a financial crisis, and the United States was the only remaining super power millions died in proxy wars, also including third world countries.Effects of the Cold WarThe Cold War influenced many decisions today relating to economics and relations with other countries. RelevanceThe Cold War Russian (19471991), was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition existing after World War 2 (19391945) between the Communist World primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States and its allies. Although the primary participants' military force never officially clashed directly, they expressed the conflict through military coalitions, strategic conventional force deployments, extensive aid to states deemed vulnerable, proxy wars, espionage, propaganda, conventional and nuclear arms races, appeals to neutral nations, rivalry at sports events, and technological competitions such as the Space Race.

Review of Cold War in sixty seconds10 Question QuizEvaluation

1. Which nation did not hold much tension during the Cold War?U.SU.S.S.RCanadaQuiz2. Russia was fine economically after World War

Question 2FalseTrueSorry Try AgainTry Again3. Berlin received help from the United States during the blockade

Question 3FalseTrueSorry Try AgainTry Again4. Stalin backed down in BerlinQuestion 4FalseTrueSorry Try AgainTry AgainRussia was part of NATO.

Question 5FalseTrue6. The iron curtain was a good thing.

Question 6FalseTrue7. Castro was anti-U.S.S.R.

Question 7FalseTrue8. The space race does not deal with the Cold War.

Question 8FalseTrue9. The Cold War is still active.

Question 9FalseTrue10. The U.S.S.R. is still active.Question 10FalseTrueEnd and Sourceseuromaps./3712.comHistoryofeurope/coldwar/pre/russia.comSpcaerace.youtube.com/watch/KdezfukHistoricalmaps.europe.com