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An
overview
of the
Cold War
How can a war be
‘cold’?
What were the
Hotspots of the
Cold War?
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.
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.
After World War 2, the
world changed!
• Many countries became communist after
World War 2 including:
- Czechoslovakia (1948)
- Poland (1947)
- Hungary (1947)
- China (1949)
- Cuba (1959)
- North Korea (1945)
Germany - divided
• Germany, which had been
ruled by the 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.
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)
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).
The Korean War
1950-1953
The Berlin Wall 1961
The Cuban Missile Crisis
1962
The Vietnam War
c.1963-1975

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An overview of the cold war

  • 1. An overview of the Cold War How can a war be ‘cold’? What were the Hotspots of the Cold War?
  • 2. 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.
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. After World War 2, the world changed! • Many countries became communist after World War 2 including: - Czechoslovakia (1948) - Poland (1947) - Hungary (1947) - China (1949) - Cuba (1959) - North Korea (1945)
  • 5. Germany - divided • Germany, which had been ruled by the 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.
  • 6. 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)
  • 7. 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).
  • 10. The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962