This document provides background information on the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1947 to 1999. It defines what a cold war is, discusses the origins of the Cold War following World War II and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Key events that defined the Cold War are outlined such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, rise of NATO, Space Race, proxy wars, and arms limitation treaties. The impacts and changes in the global order following the fall of communism and end of the Cold War are also summarized.

1. Cold War
1947 to 1999

2. Case
Study
No. 2
The
Cuban
Missile
Crisis

3. Che Guevara

4. 1. Define Armageddon and its
association with Cuban Missile Crisis.
2. Define Partial Test Ban Treaty 1963.
3. Why US didn’t attack on Cuba during
Cuban missile crisis?
4. Why 1961 and 1962 are important
years in this case study?
5. Discuss the role of US and Russian
presidents.
Discuss Questions

5. Cold war is hostility
between nations
involving to use
propaganda, threat and
economic pressure, but
no actual fighting.
According to Oxford
Advance Learner’s
Dictionary

6. cold war is state of
tension between
countries in which each
side adopt policies
designed to strengthen
itself and weaken the
other side, line falling
short of actual hot war.
The Dictionary of
World Politics

7. The term “cold war” is used to
describe protracted conflict
between Soviet bloc and US
bloc that while falling short of
“hot” war nonetheless,
involved a comprehensive
political and ideological rivalry.
The cold war has been a
predominant factor in
determining the course of
international affairs in post-
world war II period.
In the modern
terminology

8. Political
War
Space
War
Military
War
Cold War revolves
around Three Core
Areas;

9. The Cold war begin in 1917 when
Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia.
With establishment of communism in
Russia and the rhetoric of its expansion
by Russian leaders divided the world into
two different ideological concepts having
politico-economic foundation. In the
meanwhile, the capitalist countries
opposed the communist regime and
extended material support to anit-
communist in 1920 in Russia. This created
tension between Russia and the Western
countries.
Bolshevik
Revolutions

10. Bolshevik Revolutions
Red & White Armies
Fascism and Nazism
Mussolini & Hitler
Origin of Cold War

11.  Realism
 Ideological Conflict
 Suspicion
Factors behind Cold War

12.  Rise of US as World Power
 Iron curtain 1961
 Capitalism vs Communism
 The Marshall Plan —U.S.
Suspicion
 Creation of the NATO alliance
 The policy of containment 1940
 The Chinese communist
revolution in 1949 & Sino-Soviet
split
 In 1950, the Korean War
Factors behind Cold War

13. 1961 Bay of Pigs Cuban
Missile Crisis of 1962 & naval
blockade
 Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963
 proxy Wars Ethiopia and
Somalia
 Vietnam War in the 1960
 1979 overthrow of the U.S.-
backed shah of Iran
Soviet Union invaded
Afghanistan in 1979
Factors behind Cold War

15.  Yalta Conference Feb 1945
 Potsdam Conference July 1945
 Churchill Iron Curtain Speech March
1946
 Russian East European Policy
 Truman Doctrine
 Marshal Plan
 Formation of COMINFORM-
COMECON
 Czechoslovakia under Communist
Control- May 1948
Important Events of
Cold War

16.  Berlin Blockade
 Formation of NATO
 Russian Development Atomic Bomb
 Korean War 1950-53 38th Parallel
 Thaw
 WARSA PACT
 U2 incident
 Cuban Missile Crisis
 Easing of Tension- NTBT, NPT
 Détente 1967-79 SALT
Important Events of
Cold War

17.  Third World Non Aligned
Movement.
 The state of Israel was created
by force 1948
 Taliban Government Set up & Recognized
 9/11 incidents by Taliban
 Death of Communism
 Fall of Dictatorship

Impacts of
Cold War

18.  Disintegration of USSR
 Replacement of Bipolar System/ Unipolar
 Rise of Democratic-Capitalist Ideology
 Dominance of Western Culture
 Rise of NGOs
 Decrease in Importance of Third World
 Structural Imperialism
 Selective Role of UN Security Council
 Unilateralism
 Imperial Overstretch
 Terrorism
Post
Cold War