SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 37
END OF
COLDWAR
AND ITS
AFTERMATH
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
R E L A T I O N
I B , C O R E – C
G R O U P 5
 The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the
Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s
Germany.
 In 1941, Nazi aggression against the USSR turned the Soviet regime into an
ally of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly
divergent viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies.
 The United States and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of
influence, dividing the world into two opposing camps.
 The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the US and
the USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries, particularly the
continent of Europe. In Western Europe, the European integration process
began with the support of the United States, while the countries of Eastern
Europe became satellites of the USSR.
(1878-1953) ,
 The dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to
1953.
 De Stalinization means the discrediting of Stalin and his policies.
 Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an
industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of
his own citizens died during his brutal reign.
 De-Stalinization is consisted of a series of political reforms in the Soviet
Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the
ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power.
Nikita Khrushchev
 First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and
chairman of that country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.
 Destalinization was the process begun by Nikita Khrushchev, following the death of
former Russian dictator Joseph Stalin in March 1953, of first discrediting Stalin and then
reforming Soviet Russia leading to large numbers being released from imprisonment in
Gulags, a temporary thaw in the Cold War, a slight relaxation in censorship and an
increase in consumer goods, an era dubbed as
‘The Thaw’ or ‘Khrushchev’s Thaw’.
K H R U S H C H E V , L E F T , W I T H S T A L I N I N
1 9 3 6
détente
 It is a period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet
Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation
with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
(SALT) treaties. Relations cooled again with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
R I C H A R D M . N I X O N
Richard M. Nixon
 U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon, who came into office at the beginning of 1969,
believed that his track record as a staunch anti-communist and tough negotiator
would win conservative support for his efforts at détente.
 He met with Premier Aleksey N. Kosygin and Communist Party leader Leonid
Brezhnev. They discussed matters such as arms limitation, prevention of nuclear
war, and increased trade between the United States and the Soviet Union. The
most important immediate outcome of that summit meeting was the signing, on
May 26, of SALT I.
The first agreements, known as SALT I and SALT II, were signed by the United
States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1972 and 1979, respectively,
and were intended to restrain the arms race in strategic (long-range or
intercontinental) ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
 The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically
divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
 Construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic on
13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany,
including East Berlin.
1. Berlin was a divided city before the wall
At the end of the 2nd world war Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation
under the control the United states, Britain, France and soviet union.
2. The Berlin Wall came to represent the ideological divisions of the Cold War
3. The Berlin Wall developed over time
4. The Berlin Wall was heavily guarded
5. 9th November 1989 the destruction of the Berlin wall started which marked the
falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and
Central Europe.
 The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet
Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Germany.
 In 1941, Nazi aggression against the USSR turned the Soviet regime into an ally
of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly divergent
viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies.
 The United States and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of influence,
dividing the world into two opposing camps.
 The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the US and the
USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries, particularly the
continent of Europe. Indeed, Europe, divided into two blocs, became one of the
main theatres of the war. In Western Europe, the European integration process
began with the support of the United States, while the countries of Eastern
Europe became satellites of the USSR.

More Related Content

Similar to Coldwar

The cold-war-1196708280940758-2
The cold-war-1196708280940758-2The cold-war-1196708280940758-2
The cold-war-1196708280940758-2sipho mkhonto
 
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAIN
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAINCAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAIN
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAINGeorge Dumitrache
 
30.1 the cold war unfolds
30.1 the cold war unfolds30.1 the cold war unfolds
30.1 the cold war unfoldsMrAguiar
 
History revision
History revisionHistory revision
History revisionayadp
 
History revision
History revisionHistory revision
History revisionayadp
 
Cold War - Superpowers
Cold War - SuperpowersCold War - Superpowers
Cold War - Superpowersayadp
 
The Cold War 1945-50
The Cold War 1945-50The Cold War 1945-50
The Cold War 1945-50Mr. Finnie
 
The cold war.pptx
The cold war.pptxThe cold war.pptx
The cold war.pptxAnimeetRaju
 
Political Events of the 1950s
Political Events of the 1950sPolitical Events of the 1950s
Political Events of the 1950seminentoomph4388
 
The Cold War
The  Cold  WarThe  Cold  War
The Cold WarBen Dover
 
The Cold War
The  Cold  WarThe  Cold  War
The Cold WarBen Dover
 
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introduction
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introductionOutcome 2.1-cold-war-introduction
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introductionNick Jordan
 
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docxmoggdede
 

Similar to Coldwar (20)

Ap world for dague
Ap world for dagueAp world for dague
Ap world for dague
 
The cold-war-1196708280940758-2
The cold-war-1196708280940758-2The cold-war-1196708280940758-2
The cold-war-1196708280940758-2
 
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAIN
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAINCAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAIN
CAMBRIDGE A2 HISTORY: IRON CURTAIN
 
30.1 the cold war unfolds
30.1 the cold war unfolds30.1 the cold war unfolds
30.1 the cold war unfolds
 
History revision
History revisionHistory revision
History revision
 
History revision
History revisionHistory revision
History revision
 
Cold War - Superpowers
Cold War - SuperpowersCold War - Superpowers
Cold War - Superpowers
 
The Cold War 1945-50
The Cold War 1945-50The Cold War 1945-50
The Cold War 1945-50
 
2.cold war
2.cold war2.cold war
2.cold war
 
cold war 1.ppt
cold war 1.pptcold war 1.ppt
cold war 1.ppt
 
The cold war.pptx
The cold war.pptxThe cold war.pptx
The cold war.pptx
 
Political Events of the 1950s
Political Events of the 1950sPolitical Events of the 1950s
Political Events of the 1950s
 
Causes Of The Cold War Essay
Causes Of The Cold War EssayCauses Of The Cold War Essay
Causes Of The Cold War Essay
 
The Cold War
The  Cold  WarThe  Cold  War
The Cold War
 
The Cold War
The  Cold  WarThe  Cold  War
The Cold War
 
Cold War Project, Guyer 6th period
Cold War Project, Guyer 6th periodCold War Project, Guyer 6th period
Cold War Project, Guyer 6th period
 
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introduction
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introductionOutcome 2.1-cold-war-introduction
Outcome 2.1-cold-war-introduction
 
Cold war (1945-1990)
Cold war (1945-1990)Cold war (1945-1990)
Cold war (1945-1990)
 
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx
118CHAPTEROUTLINE• WorldwideConflict• Western .docx
 
Cold War 1950
Cold War 1950Cold War 1950
Cold War 1950
 

More from MiteshSinghSuryavans

More from MiteshSinghSuryavans (11)

Mitesh's Project Study.docx
Mitesh's Project Study.docxMitesh's Project Study.docx
Mitesh's Project Study.docx
 
Management Accounting Assignment
Management Accounting AssignmentManagement Accounting Assignment
Management Accounting Assignment
 
Intro Project Study.docx
Intro Project Study.docxIntro Project Study.docx
Intro Project Study.docx
 
Third World Countries in detail
Third World Countries in detailThird World Countries in detail
Third World Countries in detail
 
Competitive Advantages
Competitive Advantages Competitive Advantages
Competitive Advantages
 
Starbucks SWOT Analysis
Starbucks SWOT AnalysisStarbucks SWOT Analysis
Starbucks SWOT Analysis
 
Adidas acquire Reebok Case Study
Adidas acquire Reebok Case Study Adidas acquire Reebok Case Study
Adidas acquire Reebok Case Study
 
Template
TemplateTemplate
Template
 
Ecommerce Business Strategies
Ecommerce Business StrategiesEcommerce Business Strategies
Ecommerce Business Strategies
 
Industrial Advertising.pptx
Industrial Advertising.pptxIndustrial Advertising.pptx
Industrial Advertising.pptx
 
Minimum Wages Act 1948.pptx
Minimum Wages Act 1948.pptxMinimum Wages Act 1948.pptx
Minimum Wages Act 1948.pptx
 

Recently uploaded

Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptx
Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptxProudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptx
Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptxthorishapillay1
 
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptx
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptxPlanning a health career 4th Quarter.pptx
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptxLigayaBacuel1
 
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfSpandanaRallapalli
 
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptx
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptxGas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptx
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptxDr.Ibrahim Hassaan
 
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...JhezDiaz1
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17Celine George
 
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPHow to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
 
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
 
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdfAMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdfphamnguyenenglishnb
 
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceRoles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceSamikshaHamane
 
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up Friday
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up FridayQuarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up Friday
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up FridayMakMakNepo
 
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptx
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptxEmployee wellbeing at the workplace.pptx
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptxNirmalaLoungPoorunde1
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxpboyjonauth
 
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginners
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginnersDATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginners
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginnersSabitha Banu
 
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptx
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptxRomantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptx
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptxsqpmdrvczh
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
 
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher EducationIntroduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Educationpboyjonauth
 
Full Stack Web Development Course for Beginners
Full Stack Web Development Course  for BeginnersFull Stack Web Development Course  for Beginners
Full Stack Web Development Course for BeginnersSabitha Banu
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri  Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri  Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
 
Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptx
Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptxProudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptx
Proudly South Africa powerpoint Thorisha.pptx
 
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptx
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptxPlanning a health career 4th Quarter.pptx
Planning a health career 4th Quarter.pptx
 
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdfACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
ACC 2024 Chronicles. Cardiology. Exam.pdf
 
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptx
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptxGas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptx
Gas measurement O2,Co2,& ph) 04/2024.pptx
 
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
ENGLISH 7_Q4_LESSON 2_ Employing a Variety of Strategies for Effective Interp...
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
 
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdfTataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
TataKelola dan KamSiber Kecerdasan Buatan v022.pdf
 
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERPHow to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
How to do quick user assign in kanban in Odoo 17 ERP
 
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
HỌC TỐT TIẾNG ANH 11 THEO CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GLOBAL SUCCESS ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT - CẢ NĂ...
 
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdfAMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
AMERICAN LANGUAGE HUB_Level2_Student'sBook_Answerkey.pdf
 
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceRoles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
 
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up Friday
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up FridayQuarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up Friday
Quarter 4 Peace-education.pptx Catch Up Friday
 
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptx
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptxEmployee wellbeing at the workplace.pptx
Employee wellbeing at the workplace.pptx
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
 
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginners
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginnersDATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginners
DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM for beginners
 
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptx
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptxRomantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptx
Romantic Opera MUSIC FOR GRADE NINE pptx
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
 
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher EducationIntroduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
 
Full Stack Web Development Course for Beginners
Full Stack Web Development Course  for BeginnersFull Stack Web Development Course  for Beginners
Full Stack Web Development Course for Beginners
 

Coldwar

  • 1. END OF COLDWAR AND ITS AFTERMATH I N T E R N A T I O N A L R E L A T I O N I B , C O R E – C G R O U P 5
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.  The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Germany.  In 1941, Nazi aggression against the USSR turned the Soviet regime into an ally of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly divergent viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies.  The United States and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of influence, dividing the world into two opposing camps.  The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the US and the USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries, particularly the continent of Europe. In Western Europe, the European integration process began with the support of the United States, while the countries of Eastern Europe became satellites of the USSR.
  • 5.
  • 6. (1878-1953) ,  The dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953.  De Stalinization means the discrediting of Stalin and his policies.  Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign.  De-Stalinization is consisted of a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, and the ascension of Nikita Khrushchev to power.
  • 7. Nikita Khrushchev  First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of that country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.  Destalinization was the process begun by Nikita Khrushchev, following the death of former Russian dictator Joseph Stalin in March 1953, of first discrediting Stalin and then reforming Soviet Russia leading to large numbers being released from imprisonment in Gulags, a temporary thaw in the Cold War, a slight relaxation in censorship and an increase in consumer goods, an era dubbed as ‘The Thaw’ or ‘Khrushchev’s Thaw’. K H R U S H C H E V , L E F T , W I T H S T A L I N I N 1 9 3 6
  • 8. détente  It is a period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaties. Relations cooled again with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. R I C H A R D M . N I X O N
  • 9. Richard M. Nixon  U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon, who came into office at the beginning of 1969, believed that his track record as a staunch anti-communist and tough negotiator would win conservative support for his efforts at détente.  He met with Premier Aleksey N. Kosygin and Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev. They discussed matters such as arms limitation, prevention of nuclear war, and increased trade between the United States and the Soviet Union. The most important immediate outcome of that summit meeting was the signing, on May 26, of SALT I.
  • 10.
  • 11. The first agreements, known as SALT I and SALT II, were signed by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1972 and 1979, respectively, and were intended to restrain the arms race in strategic (long-range or intercontinental) ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 27.  The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.  Construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin.
  • 28. 1. Berlin was a divided city before the wall At the end of the 2nd world war Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation under the control the United states, Britain, France and soviet union. 2. The Berlin Wall came to represent the ideological divisions of the Cold War 3. The Berlin Wall developed over time 4. The Berlin Wall was heavily guarded 5. 9th November 1989 the destruction of the Berlin wall started which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe.
  • 29.
  • 30.
  • 31.
  • 32.
  • 33.
  • 34.
  • 35.
  • 36.
  • 37.  The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Germany.  In 1941, Nazi aggression against the USSR turned the Soviet regime into an ally of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly divergent viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies.  The United States and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of influence, dividing the world into two opposing camps.  The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the US and the USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries, particularly the continent of Europe. Indeed, Europe, divided into two blocs, became one of the main theatres of the war. In Western Europe, the European integration process began with the support of the United States, while the countries of Eastern Europe became satellites of the USSR.