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Lecture: The Cold War Begins
WWII Officially Ends with…
VJ Day; Victory in Japan Day
Without the promised ____________ attack of Japan from the West, the United States
decides to ________ two ___________ bombs on Japan
Leads to the _________________________ of the Japanese
U.S. _________ World War II with aid from _____ other __________.
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Post War World
At the end of WWII there were two superpowers:
Why would these two countries be considered the most powerful in the world?
The U.S. and U.S.S.R began to compete to be the ______ world power
This competition is called:
__________________________
(1945 – 1991)
War fought _______________ (cold) between two superpowers (U.S. and
U.S.S.R) over _____________________________________________
Conflicts were fought through _________________or dependent countries
(ex: ____________________________)
War of ______________ - ______________ vs ______________________
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The U.S. ____________ with other democratic or “western” nations
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The USSR __________ with communist or “eastern” nations
_________________ and _______________ policy for both the U.S. and USSR was
dictated by this tension
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War of ________________ (political/economic)
_______________ to see what ideology would ______________ the world – who would
have a larger _______________________________ (be more popular)
Battlefields were __________________________________ called ______________
Both the U.S. and Soviet Union engaged in actions & decisions
that contributed to the ongoing tension that lasted nearly 50 years.
World was divided into two ideologies:
East =
West =
There are four major categories of competition:
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Military Battles – use of _________________________ to spread ideology
Political Battles – attempt to ____________________________________ to other countries
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Economic Battles – use of ____________ to influence other countries
Technological – develop new _____________________ to prove superiority
Question: Why couldn’t the two nations co-exist peacefully?
Answer A:
Economic Differences
The United States
The Soviet Union
Political Differences
The United States
The Soviet Union
Key Values
The United States
The Soviet Union
Social Differences
The United States
The Soviet Union
Question: Why couldn’t the two nations co-exist peacefully?
Answer B:
Because of actions and decisions made by
both countries that contributed to the tension.