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Origins of the Cold War: Power Point Presentation
What was the Cold War?
 The strategic and political ______________ that developed after WWII between the
__________ ___________ and it’s Western European allies and the Soviet _____________
(aka Russia/USSR) and its Eastern European allies.
Characteristics of a Cold War
The 2 Sides of the Cold War
USSR
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East
West
 ___________ between capitalists & communists
 Propaganda
 Espionage – spying
 Nuclear ________ race
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Capitalism
Dictators
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_______ Europe
(USSR Satellites)
_______ Europe
(US Allies)
__________ Pact
NATO
 __________ race
 NO direct _________ between those involved
Post-War Conferences
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Two conferences were held by allied war leaders in 1945 at _________ and Potsdam to discuss
differences of opinion (there had also been conferences at Quebec in 1943 and 1944)
A significant aim at these conferences was also to discuss the future:
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What to do with _____________ leaders after the war
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What would happen to the occupied countries after defeat of Nazis, especially those of
Eastern Europe
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How to end the war with ___________________
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How to build a lasting ___________________.
The USSR’s Point of View
 Major point: The USSR lost about _____million people in WW2
 Stalin was determined to make the USSR secure against any future attacks - paranoid
 By contrast: - Great Britain lost 370,000
-the USA lost ___________
-Canada lost ____________.
The USA’s Point of View
 Communism is an unacceptable political system that violates individual ____________ of citizens
 Communism is the enemy of democracy and must be destroyed; any possibility of it
spreading must be ______________ (stopped)
 America must promote democracy throughout the world, especially in the developing
areas of _________ and ___________.
Conflicting ideologies
 Before the war many countries could claim to be world powers: USA, USSR,
________________, Germany, Japan, ___________________, Italy
 By 1945 only 2 clear ___________________: the US & USSR
 Conflicting ideologies: _________________ & communism
 Canada, meanwhile was known as a ‘________________ power’ with the world’s _____
largest navy and 4th largest air force
Capitalism
All industry, _________________ and agriculture should be owned by __________ people or
companies. Competition between rival factories or shops will cause prices to ____________
and make companies more _________________.
Communism
Everything belongs to the _______________ and should be run by the ___________ on behalf
of the people. A _____________ society achieved by overthrowing capitalism by ___________.
Rise of USA
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1941, Germany invaded _______________
Western allies delayed opening of 2nd front
US developed _______________ bomb independently
US economic threat (50% global manufacture)
US air & naval supremacy
Believed Communism was _______________
Rise of USSR
 1941, Germany invaded Russia
 Russia fought back ______________ suffering more than ______ million deaths
 Russia felt Western allies __________________ delayed opening of 2nd front to cause
Russian suffering
 US developed atomic bomb independently and did not ___________ their allies: Russia
 Russia occupied most of eastern Europe after war and was determined to keep to ensure
security against future invasions
 Russia explodes own atomic bomb in __________
Key Events of the Cold War
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1945, Yalta & Potsdam conferences
Soviet expansion in E. Europe
1946, Iron ______________
1947, _______________ Doctrine & Marshall _______________
1949, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
1955, Warsaw Pact
1961, Berlin ____________
1962, Cuban _________________ Crisis