9-1 Context and Grand AlliancePrior to the Cold War, America and the USSR worked together in the...

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Cold War 1941-1991

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ColdWar1941-1991

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Section1:TheOriginsoftheColdWar1941-1958

WhatisaColdWar?• Nosideactuallyfought,this

wouldhavemadeita‘hot’war.

• Theydidn'tfight,becausetheconsequenceswouldhavebeencatastrophic–WHY?

• Thiswasawarbasedonideologies(beliefs)Capitalism Vs.Communism(West)(East)

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AnnotatearoundyourColdWartacticspicturewiththerelevantinformationbelow…

Theyloanedcountriesmoneytogetthemonside

Theythreatenedeachotherwithwar

WorldWarIIInearlybrokeoutseveraltimes……..

Theytriedtopersuadecountriestoturnagainsttheirenemy

Theyspiedoneachother

Theybuiltweaponstodestroyeachother-MAD

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Vs.WW2

1939-1945

Vs.ColdWar1945-1991

WhatwentwrongbetweenUSA&SovietUnion?

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“CommonEnemy”

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ChurchillBritish PM

RooseveltUSA President

Josef StalinLeader of USSR

TheGrandAlliance1941Prior to the Cold War, America and the USSR worked together in the Grand Alliance. This was created to defeat the Nazis. It was a ‘Marriage of convenience’between Communists and Capitalists.

Whatwastheconvenience?

Inanutshell:

TheGrandAlliancehated&fearedeachother,buttheyhatedHitlerandNazismmore.WhenitwasclearHitlerwouldlose,thetensionandcracksbeganintheAlliance,theyhadnoideahowpost-warEuropeshouldbegoverned.

Makeaquickdiagramsummarisingthe3countriesoftheGrandAllianceandtheirleaders

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The Cold War1949 to

1990

Cuban MissileCrisis

Berlin Wall

MutuallyAssured

Destruction

Korean War

Vietnam

Afghanistan

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M.A.DMutuallyAssuredDestruction

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WhatweretheideologiesoftheUSA&SovietUnion?

Copytable Capitalism Communism

Focus

Values

Economy

Politics

Individual rights

Individual freedom,somehavepowersomedon't

Free,competitivetrade

Democratic elections - choiceofparties

The rightsoftheworkingclass

Classlesssociety&equality

Allpropertyownedbystate

Single-partyrule

Whichideologydoyouthinktheseexamplesbelongto?

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WhatweretheideologiesoftheUSA&SovietUnion?

Capitalism:

Capitalistsbelieveeveryoneshouldbefreetoownpropertyandbusinessandmakeasmuchmoneyastheycan.TheUSA’seconomicideologywascapitalist.

Communism:

Communistsbelievethatallproperty,includinghomesandbusinesses,shouldbelongtothestate,toensurethateverymemberofsocietyhasafairshare.CommunismwasthepoliticalideologyoftheSovietUnion

Whyisthisimportant?

FollowingWW2,Europewassplit.TheSoviet‘RedArmy’tookcontroloftheEastmakingitCommunist.WesternEuroperemainedCapitalist.TheFearwas:

• USAfearedCommunismspreadingWest• SovietsfearedCapitalismspreadingEast

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Stickyourmapintoyourbook,we’llrefertothisfrequentlyoverthecomingmonths

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Stickthesesourcesinyourbookandannotatethem…

• Whatcanyousee?Therearelotsofobservationsyoucanmakefromthem• Whatisthemessageofbothsources?