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The Cold WarOutcome: Why a Cold War?
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Why a cold war?
1. Setting the stage: During and After WWIIa. The U.S. and Soviet Union were allies during WWII
b. Both counties spied on each other during WWII
c. Both wanted to share as little as possible in the victory over the axis powers
d. Communism was spreadingi. Stalin took over Eastern Europe ---> The Iron Curtain
ii. Mao Zedong created the People’s Republic of China in 1949
iii. North Korea
iv. Vietnam
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The Iron curtain
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Why a cold war?
2. Five W’s & How:a. What was it and who fought it?
i. Hostility between post-WWII superpowers: The U.S. (Free World) versus USSR (Communist
World)
ii. Would last about 45 yearsiii. Neither country directly fought one another
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Why a cold war?
b. Where was it fought?i. Wherever Communism threatened globally
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Why a cold war?
c. How was it fought?
i. Arms Race (each side built up huge nuclear arsenals)
1. 1949 – USSR achieved an Atomic Explosion
2. Technology on both sides led to advanced:
a. Destructive power
b. Numbers of weapons (Mutually Assured Destruction)
c. Methods of delivery
Goal: Maintain the “balance of power” or if possible, gain the advantage
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Why a cold war?
ii. Space Race (1957-1969)1. Launching satellites (sputnik 1957; Soviet
victory)2. Race to the moon (U.S. victory)
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Why a cold war?
iii. Sports and Movies
1. Olympic Games served as a Cold War battlefield
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1980 Winter olympics• US team coached by Herb
Brooks
• Soviet Union won the gold medal in hockey in 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, & 1976
• US team was made up of college amateurs
• US won semi-final game
• US would go on to win gold
• Seen as more than a hockey game
• Considered greatest sports moment in history (for US)
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Why a cold war?
iii. Sports and Movies
1. Olympic Games served as a Cold War battlefield
2. Stereotypes:
a. We portrayed the Soviets as cold & ruthless
b. They portrayed Americans as spoiled & undisciplined
• Goal: To prove physical superiority
iv. A Race for World Influence
Goal: To outnumber the opponent (U.S. Goal = Containment)
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Why a cold war?
d. Why did the U.S. win the Cold War?
i. In the long run, USSR’s weaker Communist system could not keep up the race; economic collapse
ii. Mikhail Gorbachev was elected in USSR in 1985 (introduced democratic reforms)
iii. Soviet Union collapsed in 1991