1. Chapter XXXI The Cold War & Decolonization 1945-1975

2. Chapter Essential Questions
What were the major threats to world peace during the Cold War?
How were the experiences of Asia, Africa, & Latin America similar in this period?
How did the rivalry between the Cold War superpowers affect the rest of the world?

3. The Cold War The United Nations Capitalism vs. Communism
Everyone invited
Capitalism vs. Communism
World Bank
Marshall Plan
EEC
West vs. East in Europe & Korea
NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
United States’ Defeat in Vietnam
“Unwinnable” war
Containment
The Race for Nuclear Supremacy
Cuban Missile Crisis & Turkey

5. Decolonization & State Building
New Nations in South & Southeast Asia
Partition of British India
The Struggle for Independence in Africa
Most were negotiated, however some violent
The Quest for Economic Freedom in Latin America
Banana Republic (for real)
Cuba

7. Beyond a Bipolar World The Third World Japan & China The Middle East
Nonaligned nations
Japan & China
Great Leap Forward
100 Flower Movement
Cultural Revolution
The Middle East
OPEC
Emergence of Environmental Concerns
Hippies?

9. Conclusion Cold War Tactics of the United States & Soviet Union
Both countries attempted to influence new governments formerly occupied by Axis powers. Both tried to establish military alliances against the other
Each side saw their conflict coming from irreconcilable differences in social & economic systems. Each also emphasized the corruption, injustice, & unfairness of the other
Real combat between the United States & the Soviet Union did not materialize, but it was played out in distant civil wars & regional conflicts, with support provided by the superpowers

10. Cold War Era Nationalism
Nationalism played a major role after WWII in the desire of colonized peoples to gain independence, obscuring the contest between the main opponents of the Cold War
Some long-time colonial peoples such as India gained their independence, while similar sentiments in China led to the overthrow of an elite government seen as weak in relations with western powers
Many of the independence movements in Africa, the Middle East, & the Caribbean operated as traditional struggles for sovereignty. In Latin America, where nations had already achieved independence, the desire was for economic independence & an end to foreign intervention
Independence movements in Korea & Vietnam arose at the end of Japanese control. The Soviet Union & Communist China supported communist forces in those regions, while the United States committed large military forces to protect anti-communist forces