1. SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Get out notebook, espn highlighters, paper, pencil
Map quiz
Hw: print out Yugoslavia documents by Thursday

2. Cold War Period of non- cooperation between USA and USSR 1945-1991
Influences all geopolitics
Threat of nuclear war

3. Cold War: The World Takes Sides

4. Ideological Differences
United States
Soviet Union
Democracy:
Voting by the people for representatives
Capitalism:
Free market
Private ownership
Communism:
No political parties
No social classes
Command Economy
Govt. run market
No private ownership

5. Soviet Union Cold War Policies United States Satellite Nations
Containment
Domino Theory
Satellite Nations

7. Military Alliances NATO Warsaw Pact North Atlantic Treaty Organization
USA, Canada, and Western Europe allies
USSR and Eastern Europe satellite states

11. Iron Curtain
Imaginary border between the communist nations and the members of NATO.

12. The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall became the symbol for the “Iron Curtain.”
Divides East and West Berlin

15. Berlin Wall Video

16. Arms Race Intense competition to build up weapons arsenal
Strong emphasis on technology, especially space and military
USSR develops nuclear weapons

17. Butter Battle Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MNNl-oOI7I
What is this Dr. Seuss story meant to represent?

18. Proxy Wars US and USSR never fought a “hot” war against one another
Supported nations that were fighting communist/capitalist wars

19. Korean War North influenced by USSR South influenced by US
North invades South
Still technically at war
First Proxy War

20. North Korea Explained Video

22. Vietnam War North=communist South=democratic Domino Theory 1955-1975
Most intense fighting
Ends with Vietnam becoming communist