The Cold War Overview

The Cold War

started at the end of World War II in
Europe because of the was a competition between the two big Superpowers who had certain goals

never became hot but was fought around the

World and included

- Yalta Conference plans for Germany the USA and free elections in - spread democracy Europe after WWII - Potsdam Conference - stop communism Stalin refuses to allow - find markets for goods free elections - get raw materials - Churchill mentions Stalins iron curtain - rebuild governments - Truman Doctrine USA containment of - reunite and secure Communism spreading Germany - Marshall Plan USA will help rebuild Europes economies - Berlin Airlift supplies flown in to blockaded Berlin - USA forms NATO (1949) - USSR forms Warsaw Pact (1955)

- using these strategies Foreign aid the USSR Espionage (SPIES) - spread communism Propaganda - rebuild Russia Multinational Alliances using supplies from - Asia Eastern Europe China - control Eastern Korea European countries Vietnam as buffer against Afghanistan the West - Americas - keep Germany Cuban Missile crisis divided to stop Nicaragua threat of future - Middle East wars Israel and Palestine Iran and Iraq - Africa South Africa - Nonaligned Nations India

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USSR and Eastern European countries form Warsaw Pact to protect against NATO

USSR

USA

USA (CIA) supports guerilla groups in Latin America

USA (and China Canada) and allied becomes Western European Communist USA replaces countries form NATO democratic to stop communism government in Iran, Cuban Missile supports Israel and India Crisis almost royal families in leads the leads to war Middle East nonaligned states USSR (KGB) supports revolution throughout Africa and Middle East War in Southeast Asia (Vietnam) sees USA fight to end communism spreading in domino theory

Korean War sees United Nations fight against Communism

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