Name: _________________________________

The Cold War

D-F

Essential Questions:
How and why did the Cold War begin?

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D. Background Information
Which 2 SUPERPOWERS emerged AFTER WWII? _____________________________________
Cold War: The state of tension _________________ actual ____________ fighting between
the United States and the Soviet Union. This tension divided the world into ______
camps.
Ideology: ____________________________________________________________________________
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The United States had an ideology of _____________________ and _________________________.

The Soviet Union had a __________________________ and _________________________
ideology.

Differences?
USA

Soviet Union

E. Origins of the Cold War:

1. Differences in _____________ and ___________________ between the U.S.
and the Soviet Union.
2. After WWII, Central and Eastern Europe were under __________
domination.

3. The United States wanted to stop the

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4. American Policy of __________________________
aka _________________________________________________

POST WWII: How the Cold War Started

F. Americas Response to Communism
1. NATO - ____________ ________________ ______________
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2. Signed April 4, 1949, NATO is an organization of member states who
agree to collectively defend each other.
3. These states make up the ______________ _______________
G. Soviet Response to NATO
1. In response to NATO, the Soviet Bloc established the _______________
___________________ _____________________
2. These 8 states agreed to mutually defend each other against NATO
3. They made up the _______________________ ____________________.

H. Major Conflicts Post WWII Era

Essential Question:
What have been the major conflicts and confrontations involving
American in the Post WWII era?
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MAJOR CONFLICTS:

1. ______________________________________________________
Dates: __________________________________________________
South Korea and the ______________________ resisted
_______________ and North Korean aggression.
The conflict ended in a ___________________.
2. ______________________________________________________
Dates: __________________________________________________
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when the Soviet Union placed
________________ missiles in ______________.
The Soviets removed the missiles in response to a U.S.
_______________ of Cuba.
Identify this image.

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3. _________________________________________________________

Dates: _____________________________________________________
The United States intervened to stop the spread of _______________
into _______________ Vietnam.
This spread of communism in East Asia was called the
____________________ ________________
Vietnam cont
What does this image represent?
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Americans were
__________________ over whether the U.S. should be ___________________
militarily in Vietnam.
The conflict ended in a ____________________ agreement in which
_________ troops ________________.
What is the difference between a stalemate and a cease-fire?
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Define Divisiveness _______________________________________________________
Why was the Vietnam War so frustrating for America?
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What happened to South Vietnam at the

end of the war?
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Vietnam contEssential Question:
How did the Cold War tensions cause divisiveness at home?
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I. Collapse of Communism in Europe

Essential Understandings:

The Cold War was the central organizing principle in

foreign affairs for ____ years.
1. When did communism begin to collapse in Europe?
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2. Breakup of the ________________________ into __________________
countries
3. __________________________ of the Berlin Wall

J. New Challenges for the United States

Cold War Political Cartoons:

What is the message behind this cartoon?
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What is the message behind this cartoon?

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What is the message behind this
cartoon?

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What is the message
behind this cartoon?
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What is the message behind this cartoon?

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What is the message behind this cartoon?

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