The Cold War:

An Introduction

The post-WWII battle for world dominance between

the forces of democracy & capitalism led by the U.S.,

The Cold War was:

and those of totalitarianism & communism led by the U.S.S.R..

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When was it?

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1945-1991

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Why is it called the “Cold War”?

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b/c the U.S. and U.S.S.R. never directly fought a war against one another.

M. A. D. =

Mutually Assured Destruction

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b/c war between the two “superpowers” would have meant World War III.

Why not?

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From the outset, who was on each side?

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1^st world

2^nd world

U.S.A. and

U.S.S.R. and

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

NATO

Warsaw Pact

Alliances

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Where was this “war” actually fought?

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3^rd world

Asia

Latin America

Korea

Vietnam

Cuba

China

(a.k.a. “Developing nations”)

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(“Emerging nations”)

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Grenada

Imperialism

Industrialization

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4^th world

A term sometimes used to refer to the poorest and least developed of the countries of the 3rd World.

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Sub-Saharan Africa…

Colors on the map represent purchasing power.

…and a few in Asia

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