Cold War

The Cold War was a disagreement between Communist

countries and countries that embraced Democracy. Basically a
war of ideas.
Sarah Sanders
Theories of how the War started
Theory #1
The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. could not
agree on what a rebuilt of Europe
would look like. Communism vs.
Democracy.

Theory #2
During WWII the Soviets were
mad at the Americans for not
coming to help them.
The U.S. was mad at the U.S.S.R.
because they sent spies to steal
A-Bomb plans.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis is when Cuba teamed up with the Communist party
to put nuclear weapons pointed at the U.S. (1962)
Cuba was then cut off from all trade with United States.
After this conflict both super powers began to back away from Nuclear
Warfare.
Two Long-Term Consequences
Consequence #1
Countries had to choose which side
they wanted to join, which caused
micro wars in Africa, Asia, Latin
America and the Middle East
Consequence #2
The world lived in a fear of a
nuclear attack for nearly 50 years.
N.A.T.O and the Warsaw Pact.
N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.) DEMOCRACY..
This was an alliance among many
nations to ensure safety to other
countries against Communist
threats.
Warsaw Pact- This was an alliance
between the Communist countries.
It formed in 1955 in response to
N.A.T.O.
Korea and Vietnam
Korean War
In 1950 Korea divided into
North(Communist) and South
(Democracy) Korea.
The North began to invade the
South so the Americans went to
defend South Korea, and China
helped North Korea
Vietnam War
North Vietnam is communist and
South Vietnam is a Democracy.
America comes to help the South.
However, eventually America
withdraws from the war due to a
variety of reasons.
Today Vietnam is under
Communist control
Middle East (Afghanistan)
The Afghan War was a civil war between Anti-Communist Muslims and the
Afghan Communist government.
The unpopular government became Allies with the Soviets upsetting the
Muslim and largely Anti-Communist population.
Lasted about 9 years. (1979-1989)
America then trained the Anti-Communist terrorist groups
such as Al Qaeda eventually leading to the events of 9/11.

Duck and Cover
During the Cold War many people were concerned that there would be a
nuclear bomb dropped in America so Duck and Cover so the purpose of
the program was to show children what to do in case of an A-Bomb
explosion.
Sources:

Afghanistan:
Cold War Museum. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2014.
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/70s/afghan_war.asp

N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2014.
<https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-
invasion-afghanistan>