History Unit 4 the Cold War

When was the Cold war?

• 1945-1989

• United States & Soviet Union

• U.S.-Democratic & Capitalist

• USSR-Dictatorship & Communist

Who were the 2 superpowers involved?

• 1945-1989

• United States & Soviet Union

• U.S.-Democratic & Capitalist

• USSR-Dictatorship & Communist

What were the 2 superpowers' conflicting ideologies?

• 1945-1989

• United States & Soviet Union

• U.S.-Democratic & Capitalist

• USSR-Dictatorship & Communist

Why was the cold war "Cold"

• 2 sides never directly fought due to threat of nuclear weapons

• Divided Germany & Berlin into 4 zones between USSR, US, France & Britain

• wire, eventually brick was cutting off east from west in Berlin

• Prevented "evil" western influence & escape from east & USSR, no one could leave

How was Germany & Berlin divided at the Yalta conference?

• 2 sides never directly fought due to threat of nuclear weapons

• Divided Germany & Berlin into 4 zones between USSR, US, France & Britain

• wire, eventually brick was cutting off east from west in Berlin

• Prevented "evil" western influence & escape from east & USSR, no one could leave

What was the purpose of the Berlin wall?

• 2 sides never directly fought due to threat of nuclear weapons

• Divided Germany & Berlin into 4 zones between USSR, US, France & Britain

• wire, eventually brick was cutting off east from west in Berlin

• Prevented "evil" western influence & escape from east & USSR, no one could leave

How did WWII affect the US?

• no destruction to/on American soil

• had biggest Navy & best equipped army & air force

• only country with atomic bomb until 1949

• suffered from heavy fighting on soil

• cities destroyed, fields filled with mass graves

How did WWII affect the USSR?

• Millions of people died

• had biggest Navy & best equipped army & air force

• only country with atomic bomb until 1949

• suffered from heavy fighting on soil

• cities destroyed, fields filled with mass graves

What did the US want?

• peace & ensure that no other nation would become as strong as Germany

• to protect themselves from future war (presumedly from west)

What did the USSR want?

• peace & ensure that no other nation would become as strong as Germany

• to protect themselves from future war (presumedly from west)