1. The Cold War Political, Social, and Economic Causes

2. Decolonization Began after WWII India and Pakistan, 1947 Palestine, 1947 Egypt, 1956 Africa, 1950s-70s Dutch East Indies, 1949 Vietnam, 1940s-70s Caribbean, 1960s-1970s

3. Israel’s Birth Palestine mostly Arab, minority Jewish population exploded after WWII (Holocaust survivors) 1947 - British gave up, turned area over to U.N. U.N. partitioned Jewish and Arab areas 1948 - New state of Israel attacked by Arab neighbors. Israel won with U.S. aid. Refugees from war not allowed back in, still in camps ringing Israel Further wars in 1960s added more Jewish territory

4. NATO vs. Warsaw Pact NATO “An attack against one or more of them… shall be considered an attack against them all.” Collective Security Warsaw Pact Created in response to NATO Consisted of the Soviet Union and her Satellite nations.

5. PoliticalSocialEconomic Containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Blockade Communist Spread Sputnik Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis

6. Nuclear Holocaust Nuclear weapons have been at the heart of many national and international political disputes and have played a major part in popular culture since their dramatic public debut in the 1940s and have usually symbolized the ultimate ability of mankind to utilize the strength of nature for destruction.popular culture Miss Atomic Bomb, 1957

7. “ McCarthyism ” – Early 1950s The term derives from U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican of Wisconsin. During this time people in a variety of situations, primarily those employed in government, in the entertainment industry or in education, were accused of being Communists or communist sympathizers and became the subject of aggressive investigations and questioning before various government or privately run panels Joseph McCarthyRepublicanWisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy

8. The Space Race Sputnik - The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. Yuri Gagarin - On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first human to travel into spaceApril 121961space

9. The Domino Theory in Southeast Asia – if one country fell to communism then the rest would The Korean Conflict – 1950 - 1953 The Vietnam Conflict – 1959 - 1974

10. Social Unrest of the ’60s & ’70s One of the most widely known symbols in the world, in Britain it is recognized as standing for nuclear disarmament. It was designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom, a professional designer and artist and a graduate of the Royal College of Arts.

11. PoliticalSocialEconomic Containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Blockade Communist Spread Sputnik Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Fear Atomic war between the US and USSR Communists taking over our country The Soviets dominating the space and spy technology All of southeast Asia becoming communist and Cuba being communist The Social Revolution/changes of the ’60s and ’70s

12. Economic Cause - Globalization The United States wanted to encourage free trade throughout the world. The Soviet Union wanted to shield off her own sphere from international commerce. Russia feared that trade with the West would involve the risk of Russia being opened to western influences which would have eroded the strength of the totalitarian regime. These differences led to much ill feeling between the United States and the Soviet Union.

13. PoliticalSocialEconomic Containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Blockade Communist Spread Sputnik Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Fear Atomic war between the US and USSR Communists taking over our country The Soviets dominating the space and spy technology All of southeast Asia becoming communist and Cuba being communist The Social Revolution/changes of the ’60s and ’70s Globalization The US profited from it because we have a market economy. The Soviets risked opening a closed society up to the rest of the world – which ultimately lead to the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe.