1. BELLWORK: 3/21
How is the Cold War different than previous wars of study?
What is a proxy war?
Describe the main economic and political difference between the West and the USSR. Why would these differences be a threat to one another?
List three reasons why the US and USSR emerged as superpowers following WWII.
THINKER: Many people perceived the US and USSR as “inevitable enemies.” To what extent do you agree with this? What about those two countries made conflict “inevitable?”

2. Finish political spectrum/ideology discussion!!!

3. What is Stalinism? How is Stalinism different than Marxism? 1929-1953
Collectivization
Five Year Plans
Great Purges
Establishment of Gulags
How did the Soviet victory over Germany affect Stalin’s power?

4. The Cold War 1945-1991 United States (US) vs
The Cold War United States (US) vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Democracy vs. Communism Capitalism vs. Socialism 4 4

5. How was the Cold War different than previous wars?
A conflict of ideas without actual battlefields or armies facing off
Political, strategic, economic, and ideological conflicts
War of ideologies: Capitalist Democracy vs. Communist one-party state
Struggle that contained everything short of war
Competing social and economic ideologies

6. HOT war- actual fighting between two forces.
Wars: HOT vs. COLD
HOT war- actual fighting between two forces.
COLD war- still a conflict but more of ideas than actual battles. Fighting still occurs but not between the two major enemies.

7. Six major strategies were used by both sides in the Cold War:1.
1. Brinkmanship,
2. Espionage,
3. Foreign aid,
4. Alliances,
5. Propaganda,
6. Proxy wars. 3. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7 7

8. Strategies used to “fight” the Cold War
Conflict
Democratic Support
Communist Support
Greek Civil War ( )
US & UK
USSR & Yugoslavia
Arab-Israeli Conflict (1948-present)
Israel
USSR, Afghanistan,
Palestine, Syria
Korean War
( )
US, UK, UN, South Korea
USSR, China, North Korea
Cuban Revolution ( ) US
USSR & Cuba
Laotian Civil War
( )
USSR & China
Vietnam War ( )
US, South Vietnam, UN
USSR, China, North Vietnam
Guatemalan Civil War ( )
USSR
Conflict
Democratic Support
Communist Support
Congo Crisis ( )
US & UK
USSR
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Israel
Angolan Civil War ( ) US
Afghan-Soviet War ( )
Iran-Iraq War ( )
Nicaraguan Civil War ( )
What is a proxy war?

9. Describe the main economic and political difference between the West and the USSR. Why would these differences be a threat to one another?

10. Why did the US and USSR emerge as superpowers after 1945?
Military Reasons
To defeat Germany, US became #1 air power & USSR became #1 land force
France & Britain could not defeat Germany
USSR lacked strong neighbors = regional power
Economic Reasons
US economy strengthened by war
US was committed to open trade
Eastern European nations needed a dependable larger power
Political Reasons
Democracy triumphed over fascism
Communism triumphed over fascism
USSR resisted Germany
Stalin’s influence in Europe
USSR’s strength prevented instability in the region

11. Development of the Cold War
United States
Soviets aimed to expand and spread communism throughout the world! (“Domino Theory”)
USSR was a threat to their way of life; especially after the Soviet Union gained control of Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Believed they won World War II! They sacrificed the most (25 million vs. 300,000 total dead) and deserved the “spoils of war.” They had lost land after WWI because they left the winning side; now they wanted to gain land because they had won.
They wanted to economically raid Eastern Europe to recoup their expenses during the war.
They saw the U.S. as a threat to their way of life

12. Many people perceived the US and USSR as “inevitable enemies
Many people perceived the US and USSR as “inevitable enemies.” To what extent do you agree with this? What about those two countries made conflict “inevitable?”

13. HOMEWORK: due block 2
Despite the fact that the US and USSR were on the same side of WWII, they only agreed on defeating Germany – the future of the post-war world was unclear.
Tensions between the two countries started as early as 1942
For homework, you will read about the origins of hostilities between the US and USSR, starting with WWII
It covers the entrance into the conflict and problems within the “Grand Alliance.”
Read pgs tonight!