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1 Hotspots of the Cold War

2 Learning Objectives Today we will be able to identify how isolated global incidents can be grouped together to show a larger pattern of competition between communist nations led by the Soviet Union and capitalist western powers led by Great Britain, the United States and France.

3 Conflicts Berlin Blockade Hungarian Revolution Indochina War and Vietnam War U2 Incident Cuban – Missile Crisis Prague Spring Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Falklands War

4 Directions 1. Read your assigned short article about a Cold War Hotspot. 2. Summarize your article. 3. Meet with your partner(s) and develop a short presentation. 4. Present.

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