The Cold War Outcomes: Why a Cold War?

1. Setting the stage: During and After WWII

a. The U.S. and Soviet Union were _________ during WWII b. Both counties _________ on each other during WWII c. Both wanted to share as little as possible in the victory over the ______

_________ d. Communism was spreading

i. _________ took over Eastern Europe ---> The ______ ________ ii. _____ _________ created the People’s Republic of China in 1949

iii. N_________ K__________ iv. V______________

2. Five W’s & How:

a. What was it and who fought it? i. Hostility between post-WWII superpowers:

The U.S. (________ World) versus USSR (_____________World) ii. Would last about _________ years

iii. Neither country ___________ fought one another

b. Where was it fought? i. Wherever ______________ threatened globally

c. How was it fought?

i. _______ Race (each side built up huge nuclear arsenals) 1. 19___ – USSR achieved an Atomic Explosion 2. Technology on both sides led to advanced:

a. Destructive _________ b. _________ of weapons (Mutually Assured Destruction) c. Methods of _____________

Goal: Maintain the “________ of ________” or if possible, gain the advantage

ii. __________ Race (1957-1969) 1. Launching satellites (__________ 1957; Soviet __________) 2. Race to the moon (________ victory)

iii. Sports and Movies 1. _____________Games served as a Cold War battlefield 2. Stereotypes:

a. We portrayed the Soviets as _______ & __________ b. They portrayed Americans as _______ & ___________

Goal: To prove ____________ superiority

iv. A Race for World Influence

Goal: ____________ the opponent (U.S. Goal = _______________)

d. Why did the U.S. win the Cold War? i. In the long run, USSR’s weaker ____________ system could not

keep up the race; ____________ collapse ii. _____________________ was elected in USSR in 1985

(introduced _____________ reforms) iii. Soviet Union collapsed in 19____