The Cold War• The Cold War was a series of events caused by
the political, economic, and military competition between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1945-1991.
• This competition was caused by the following things:
• Defeat of Hitler and Nazi Germany in WWII removed reason for US and USSR to be allies
• Opposing political and economic ideologies of Democracy/Capitalism (USA) and Communism (USSR)
• Rapid development of military technology, primarily nuclear weapons.
Cold War Conflicts• The US and USSR challenged each
other in many ways and in many different places throughout the World from 1945-1991 including the following:
• Conclusion of WWII (Europe)
• Korean War (Asia)
• Cuban Missile Crisis (North America/Caribbean)
• Vietnam War (Asia)
• Soviet-Afghan War (Asia)