Cold War History

Text Content: Causes: Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for power and influence, and mistrust between the two superpowers.

global influence

Causes: Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for _, and mistrust between the two superpowers.

China

In , communism was implemented after the Chinese Civil War, led by Mao Zedong.

Cuba

: The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 were two major events in the Cold War involving .

Joseph Stalin

later rose to power and implemented a series of policies that led to the deaths of millions of people.

Great Leap

The Forward and the Cultural Revolution were two policies that led to the deaths of millions of people.

USSR

In the , communism was implemented after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin.

Afghanistan

: The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, leading to a decade- long war between the Soviet Union and Afghan rebels (supported by the United States)

NATO

Alliances: (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed by the Western powers, while the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states in Eastern Europe.

Definition

: A state of political and military tension between the Western powers, led by the United States, and the Eastern powers, led by the Soviet Union, that lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.

Definition

A state of political and military tension between the Western powers, led by the United States, and the Eastern powers, led by the Soviet Union, that lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s

Causes

Ideological differences between capitalism and communism, competition for global influence, and mistrust between the two superpowers

Alliances

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was formed by the Western powers, while the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states in Eastern Europe

Major events in the beginning

The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade, and the formation of NATO

Korea

A war between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United States and other UN forces) that lasted from 1950 to 1953

Cuba

The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 were two major events in the Cold War involving Cuba

Vietnam

A war between North Vietnam (supported by the Soviet Union and China) and South Vietnam (supported by the United States) that lasted from 1955 to 1975

Afghanistan

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, leading to a decade-long war between the Soviet Union and Afghan rebels (supported by the United States)