Introduction to the Cold War

Causes of the Cold War

Tensions post WW2

Idealogical conflict

Nuclear weapons

Nuclear Arms Race (USA/USSR)

Truman Doctrine

What was the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

1939

Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the USSR 

No military action against eachother for 10 years

How did Hitler use this

Hitler used the pact to invade Poland without opposition 

How did it end

Took two years to become broken in June 1941 (Nazi Germany invaded USSR) 

How is Adolf Hitler partly responsible for causing the Cold War

1. Powers overcome differences to overcome Hitler

2. Hitler dies and powers become in conflict again