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Unit 8.2 - The Cold War

"Real cold, hope it doesn't go hot"

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Rivalry

  • Economic Rivalry to prove that communism or capitalism is a better economic system
    • Capitalism Won and is better
  • Democracy & Authoritarian
    • Prove which is better
    • Which one advances further

Satellite Countries

  • Each side had a major player (USA & USSR)
  • They controlled or at least had influence in a foreign country
    • Used to benefit the major powers of each side
    • Also used to indirectly fight with each other
    • Proxy Wars

      • Related to Satellites countries
      • Each side funded an opposing side
      • Lead to conflicts escalating and exploding

SPACE RACE

  • So the USSR launched a ball into space
  • The United States got scared and began investing into space
  • Was built upon military technology
    • A lot of rockets were former missiles
    • Many Funding for projects also had a lot of military influence.

Politics

  • Each side had doctrines
  • USSR: GLOBAL REVOLUTION

    • USSR wanted to spread communism
    • They wanted to control every communist country
    • Lead to them funding revolutions everywhere
    • Also developed into many countries separating ties from the USSR
      • Sino-Soviet Split
      • USSR & Yugoslavia
      • Cuba (Kinda)
  • USA: CONTAINMENT

    • Stop Communism from spreading
    • Funded democracy and capitalism in countries to build up Economy and influce
    • If the countries are prosperous then communism can’t spread
    • Good idea
      • In the end it worked with Communism being mostly stuck in Asia and Europe
      • A lot of countries wanted to abandon communism due to oppressive rule
      • Capitalism and Democracy worked really good