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Modern Era. Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, Hippies, Modern Day. Why so “Cold”?. Capitalism vs. Communism End of WWII into 1990’s United States vs . Soviet Union = Superpowers Cold because 2 countries never engaged in open fire warfare - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Modern EraCold War, Korea,
Vietnam, Hippies, Modern Day
Why so “Cold”?• Capitalism vs. Communism• End of WWII into 1990’s• United States vs. Soviet Union=
Superpowers• Cold because 2 countries never
engaged in open fire warfare• War of ideas (political &
economic) rather than a battle of weapons
Long Term Causes
• Atomic bombs of Hiroshima & Nagasaki unleashed use of super-weapons
• Every world power wanted access to nuclear weapons technology
• Arms race between US & Soviet Union
http://youtu.be/paG4kZZfNXY
Immediate Causes
• Stalin= no free elections in Russia
• Communism imposed throughout USSR
• Stalin = untrustworthy, sinister, evil as Hitler
• Winston Churchill “iron curtain has descended across the continent”
US Plans
• Containment- also known as Truman Doctrine– Spread of Communism must
stop w/ Russia
• Marshall Plan- economic aid package sent to European nations suffering after WWII– Rebuilt Germany
Stalin views these both as threats
Berlin
• Berlin, Germany= divided into East & West
• Separated by Berlin Wall (1960s)– Kept Germans under
Soviet control• East = Communist
West= Capitalist• Berlin Airlift: US planes w/
aid & supplies flew in to help Germans over a year
Alliances
• NATO= North Atlantic Treaty Organization– US, Canada, & Western
Europe
• Warsaw Pact= Soviet Union & “buffer zone” nations btwn USSR & Europe
• Arms race continues to strengthen- both had enough to destroy the world
Major World Events
• Stalin dies= Nikita Khrushchev takes over– Invades Hungary &
Czechoslovakia• Cuban Missile Crisis– Fidel Castro + Soviet Union – Soviet missiles stored in
Cuba aimed at US• Bay of Pigs– Failed American invasion
of Cuba http://youtu.be/H5ZzL9KsyPY
Korea• Korean War (1950-1953)– N. Korea(Communist) vs. S.
Korea (Democracy)– Mao Zedong= Chinese
leader, takes over N. Korea – 38th parallel divides Korea– UN sent forces, armistice
signed, nations split– War for nothing
Vietnam
• Vietnam Conflict (1960s)• Northern Vietnam vs.
Southern Vietnam• N. Vietnam= Ho Chi Minh
(Communist leader)• US military invasions turned
Americans against US Govt• Hippies & War protestors of
1960s• President Nixon= leave
Vietnam 1970s
http://youtu.be/IPPaZU18rUg
HIPPIES!
• Counter-Culture• Rebelled against rigid
traditional values of 1950s
• “hip” vs. “square”• Embraced diverse
cultures (Eastern Asian religions, African music, communal living)
• Psychedelic music• Sexual revolution• Drugs used for
“exploring the mind” and “altered states of consciousness”– Marijuana, LSD,
mushrooms• Haight-Ashbury &
Woodstockhttp://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8735&xtid=44098
Détente • Détente- easing of Cold
War tensions in 1970s– Soviets invade
Afghanistan (1979)– Soviets beaten
repeatedly by Afghan & US forces
– Soviet economy depleted, people demand end of war
Collapse of Communism• USSR allies began to break
away• Mikhail Gorbachev in power
(USSR)• Perestroika: complete
overhaul of govt & economy of Russia
• Glasnost: creation of open atmosphere for change (national & international)
• Soviets still unable to fully recoverhttp://youtu.be/zmRPP2WXX0U
The End
• Berlin Wall torn down (1989)– Germany reunited
• Russian Revolution of 1991– Gorbachev tries reverting
back to Communism, Boris Yeltsin= new President of independent Russia
– Military coup d’etat
Oil Conflicts
• Middle East nations: Oil control= political, economic, social power
• OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc.)– Set price & quantity available
• US supported Israel (Jewish)– OPEC nations withdrew oil
supply from US= shortage
War for Oil
• Iraq attacked Iran(1980s) & Kuwait (1990)– Led by Saddam Hussein
• Persian Gulf War– US forces sent in to stop
Hussein– Iraq lost, but destroyed
oil pipelines, environmental disaster
– Hussein in control until captured & killed in 2006
Globalization
• Trade & Industrialization• NAFTA: North American
Free Trade Agreement– Canada, US, Mexico
• Industrialized nations depend on oil– Still a source of conflict today
• Advanced communications & technology
• Trade = Cultural diffusion & diversity worldwide
Third World
• Developing nations in Africa, Asia, & Latin America– Not as industrialized– Unstable government
– Economic struggles
(Communism vs. Capitalism)
Terrorism• Deliberate use of unpredictable
violence, especially against civilians, to gain revenge or achieve political goals.
• Used by groups or individuals that do not have a military of their own
• Activities include bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, and hijackings
• Areas of widespread terrorism Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and any area with American citizens, who have become a target of terrorist activities
• Ex: Osama bin Laden. 9/11 attacks
• Efforts to stop terrorism have seen limited success due to the random nature of its activities