PPT-Soviets

and Americans had two very different world perspectives Clashing Goals T he Soviet Union planned to rebuild the world in ways which protected their national security This meant the creation of . Section 1. Reagan Comes to Power. Pages 1042-1047. Objectives. 1. Discuss the factors that helped Ronald Reagan win the presidency in 1980.. 2. Explain President Reagan’s main economic program, and evaluate how successful it was. . The Cold War Expands. Objectives. Describe the causes and results of the arms race between the US and Soviet Union.. Explain how Eisenhower’s response to communism differed from that of Truman.. Analyze worldwide Cold War conflicts that erupted in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and other places.. /World History. Ch. 17. 5 The Cold War Thaws. Hungarian-students and toppled Stalin statue, 1956. I. Soviet Policy in Eastern Europe and China. A.. . Destalinization. & Rumblings of Protest. Hey Kids! My name is Miss Virginia. And I’m here to tell you about the Space Race. Now don’t you worry, I’ll be here along the way helping you understand what’s going on. . And I’m Tad! I’m so excited for my first adventure through space! Are you?. With Germany in Between. Allies Become Enemies. There was always tension between capitalists Americans and the communists Soviets during WWII.. This was due to the non-aggression pact with Hitler and lack of Soviet involvement in the war.. Unit 8. Origins of the Cold War: 1945–1949. After WWII widespread fear develops that all of Europe may fall to Communism. Many of Europe’s economies / countries were suffering greatly and communism’s appeal to the poor fueled fears of worldwide communist revolution . ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why did the Cold War Last So Long?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (8B) describe . how Cold War tensions were intensified by the arms race, the space race, McCarthyism, and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the findings of which were confirmed by the . Latin American Hero. Most Famous For . . . . Aiding Fidel Castro in the Communist revolution of Cuba in 1959.. Overseeing political prisoners following the revolution in Cuba. . Initiating the relationship between Cuba and the Soviets. Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction. Std 11.9.3f. Stronger weapons. Always looking for a way to stay on top. 1942 . idea of more destructive bomb than A-bomb. H-Bomb 67 times more destructive . MAIN IDEAS. ECONOMICS: The conflicting economic systems, capitalism and communism, competed for influence and power after WWII. The superpowers in this struggle were the United States and the Soviet Union. By end of WWII, alliance between G.B., U.S., and U.S.S.R. disintegrating. Cold war = competition for global influence between democracy/capitalism and communism. Led to: alliances (-> “iron curtain”), client states, arms race, diplomatic . th. Century. Dr. Donnelly. Elizabeth Bentley. Bentley was an American who spied on the U.S. for the Soviets from 1938 to 1945. . She defected (changed sides) to the U.S. in 1945.. She named over 80 Americans as also being spies for the Soviets.. . ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR. The. Cold . War - a . period of strained relations and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union . that lasted . from 1945 - 1991. After . being Allies during WWII, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. soon viewed each other with increasing . PRELUDE TO THE COLD WAR Both Germany and Japan were decimated by the war The Potsdam Conference was held by the Allies in Potsdam, Germany to work out the details of their joint occupation of Germany.