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The Cold War at Home Entry Slip

The Cold War at Home Entry Slip. Write a four sentence summary paragraph that describes the Cold War at home. Sentences should correspond with: Reasons for Fear Fear Justified or Not? Plans for Survival Effectiveness of Plans?. Discussion.

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The Cold War at Home Entry Slip

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  1. The Cold War at Home Entry Slip Write a four sentence summary paragraph that describes the Cold War at home. Sentences should correspond with: • Reasons for Fear • Fear Justified or Not? • Plans for Survival • Effectiveness of Plans?

  2. Discussion • Why might some people have been paranoid about nuclear weapons at this time? • Was this fear justified? • How did the government prepare for survivial? • How effective do you think these plans would have been?

  3. Learning Targets • Describe how the Cold War ended. • Explain how the United States and the Soviet Union began to limit nuclear arms. • Examine events surrounding the end of the Cold War. Explain why it ended and determine who “won.” • Analyze the situation today and decide if there is a viable nuclear threat today.

  4. The End of the Cold War

  5. 1972: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) • Limited long-range nukes of U.S. and S. U. • Began “détente”—easing of tensions Nixon visits China which shows Détente to the world! Nixon and Brezhnev discussing SALT

  6. 1979: Soviets invade Afghanistan • Carter responds by boycotting Olympics • Détente over

  7. The 1980s: Reagan and Cold War • 1980: Reagan Doctrine • Tried to stop communism in Latin America • 1983: Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) • “Star Wars”—never worked $27 billion

  8. 1985: Gorbachev and the Cold War • Soviet leader & reformer • “perestroika”-political/economic reforms • “glastnost”-openness • 1987: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • First time nukes eliminated

  9. The Day After “Don’t think your movie didn’t have any part of this because it did.” -- President Reagan on why he signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

  10. 1989-1990: End of the Cold War • M.A.D.: Mutually Assured Destruction • Prevented nuclear war throughout • 1989: Fall of Berlin Wall • Cold War over!

  11. The End of the Cold War • 1991: Soviet Union breaks up

  12. Nuclear Arms Today • START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) • 1991 between U.S. and Russia • Largest in history – 80%

  13. Nuclear Arms Today • New START • April 2010 • Limits more weapons with goal of elimination • Threat Today • Nuclear proliferation, rogue states, terrorists Obama “worse menace than the Cold War threat of mutual annihilation”

  14. Facts on Nuclear Weapons Today • 1985: 65,000 • 8,000 active warheads, 22, 000 worldwide today • U.S. 1, 950 • Russia 1,900 • United Kingdom 160 • France 290 • China 180 (not reliable) • India 80 • Pakistan 90 • North Korea 10 (not as reliable) • Israel 80 • Suspected that Syria and Iran have nuclear weapons (rogue states) • Some nations have totally gotten rid of nukes - South Africa

  15. Nuclear Threat Today: Read, Talk, Write • Read: Read “Al-Qaida exemplifies new-age nuclear threat, says U.S.” • Talk: Describe the nuclear threat today. • Person A begins, Person B follows • Write: Describe the nuclear threat today.

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