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COLD WAR 1944-1989

Explore the transformative period of the Cold War (1944-1989) defined by fear, US communist fears, American values, property rights, liberty, and republic. Discover the clash of Soviet values, collective ideology, central control, and the pursuit of safety. Uncover lesser-known proxy wars, such as Berlin, Korea, Vietnam, and Cuba, that shaped the front lines of this global conflict. Dive into significant events like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the role of President Kennedy in this tense standoff. Learn about the new foreign policy strategies, the development of nations, and the ever-present threat of nuclear war.

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COLD WAR 1944-1989

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  1. COLD WAR 1944-1989 Transformed by Fear

  2. US Communist Fears • American Values • Property Rights • Liberty • Republic • Individualism • Soviet Values • Collective • Central Control • Safety • Best for all

  3. US & Soviet Relations • WWI era • Russian Revolution 1919 • Red Scare • Stalin’s Russia • The Purges • Gulag • Nearly 2 million dead • WWII • Allied Powers • US • USSR • UK

  4. The Big Three

  5. The Purges

  6. Iron Curtain

  7. Containment “The Long Telegram” 1946

  8. Arms Race

  9. M.A.D.

  10. Front Lines of Cold War • “Proxy” Wars • Berlin - 1945-1989 • Berlin Wall • Korea - 1950-1953 • “Forgotten War” • Vietnam late - 1950’s -1974 • Cuba - October 1962 • Wars You’ve Never Heard About… • 1980’s • El Salvador • Grenada • Nicaragua • Afghanistan • Angola 1961-2002 • Congo 1960- present? Proxy

  11. Berlin

  12. McCarthyism

  13. Korean War

  14. Cuban Missile Crisis

  15. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis • Kennedy – 1960-1963 • Born to extreme wealth • Joe Kennedy – father • US Ambassador to UK during WWII • Appeased Hitler • WWII Vet • Profiles in Courage • Youngest US President • “Camelot” /glamor

  16. Proxy War • Communist “Hawk” • Hawks vs Doves • New Foreign Policy Strategies • Developing Nations • Peace Corps • Latin America • October 1962 • Closest we ever came to Nuclear War • Cuban Missile Crisis

  17. Vietnam War

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