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World Communism and the Cold War

World Communism and the Cold War. Cold War. WW2 was followed by a period of international tension known as the Cold war. The Cold War was a contest between the: Capitalist nations of the West , led by the United States Communist countries of the East, Led by the Soviet Union.

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World Communism and the Cold War

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  1. World Communism and the Cold War

  2. Cold War • WW2 was followed by a period of international tension known as the Cold war. • The Cold War was a contest between the: • Capitalist nations of the West, led by the United States • Communist countries of the East, Led by the Soviet Union.

  3. East vs. West

  4. Fear of Communism • In 1949 the success of the Communist Party in China provoked enormous reaction to capitalist nations as their fear of a communist revolution seemed to be coming true. • It was believed that it one nation fell under communist domination its neighbours would fall like a line of dominos. This was known as the ‘Domino Theory’. • In Australia the fear of ‘yellow peril’ from the north was replaced with an even greater fear of the Soviet Union’s red flag sweeping a ‘red tide’ across the world. Australians saw communism as a single political movement with little difference between Chinese and Soviet Communism.

  5. Domino Theory

  6. The fear of communism, as expressed in this Norman Lindsay cartoon from the Bulletin magazine in 1950

  7. Ideologies • The eastern and western blocs clashed on every major issue. Each side caused the other of warlike intensions; so large standing arms were kept and superpowers began stockpiling ready for war. • Huge defence budgets consumed money that would have been better spent on improving citizen life.

  8. ‘Results’ • The cold war was a drawn-out conflict over issues that were vague and confusing. • The fear of communism was kept alive in Australia by events beyond our shores and the perception that communism became a threat to national security. • Widespread paranoia and each side hostile and suspicious of the other.

  9. Questions • Who was involved in the Cold War? • Copy the Capitalism and Communism table. • Explain the ‘Domino Theory’. • Describe the figure in the Norman Lindsay Cartoon. Find out what is painted on his shield. • Explain how the Norman Lindsay Cartoon supports the claim that there was an atmosphere of paranoia about communism during the 1950s • Explain the 1950s attitude towards the communist system as expressed in the ‘Spreading Web’ cartoon.

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