Cold War

Consequences of World War II
1. League of nations failed
2. 21 million homeless in Europe
3. Europe´s power collapsed
4. US became the dominant power
5. Creation of Israel
6. Expansion of theSoviet Union
7. Expansion of the nuclear age
8. Nationalism and independent movements in Africa and Asia
9. Creation of the United Nations
Classification of wars
• Hot War
1. Diplomacy failed andthe armies are fighting
2. ACTUAL WARFARE
• Warm War
1. Talks are still going on there would always be a chance of a peaceful outcome but armies, navies etc. are being fully mobilized
2. Warplans are being put into operation ready for the command to fight
• Cold War
1. Neither side ever fought the other
2. Relationship between the US and the soviet union 1945 to 1991 in which they didfought for their beliefs using client states.
3. Indirect war
The Cold War was a system that ruled the international relations from 1945 to 1991
-A division by to blocks:
*Capitalist hegemony USA(CAPITALISM WAS DOMINGN)
*Communist Leadership Soviet Union(USSR)

Understanding the concept
Cold war: period of tension between us and soviet union
Why cold?
• Ever fought directly with theother. Both used “client” countries to spread their beliefs:
1. Communism
2. Capitalism
*FEAR OF A NUCLEAR ATTACK*
Development of the Cold War
1. Soviet union wanted to spread communism in theworld, and the USA wanted to stop it.
2. Development of atomic bombs
3. Both countries feared of attack from another
4. Soviets feared that the us will use western Europe to attack the soviet union5. The soviet union imposed communist government in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Rumania establishing a barrier between Western Europe and the Soviet Union.
With the defeat odNazism a new world order began characterized by the coldness of the international relations between: USA(liberalism of capitalism) and USSR(socialism)
Capitalism Socialism
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