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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969)
During the war in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh was a young Vietnamese nationalist. He protested against the French colonization of Vietnam and proclaimed independence from France in 1945. Although he declared "All men are created equal," he ruled Vietnam by crushing all opposition. -
Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Mao Zedong was the Communist leader of China, during the Cold War. He began to embrace Marxist socialism as a young man, and he himself predicted that the peasants could have the potential to spur a revolution in China. One of the things he is known for was developing the "Great Leap Forward" program that strictly controlled peasant life and developed communes (large collective farms. He is also known for sparking the Cultural Revolution in an attempt to re solidify his former revolution. -
Fidel Castro (1926-present)
Castro is a Cuban politician who struggled for Cuban independence against the dictator, Batista, in 1926. He led the revolution to eventually overthrow the unpopular dictator. After the Cuban missile crisis, due to total dependence on Soviet support backed up Communist revolutions in Latin America, while making enemies with the U.S. -
China: Civil War
Communist- Mao Zedong
Nationalists- Jiang Jieshi
Result- Nationalists (after losing) fled to Taiwan and with U.S. aid, set up a Nationalist government. In addition, Communist China began to expand. -
Yalta Conference
An event at which the leaders of the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union met at the Soviet Black Sea resort at Yalta.
At this conference:
-Germany was divided into occupation zones
-Germany would have to pay back the Soviet Union to compensate for the loss of property and lives
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Map: Divided Germany and Berlin
Date of Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Iron Curtain
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Map: Iron Curtain
Date of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. -
Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt by the Soviet Union to cut off access to West Berlin by closing the main roads that led into the city; hoping it would stop American (capitalist) influence (U.S. was providing supplies to parts of western Europe). However, this was stopped by the Berlin Airlift. -
Formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance between 10 western European nations along with the U.S. and Canada, in fear of Soviet aggression in Europe. This military defense alliance would mean that if one of them was attacked, all of them would be ready with armed forces. -
Propaganda: U.S.
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Sino-Soviet Treaty
A treaty negotiation between the two communist power, the Soviet Union and China (under Mao Zedong). -
War in Korea
North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel to carry out a surprise attack on South Korea. The war lasted from 1950-1953 with the U.S. backing up South Korea (in order to try and stop the spread of communism). -
Formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania formed the Warsaw Pact alliance. This was made to combat the U.S. formation of NATO. -
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
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Propaganda: Soviet Union
'In the name of peace and progress' -
The Suez Crisis
British and French paratroopers were sent here in order to try and stop Egypt from nationalizing the Suez Canal. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a wall built around West Berlin. It was built by the Soviets in order to block people from entering into East Berlin (controlled by the U.S.) who were getting supplies, cheap items, and were rebuilding. It separated families who had relatives on the other side as well. The wall was heavily guarded although some people were able to avoid and escape to the other side. It was taken down on November 9, 1989. -
Chart: Arms Race
This graph shows the number of warheads the U.S. and USSR had during the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
When Russia had placed arms in Cuba, the U.S. responded in order to prevent any missiles from being launched towards the homeland. -
Cultural Revolution
Mao wanted to re solidify his former revolution, so he sought to empower the young people. They began to take down anything that was associated with the old times and reinforce the power of the regime. -
Cambodia Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge were a group of Communist rebels led by Pol Pot. After the genocide of 2 million people, in an attempt to become Communist, Vietnam invaded in 1978 and over threw the Khmer Rouge; replacing it with a more less repressive government.
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'Apollo' and 'Soyuz' missions
U.S. and Soviet Union cooperation in space. -
Cold War Technology (Space Race)
The Soviets launched 'Sputnik,' which was the first successful artificial space satellite. Having placed this satellite into orbit was a huge boost for the Soviet Union, as it was competing with the U.S. for worldwide influence. After having developed 'intercontinental ballistic missiles,' both powers started to develop technology for exploration, but ultimately control of space. -
Chart: Soviet Income
Shows the income (money/economic) value decreasing in the USSR. -
Soviet Government
Glasnost was created by Mikhail Gorbachev in order to open Russia towards western technology and influence. -
Communist Government in Cambodia
Set up by the Khmer Rouge, under Pol Pot. Trying to turn Cambodia into a communist society, millions of their own people were killed. These sites became known as the 'killing fields.' -
War in Vietnam
After fighting off the French, Vietnam was at civil war between the Communist north and an anti-Communist south. The Vietcong (Communist guerrillas) began to take over and soon their take over would be unavoidable. -
Styx: Cold War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PjZ4Suq1cc
Not only does the title match, but this song (at least in the intro) talks about oppressing a type of psychology or way of thinking (form of government) and this conflict of having/ not having that free will will start conflict (...cold war) -
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Origins of the Cold War Video
