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1947 - 1991

COLD WAR
Emma Rodriguez 6th Junior
INTRODUCTION
It was a period of history that began in 1945 that
profoundly marked the 20th century. This was a
war of ideological, political and military rivalries
between the United states and the Soviet Union
CONTENTS
01 02
CONTEXT DURING
Causes, International Timeline, Hots wars,
Context, Participating Inventions introduced, Three
Blocks worlds

03 04
RESULTS CONSEQUENCES
End of the War, Legacy
1947 - 1991

01
CONTEXT
MAIN CAUSES

01 02 03 04
Europe URSS Weapons Germany
After the World War II, They wanted to spread the The Powerful The division of
Europe has been divided communism arround the possesion of atomic Germany wich lefts
between two sides the world, wich alarmed the weapons held by the tensions between the
western and eastern Americans USA worried the USSR two blocks
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

World Division Military Aliances


While the dispute between Germany was divided into Two opposing military
these two powers was just two seccions, western and alicances were created. The
beginning, the world was in eastern. Berlin was divided North Atlantic Treaty
transformation after World in 4 sections one part for Organization led by USA
War II. The famous “Iron each power. and the Warsaw Pact
Curtain” established by the USSR
1947 - 1991

Participating blocks

USA
The leader of the Western Bloc, formed by Japan, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and western countries. They supported
capitalism as an economy system and liberal democracy as a
political system

USSR
Leader of the Eastern Bloc, formed by countries occupied by the
Red Army and other communist armed forces. They supported
socialism as an economic and social system, and one-party
people's democracy as a political regime."
1947 - 1991

02
DURING
COLD WAR TIMELINE

1947- 1953 1954-1975 1976-1985


Maximum Peaceful War Rebound
tension coexistence Invasion of Afghanistan,
The significant ideological dispute Treaties were signed that creation of the Reagan
between communism and were expected to bring Doctrine, resumption of
capitalism, the creation of NATO about lasting peace confrontations
and the Cominform.
Hots Wars
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962

Vietnam War
Cold War 1955-1975

Korean War
1950-1953

Afghanistan War
1979-1989
INVENTIONS INTRODUCED

Internet Technological The arrival of man to


advances the moon

Nuclear weapons Surveillance Microwave


technologies
THE “THREE WORLDS”
1st WORLD
The USA block

2nd WORLD
Soviet Union block

3rd WORLD
Neutral
1947 - 1991

03
Results
COLD WAR FIRST PHASE

WARSAW BERLIN CHINA


Mercury is the Venus is the second Despite being red,
smallest planet planet from the Sun Mars is a cold place

KOREA SUEZ HUNGARY


Saturn is the ringed Neptune is very far Neptune is far away
one and a gas giant from the Sun from us
END OF THE WAR
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Socialism crisis (1989)

End of the Soviet Union


Cold War Mikhail Gorbachev, the head of state of the Soviet Union,
initiated his economic reform called perestroika (1991)
Malta Summing
Both leaders of the superpowers met to usher in a new
era (1989)
Dissolution of the Warsaw Pact.
1991
1947 - 1991

04
CONSEQUENCES
1947 - 1991

CONSECUENCES

USA WEAPONS
Thanks to their victory, Thanks to the arms race,
they became a global both powers amassed a
power substantial number of
nuclear weapons

ADVANCES DEATHS
"It led to an unimaginable Thanks to proxy wars, they
technological advancement." resulted in a significant loss of
life despite being wars without
direct physical confrontation
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