THE COLD WAR

STARTED FROM WWII

By: Kelsey Larson
THERE WERE TWO
THEORIES!!
1) The U.S. and Soviet Union
couldnt agree on what a new and
improved Europe should be like.
Disagreement and tension begins.
2) America was supposed to help
the soviets, when no help came
millions of Russians died. Spies
were sent to steal Americas A bomb
plan.
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
U.S. discovered missiles in Cuba from the Soviet Union, causing U.S. to be
nervous for attack.
LONG TERM
CONSEQUENCES
Countries were forced to pick sides,
they had to decide weather the U.S.
or soviet union was better.
The entire world lived in fear of a
nuclear attack for 50 years. People
stopped living a normal life.
N.A.T.O. & WARSAW PACT
N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic treaty
Organization) was an alliance
among many nations to ensure
safety against the communist
powers.
the pact that was created among
nations to protect against
democratic threats created in 1955.
HOW WAS KOREA IMPACTED
BY THE COLD WAR?
Cold war caused north Korea and south Korea to be divided at the 38
th

parallel. U.S. got involved and is still involved today.
HOW WAS VIETNAM
IMPACTED BY THE COLD
WAR?
North Vietnam (communists) wanted to invade south (democracy). America
pledges its forces to Vietnam.

HOW
AFGHANISTAN
WAS IMPACTED
BY THE COLD
WAR





The U.S. supported the
Afghanistan rebels in
order to try and
overthrow the
communists and
prevent the spread of
them.

WHAT IS DUCK
AND COVER?
Kids were taught that
by using this method
they would be safe
from ANY nuclear
bomb just by simply
ducking down!