SSR COLD

WAR
INTRODUCTION
Reasons which led to the cold war between united states and the soviet union:

• Originated from post war disagreements, conflicting ideologies, and fears of

expansionism.

• Yalta conference and Potsdam conference disagreement

• Communism and Capitalism

• Long Telegram and Novikov Telegram a sense of distrust

• Iron Curtain speech and the creation of Cominform further divided world into
two blocs.
WAR BEGINS

The war began with the formation of the following :

• Eastern Bloc

• Implementation of Marshall Plan

• Berlin Blockade
Causes/Effects and outcomes
Lessons learnt
1. Ideas matter
2. Friends and allies matter
3. Leadership matters