Cold War: Crises, Conflicts, and Rivalries

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Course Outline

  1. Major Cold War crises and conflicts from 1948 to 1973
  2. Ideological division and military alliances between East and West blocs
  3. Cultural, technological, and informational competition in the Cold War
  4. Key Cold War dates and events from 1945 to 1991
  5. Definitions of key Cold War vocabulary and concepts
  6. Comparison of Western and Eastern blocs’ political, economic, and military characteristics
  7. Prominent Cold War leaders and their periods of influence
  8. Nature of Cold War tensions and indirect conflicts between the US and USSR

1. Major Cold War crises and conflicts from 1948 to 1973

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Guerre froide: a geopolitical conflict characterized by indirect confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers, primarily the USSR and the US, without direct military engagement.

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1. Which statement matches the topic "Major Cold War crises and conflicts from 1948 to 1973"?

2. What is the Warsaw Pact?

3. How could a government effectively use media during the Cold War to promote its ideology?

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Cold War — definition?

Geopolitical conflict with indirect superpower confrontation.

Berlin Blockade — year?

1948-1949, USSR blocked West Berlin access.

NATO — formation?

1949, Western military alliance.

Warsaw Pact — formation?

1955, Eastern military alliance.

Space Race — milestone?

First human in space and Moon landing.

Détente — period?

1962-1975, tensions temporarily eased.

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