Cold war
Took place from 1945-1989
“Cold” as opposed to “Hot” War
Sides used non-military/indirect methods
of attacking each other such as
Economic
Political
Propaganda
what was the cold war
Alliances formed along the two superpowers
World polarised into two camps
Proxy Wars fought around the war
Korea (1950-53)
Vietnam ( 1946-54, 1961-75)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Flashpoints could quickly escalate into war
cold war vs hot war
cold war
- No military battles
- Heavy espionage
- Propaganda wars
- Alliances (NATO,
- Warsaw Pact)
- Proxy Battles
- Global in scale
hot war
- Primarily military in
nature - Usually localised in
scale
How do you fight a cold war
Political
Berlin blockade and airlift
Proxy Wars. For example,
Korea (1950-53)
China (1945-49)
Vietnam ( 1946-54, 1961-75)
Economic
Marshall Plan versus COMECON
Economic
Space Race/ Arms Race
Terms of Yalta Potsdam
Conference
Germany to be split into four zones of
occupation
Poland to have free elections once war is
over
War criminals to be brought to trial
Russia to join war against Japan
Freed people of Europe to be
self-determined
was divided into 2 camps
communist
capitalist