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Topic 7: The Postwar and The "Cold War" - Coggle Diagram
Topic 7: The Postwar and The "Cold War"
Vietnam
Within a few weeks the country was unified with a non-communist government.
The country was divided between the communist north and the capitalist south.
With the support of Soviet equipment, they faced a huge U.S. army that carried out massive attacks
The rise of arabs
New states emerged in the Arabian Peninsula, such as Iraq and Iran.
The Arab League was formed for cooperation and defense purposes.
an Arab movement of identity and revindication, which achieved the independence and regrouping of several countries
The people´s republic of china
Faced opposition from the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong.
Mao triumphed and controlled the whole country.
suffered from the economic penetration of the Western powers, the Japanese invasion and the civil war.
Economic growth
reviving European economies and rebuilding the industrial centers of its wartime allies
Europe was growing and there was a boom in international society
The United States carried out the Marshall Plan
The ideological confict
The Americans and their allies were defending capitalism
The Soviets advocated a centralized economy and collective ownership.
The struggle between the USSR and the United States was not only for territories or control of resources.
The Cold War
The iron curtain, which divided the two blocs, was lifted in Europe.
The two countries, together with Great Britain and France, formed a nuclear arsenal that could destroy the world in a few hours.
the Soviet Union and its allies with the United States and its allies.
