The Cold War Outcomes: Why a Cold War? 1. Setting the stage: During and After WWII a. The U.S. and Soviet Union were _________ during WWII b. Both counties _________ on each other during WWII c. Both wanted to share as little as possible in the victory over the ______ _________ d. Communism was spreading i. _________ took over Eastern Europe ---> The ______ ________ ii. _____ _________ created the People’s Republic of China in 1949 iii. N_________ K__________ iv. V______________ 2. Five W’s & How: a. What was it and who fought it? i. Hostility between post-WWII superpowers: The U.S. (________ World) versus USSR (_____________World) ii. Would last about _________ years iii. Neither country ___________ fought one another b. Where was it fought? i. Wherever ______________ threatened globally c. How was it fought? i. _______ Race (each side built up huge nuclear arsenals) 1. 19___ – USSR achieved an Atomic Explosion 2. Technology on both sides led to advanced: a. Destructive _________ b. _________ of weapons (Mutually Assured Destruction) c. Methods of _____________ Goal: Maintain the “________ of ________” or if possible, gain the advantage ii. __________ Race (1957-1969) 1. Launching satellites (__________ 1957; Soviet __________) 2. Race to the moon (________ victory)