Your taskYour task

Read about the famous Kitchen debate. Highlight in red any evidence of tensions or differences.

starter activity

What were the What were the characteristics of characteristics of

Cold War?Cold War?To identify possible tensions To identify possible tensions

between US and USSR from the between US and USSR from the Kitchen DebateKitchen Debate

To create a mind map showing To create a mind map showing characteristics of Cold Warcharacteristics of Cold War

To examine sources which identify To examine sources which identify some Cold War themessome Cold War themes

Aims

Your taskYour task Create a spider diagram identifying the key Create a spider diagram identifying the key

characteristics of Cold War. Break into groups characteristics of Cold War. Break into groups of 3 and share the research. Use Edwards, p.3-7 of 3 and share the research. Use Edwards, p.3-7 and any other sources of information you might and any other sources of information you might have. Look for these areas: have. Look for these areas:

IdeologiesIdeologies EconomicsEconomics Military tensionsMilitary tensions TreatiesTreaties PropagandaPropaganda EspionageEspionage Arms raceArms race Space raceSpace race Sport & cultureSport & culture

Conflict of ideologiesConflict of ideologies

Communism v. capitalismCommunism v. capitalism CapitalismCapitalism: production of goods and : production of goods and

distribution is dependent on private distribution is dependent on private capital with a view to making profit; capital with a view to making profit; capitalist economies run by individuals capitalist economies run by individuals rather than by staterather than by state

CommunismCommunism: hostile to capitalism, : hostile to capitalism, which exploits workers; ideally all which exploits workers; ideally all property, businesses & industry should property, businesses & industry should be state-owned, ‘each gives according be state-owned, ‘each gives according to their ability to those according to to their ability to those according to their need’their need’

What was Khrushchev trying to prove to vice-president Nixon at this Russian trade fair in 1959?

Conflict of economic Conflict of economic powerpower

Marshall Plan (1947) – provision Marshall Plan (1947) – provision of fuel, raw materials, goods, of fuel, raw materials, goods, loans, food, machinery advisersloans, food, machinery advisers

US exploited it financial power to US exploited it financial power to export Western values – dollar export Western values – dollar imperialismimperialism

1948-52, US Congress voted 1948-52, US Congress voted nearly $13bn economic aid to nearly $13bn economic aid to EuropeEurope

Trade war with Communist Trade war with Communist countries, e.g. Cubacountries, e.g. Cuba

Military powerMilitary power

Korean War (1950-3), Vietnam (early Korean War (1950-3), Vietnam (early 1960s -1973)1960s -1973)

US military build-up, e.g. 1960 2.4 US military build-up, e.g. 1960 2.4 US military personnel around world; US military personnel around world; 1959, 1,500 military bases in 31 1959, 1,500 military bases in 31 countriescountries

Domino theoryDomino theory

TreatiesTreaties

NATO (1949) – North Atlantic Treaty NATO (1949) – North Atlantic Treaty OrganisationOrganisation

SEATO (1954)– South East Asia SEATO (1954)– South East Asia Treaty OrganisationTreaty Organisation

Warsaw Pact (1955)– military Warsaw Pact (1955)– military defensive pact amongst eastern defensive pact amongst eastern European nationsEuropean nations

COMECON (1949)– Council for COMECON (1949)– Council for Mutual Economic AssistanceMutual Economic Assistance

PropagandaPropaganda

European Recovery Program – European Recovery Program – propaganda as much as economic propaganda as much as economic exerciseexercise

Benefits of Marshall Plan advertisedBenefits of Marshall Plan advertised Italy became a focus of economic Italy became a focus of economic

rebuilding after WWII - ‘Operation rebuilding after WWII - ‘Operation Bambi’ used minstrels, puppet Bambi’ used minstrels, puppet shows and filmshows and film

Click here for an example of US Cold War propaganda

EspionageEspionage CIA (1947) – founded to co-ordinate CIA (1947) – founded to co-ordinate

information gathering on USSR and information gathering on USSR and Allies. Activities included:Allies. Activities included:

Support for anti-Communist political Support for anti-Communist political leaders, e.g. Christian Democrats, 1948 leaders, e.g. Christian Democrats, 1948 electionselections

‘‘Regime change’, e.g. overthrow of left-Regime change’, e.g. overthrow of left-wing govt in Iran & Guatemala, wing govt in Iran & Guatemala, Operation Executive Action (1961), Operation Executive Action (1961), collaborated with Mafia to overthrow collaborated with Mafia to overthrow Fidel CastroFidel Castro

Arms RaceArms Race

1945 US tested and detonated 11945 US tested and detonated 1stst atomic atomic bombbomb

1952 tested 11952 tested 1stst H-bomb (2,500x more H-bomb (2,500x more powerful)powerful)

1953, USSR produced H-bomb1953, USSR produced H-bomb 1961 enough nuclear weapons to destroy 1961 enough nuclear weapons to destroy

worldworld 1967 China produced H-bomb1967 China produced H-bomb 1981, USA 8000 ICBMs, USSR 7,0001981, USA 8000 ICBMs, USSR 7,000 MAD – Mutually Assured DestructionMAD – Mutually Assured Destruction

Space raceSpace race

1957, launch of 1957, launch of SputnikSputnik

1957, 11957, 1stst animal in animal in spacespace

1961, Yuri Gagarin 1961, Yuri Gagarin 11stst man in space man in space

21 July 1969 21 July 1969 Apollo 11 mission Apollo 11 mission successfully land successfully land 11stst man on moon man on moon

Laika, 1st dog in space

SportSport

1980, ‘Miracle on Ice’ – US hockey 1980, ‘Miracle on Ice’ – US hockey teams defeats USSR ‘giants’teams defeats USSR ‘giants’

1980 Moscow Olympics, 1984 LA 1980 Moscow Olympics, 1984 LA Olympics – boycotted by US & USSROlympics – boycotted by US & USSR

Ballet – defections to West, e.g. Ballet – defections to West, e.g. NureyevNureyev

World Chess Championships– Bobby World Chess Championships– Bobby Fisher v. Boris Spassky (1972)Fisher v. Boris Spassky (1972)

ExtensionExtension

Your teacher will give you some Your teacher will give you some examples of famous cartoons of the examples of famous cartoons of the Cold War era. Try to work out what Cold War era. Try to work out what is happening in each image and what is happening in each image and what characteristic of Cold War is being characteristic of Cold War is being described.described.

Which cartoon sums up more Cold Which cartoon sums up more Cold War characteristics than any other?War characteristics than any other?

PlenaryPlenary Name one characteristic of Cold War from the Name one characteristic of Cold War from the

following categories:following categories: IdeologiesIdeologies EconomicsEconomics Military tensionsMilitary tensions TreatiesTreaties PropagandaPropaganda EspionageEspionage Arms raceArms race Space raceSpace race Sport & cultureSport & culture

HomeworkHomework

Complete your mind map.Complete your mind map. Imagine you were asked to explain Imagine you were asked to explain

what Cold War was to a GCSE what Cold War was to a GCSE student. Write a 100 word summary student. Write a 100 word summary of the characteristics of Cold War at of the characteristics of Cold War at the bottom or on the reverse of your the bottom or on the reverse of your mind map.mind map.

Extension task. Plot key events in US v USSR relations along the bottom of this chart. Is there any correlation?