The Cold War and the Atomic Age

Lecture Outline & Key Terms

OutlineI. Development of

Atomic/Nuclear TechnologyII. The First Atomic WarfareIII. The Cold WarIV. Causes and Components

of the Cold WarI. WorldviewsII. The Red ScareIII. Nuclear Arms Race

V. Effects and Events of the Cold War

I. Fears on the HomefrontII. Cuban Missile Crisis

Key TermsManhattan ProjectAtomic BombTrinity TestHiroshima, JapanNagasaki JapanKey DatesJuly 16, 1945August 6, 1945August 9, 1945

I. Development of Atomic/Nuclear Technology

The Trinity Test

Hiroshima, Japan

Nagasaki, Japan

End of World War II

III. The Cold WarThe Cold War results from a tension

between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., largely over their worldviews after World War II, the issue of communism, and the nuclear arms race.

IV. Causes & Components of the Cold War

A. Worldviews The United States advocated the “One

World” worldview; the Soviet Union wanted superpowers.

IV. Causes & Components of the Cold WarB. The Red Scare (Communism)

IV. Causes & Components of the Cold WarC. The Nuclear Arms Race

IV. Causes & Components of the Cold WarC. The Nuclear Arms RaceTsar Bomba

V. Effects/Events of the Cold WarA. Fears on the Homefront

V. Effects/Events of the Cold WarB. The Cuban Missile Crisis