CASE STUDY, The Cold War

Question 1

What caused the cold war?

Answer 1

Ideological differences between capitalist USA and communist USSR

Question 1

When was the cold war

Answer 1

1945-1991

Question 2

How did USA exert economic power?

Answer 2

Capitalist free-market economy, created the MARSHAL PLAN

Question 3

What was the marshal plan?

Answer 3

~$13b in economic assistance to western Europe after war, done to increase influence and undermine USSR’s influence

Question 4

How did USSR exert economic power?

Answer 4

COMECON creation, USSR gave money to joined countries who in return cant accept help from USA

Question 5

How did USA exert military power?

Answer 5

Led NATO, a military alliance of western democrats who had global military bases + blue water navy

Question 6

How did USSR exert military power?

Answer 6

Wasar pact, alliance of USSR + Eastern European countries, built nuclear weapons collection

Question 7

How did USA exert political power?

Answer 7

Policy of containment, designed to prevent spread of Soviet ideologies.

Called THE TRUMAN DOCRITINE, pledged American military+ financial aid to those threatened by communism

Question 8

How did the USSR exert political power?

Answer 8

USSR invaded afghan to spread their ideologies, leading to a proxy war

Question 9

What was the proxy war?

Answer 9

USA trained and funded anti-Soviet group in Afghan called Mujahedin

USSR assassinated Hafizullah Amin and replaced him with Babrak Kamal, a pro soviet ideology leader

Question 10

How did USA exert cultural power?

Answer 10

Hollywood, pop music, English language

Question 11

How did USSR exert cultural power?

Answer 11

Focussed on propaganda + control rather than genuine influence

Question 12

What was USA’s resource power?

Answer 12

Controlled oil routes + raw materials, access to global resources through trade and TNCS

Question 13

What was USSR’s resource power?

Answer 13

Rich in valuable resources like oil gas an minerals, but limited by trade restrictions