The Berlin Wall

What was the cause of the Berlin Wall and what was its impact on the Cold War?

The Berlin Wall was built to stop East Germans/Berliners from entering West Berlin

The Berlin Wall showed the world how cruel communism could be

Became a symbol for death/oppression Became a symbol of government control

and loss of freedom for East Germans

The Cuban Missile Crisis

What were the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis and what was its outcome?

The Soviets placed missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads into Cuba for Cuba’s protection

The Cubans needed protection because they feared another US attempt to get rid of Fidel Castro (Bay of Pigs)

Kennedy ordered a quarantine of Cuba

Soviets removed the missiles from Cuba and stopped sending more

The US promised not to invade Cuba and removed US missiles from Turkey

Culture of the Cold War

Communism versus Capitalism

Cold War Culture The Cold War created its own world

culture Became a part of almost every cultural

aspect in America Attitudes towards:

“East vs. West”MusicSportsMovies

East Versus West

“East” refers to anything connected to the Soviet Union or communism

“West” refers to anything connected to the U.S. or its allies

Americans felt that they were a part of the battle at home

Most people carried anti-communist feelings

Celebrated anything that honored America and its ideals

Music Cold War feelings were

evident in American music of the time

Lyrics discussed fears of nuclear war…

…the “battle” between East and West…

…how great America is… …why can’t the world

have peace …ending global wars… …even anti-US or

anti-Soviet feelings

Bob Dylan

Sports

East versus West was evident in sporting events as well

Winning the competition meant our country was better than theirs (vice versa)

1972 Olympic basketball 1972 World Chess 1980 Olympic

hockey

Movies

Hollywood movies used the Cold War theme too

Storylines involved: nuclear war worldwide espionage

(spying) Soviet invasions of

U.S. Even sporting events

of “us versus them” feelings