History unit 3

• Superpower


  • Country with dominant position in world
  • Ability to influence world events, further own interests and project power to rest of world
  • Large country with sizeable population, strong economy and ample supply of natural resources
  • Not dependent upon other countries
  • Has well developed nuclear capacity
• Superpowers during Cold War

  • United States
  • Soviet Union
• When Soviet Union collapsed, USA was sole superpower in world
• Stature of superpower is measured in


  • Military
  • Economic
  • Political
  • Cultural
• Hot War


  There is an actual war. Armies are fighting due to talks failing between countries.
• Warm War


  Talks are in progress with possibility of peace being reached. Armies are ready to fight if need be
• Cold War


  Two nations don't actually fight, but promote their ideologies through supporting wars between other countries that share their ideologies
• Cold War in modern history: Relationship between USA and USSR between end of WW 2 and 1989(when Cold War ended)
• Neither of these sides fought each other, but they 'fought' for their beliefs (communism and capitalism)
• They did this by supporting states who had same beliefs as they did who fought on their behalf
• Activity 5, page 142
• UNIT 2: END OF WW II & START THE NUCLEAR AGE

  
• Pages 132-139
• Activity 3 (134)
• Activity 4 (139)