5th Grade Georgia Performance Standards on the Cold WarSS5H7 The student will discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War.
a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term "Iron Curtain."
b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
c. Identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev.
SS5H8 The student will describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975.
a. Discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
d. Discuss the significance of the technologies of television and space exploration.
What was the Cold War?Unlike World War II, the cold war was a war of words and threats. The Soviet Union and the United States became the two leading world powers after World War II. They both developed atomic weapons, which made the thought of an atomic war very scary. It was also a war of ideas. The Soviet Union thought that countries should become communist, which gave all the power to the government and tried to make everyone else equal. The United States believed in capitalism, which gives people the opportunity to be successful by working hard. For over 40 years from the 1945 until 1991 the United States and the Soviet Union were constantly competing to make sure the other did not gain in advantage. This competition was a major reason several wars were fought, as well as the reason space exploration began. You can get a more complete overview of the Cold War by visiting shmoop.com.
a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term "Iron Curtain."
b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
c. Identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev.
SS5H8 The student will describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975.
a. Discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.
d. Discuss the significance of the technologies of television and space exploration.
What was the Cold War?Unlike World War II, the cold war was a war of words and threats. The Soviet Union and the United States became the two leading world powers after World War II. They both developed atomic weapons, which made the thought of an atomic war very scary. It was also a war of ideas. The Soviet Union thought that countries should become communist, which gave all the power to the government and tried to make everyone else equal. The United States believed in capitalism, which gives people the opportunity to be successful by working hard. For over 40 years from the 1945 until 1991 the United States and the Soviet Union were constantly competing to make sure the other did not gain in advantage. This competition was a major reason several wars were fought, as well as the reason space exploration began. You can get a more complete overview of the Cold War by visiting shmoop.com.