Cold War

Description

Mind Map on Cold War, created by nadialee on 13/09/2015.
nadialee
Mind Map by nadialee, updated more than 1 year ago
nadialee
Created by nadialee over 9 years ago
16
1

Resource summary

Cold War
  1. Spying
    1. Both sides spied on eachother
      1. Increased rivalry
      2. This was to find out any military
        1. Spy planes were often used
          1. They could fly high and take photographs
            1. could avoid being shot down
            2. Example was the American U2 spy plane
          2. Loans and aid
            1. Compete to provide loans and aids to less developed states
              1. Win their support in the cold war
            2. Space Races
              1. Compete for success in the space races
                1. Compete to launch the first satellite
                  1. First man in space
                    1. First man on the moon
                  2. Arms race
                    1. Competition in conventional as well as nuclear weapons
                      1. Both wanted more weapons
                        1. Both wanted newer technology
                        2. Each side had enough nuclear weapons to destroy eachother
                          1. 'Mutually assured destruction' or MAD theory
                          2. Deterrent against war
                          3. Propaganda
                            1. Used to crete worst possible image of eachother
                              1. Ensure the national public supports the govenment
                              2. The Soviet Union used success in sports
                                1. The Olympics
                                  1. Illustrated the superiority of the communist system
                                Show full summary Hide full summary

                                Similar

                                Conferences of the Cold War
                                Alina A
                                Bay of Pigs Invasion : April 1961
                                Alina A
                                Development of Cold War Tensions
                                c7jeremy
                                The Cold War-1960
                                Elizabeth BeHage
                                The Berlin Crisis
                                Alina A
                                Causes of the Cold War Quiz
                                Fro Ninja
                                CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
                                Olivia Andrews
                                World War II Notebook
                                jenniferfish2014
                                What were the Cause and Consequences of The Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962
                                matthewnr73
                                Why did the Cold War begin?
                                n.mcdonald
                                The Berlin Crisis 1961 - Cause and Consequence
                                n.mcdonald