TOPIC 8.3
Effects of
the Cold War
THEMATIC FOCUS
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion,
and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative
institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise
power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective C:
Compare the ways in which the United States and the Soviet Union sought to maintain influence over the course of the Cold War.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The Cold War produced new military alliances,1including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and1led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Governance (GOV)
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion,
and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative
institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise
power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective C:
Compare the ways in which the United States and the Soviet Union sought to maintain influence over the course of the Cold War.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The Cold War produced new military alliances,1including NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and1led to nuclear proliferation and proxy wars between and within postcolonial states in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.