COLD WAR – The end of the Cold War

Click on the following link to open the slide presentation: THE END OF THE COLD WAR Some key questions to consider: Were the economic troubles in communist countries caused by the communist system itself, or not? Afghanistan was taken over by a pro-communist party called the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) which had several … Read more

COLD WAR – Waging the Cold War

The Cold War was the name given to the long period of tense opposition and unfriendly relations between the two superpowers and their allies on each side. The USA and the NATO countries were constantly in a state of tension with the USSR and the Warsaw Pact countries. Each power bloc treated the other with great … Read more