The Cold War Thaws

The Cold War Thaws

ISM World History

Lesson Objectives:

• Analyze Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union-China split.

• Trace the origins of détente and its effects on the Cold War.

• Describe the renewal of Cold war tensions in the 1980s.

The Big Idea: The Cold War began to thaw as the superpowers entered an era of uneasy diplomacy.

Why it Matters Now: The United States and the countries of the former Soviet Union continue to cooperate and maintain a cautious peace.