https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/activity-opener-sort-it-out 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Sort It Out See if you can tell which characteristics belong to the economic ideology of capitalism and which were championed by communists. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/article-devastation-of-old-markets 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Devastation of Old Markets The United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the war as competing superpowers. As the world rebuilt, old inequalities persisted between and within nations. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/article-cold-war-an-overview 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Cold War: An Overview The Cold War came down to competing visions of world order as the two superpowers promoted communist and capitalist ideologies in a struggle for supremacy. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/article-arms-race-space-race 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Arms Race, Space Race During the Cold War, the two superpowers raced to build the most destructive arsenal in history. This competition caused several terrifying crises and launched the space race. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/activity-simulation-cold-war-crisis-origins 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Simulation—Cold War Crisis Use your causation, contextualization, and claim-testing skills to solve a Cold War crisis. Step into the role of a leader and decide whether to ease tensions or escalate conflict. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/article-the-cold-war-around-the-world 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z The Cold War Around the World The Cold War started just as European colonialism was collapsing all around the world. This article examines how the Cold War and decolonization collided in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/activity-who-is-winning-the-cold-war-origins 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Who Is "Winning" the Cold War? In this activity, you'll use your causation, contextualization, and claim-testing skills to solve a historical problem by deciding who seemed to be winning the Cold War at different times. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/a/activity-closer-breaking-news 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Breaking News You're a Cold War journalist. Choose your side and write a breaking news headline and story about a major event in the conflict. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/x71a94f19:the-cold-war-begins/v/communism 2023-11-17T18:36:38.577475749Z Communism Explore the progression from capitalismto communism through socialism, as envisioned by Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Understand the philosophical differences, the role of private property, and the concept of wealth redistribution. Dive into the realities of modern communism, exemplified by China, and the tension with democracy. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/NrZZnNq8K5ccmJ9ZESLct30crE1T1E-Qk2IxiLadlj2rBCARkvh8nn3BStyZJHxpDP88IvdScu2K3R8dYFJ_TOPHLA Communism Explore the progression from capitalismto communism through socialism, as envisioned by Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Understand the philosophical differences, the role of private property, and the concept of wealth redistribution. Dive into the realities of modern communism, exemplified by China, and the tension with democracy. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/MmRgMAZyYN0.mp4/MmRgMAZyYN0.mp4 903 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/x71a94f19:the-korean-war/v/korean-war-overview 2023-08-04T19:14:16.333990226Z Korean War overview The Korean War began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea in 1950. The conflict saw shifts in power, with both sides gaining and losing territory. The war involved major world powers, with the U.S. supporting South Korea and the Soviet Union and China backing North Korea. Despite the bloody conflict, the war ended in 1953 with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea technically still at war. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/5vSZLjhGggWrxeXAqldBpiLGn-tEPsoLHm6JRzDUCEhZfp2_hQlxs_FhrQTc4vSMbosUQ-C3Nx1M8Jt_SUHtfVwVcg Korean War overview The Korean War began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea in 1950. The conflict saw shifts in power, with both sides gaining and losing territory. The war involved major world powers, with the U.S. supporting South Korea and the Soviet Union and China backing North Korea. Despite the bloody conflict, the war ended in 1953 with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea technically still at war. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/MEGyRgYJKEY.mp4/MEGyRgYJKEY.mp4 970 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/x71a94f19:the-cuban-missile-crisis/v/cuban-missile-crisis 2023-08-04T19:14:16.333990226Z Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the U.S. placed missiles in Turkey and Italy, prompting the Soviets to place missiles in Cuba. The crisis was resolved when both sides agreed to remove their missiles. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/lTDUg4mVY6RpVYWjvyCFtbPJJ3tIL8LSTngDzjTp0BZyXDjw1Pm-7IgRjE9eXWxKAHQcVfsm15H0KPCLQJ5mkJsY Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the U.S. placed missiles in Turkey and Italy, prompting the Soviets to place missiles in Cuba. The crisis was resolved when both sides agreed to remove their missiles. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/VO40SpSBjbc.mp4/VO40SpSBjbc.mp4 1140 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/x71a94f19:the-vietnam-war/v/vietnam-war 2023-08-04T19:14:16.333990226Z Vietnam War The Vietnam War, a major event in history, started with France colonizing Southeast Asia in the late 1800s. The conflict escalated with the rise of the Viet Minh liberation movement, led by Ho Chi Minh. The war intensified with the U.S. involvement due to their anti-communist stance. The war ended with North Vietnam's victory in 1975. Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/U4HwKx5VnzR-jSfWlhZRKWQt1QNnKW64EtYDmIcVXjG8rNQOnqz4IUXwQxQCsiKmFgLTyO4ht9jg2XiuFsSGcHjO0Q Vietnam War The Vietnam War, a major event in history, started with France colonizing Southeast Asia in the late 1800s. The conflict escalated with the rise of the Viet Minh liberation movement, led by Ho Chi Minh. The war intensified with the U.S. involvement due to their anti-communist stance. The war ended with North Vietnam's victory in 1975. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/9e9GWdT2pEQ.mp4/9e9GWdT2pEQ.mp4 1061 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/v/allende-and-pinochet-in-chile 2020-06-23T07:22:43Z Allende and Pinochet in Chile Outline of the 1973 Allende Coup in Chile and Pinochet's Junta (this video under CC-BY-SA) Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/Fxvu024mEFos-pCL-3cHbnQvpRvzdnVMN9DQkc5gZrD7X6qJDcaIhfsZ_VjyNcihcvExMhM8TmeaB5bACHoph5w Allende and Pinochet in Chile Outline of the 1973 Allende Coup in Chile and Pinochet's Junta (this video under CC-BY-SA) https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/Um92GZLCQ_Q.mp4/Um92GZLCQ_Q.mp4 901 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/v/pattern-of-us-cold-war-interventions 2022-10-11T01:58:02.027441565Z Pattern of US Cold War interventions Comparing the patterns of Korea, Cuba and Vietnam Sal Khan video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/1DlWr9b6ZS1Eb7uBbzwIM3Pi0Kfrav_cwIBgtUWBAko_g6tH2fNN0XJmKRVFe-qCxKVxc9_Ijvan6AGazq5gngs Pattern of US Cold War interventions Comparing the patterns of Korea, Cuba and Vietnam https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/aNkrawaaiZQ.mp4/aNkrawaaiZQ.mp4 559 The Cold War | 8.8 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-cold-war-8-8/e/8-8-practice 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z The Cold War Practice what you learned in lesson 8.8: The Cold War! Jessica Shattuck exercise