Cold War Containment Simulator

Block their influence to trigger internal stagnation. Cold War Containment Simulator lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

Following WWII, the world was divided by the ideological struggle between capitalism (USA) and communism (USSR). Simultaneously, empires collapsed as colonies in Asia and Africa fought for independence. This unit explor… It focuses on The Cold War and Containment, Nuclear Proliferation, Proxy Wars (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan), Decolonization in India and Africa, The Non-Aligned Movement, End of the Cold War from the “Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization” section.

AP World History: Modern is a college-level course that explores the global story from c. 1200 CE to the present. Students investigate the evolution of human societies through six analytical themes: environment, culture… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization” section. Open the full AP World History: Modern course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/ap-world-history-modern-fbf3fc6c-f39b-4da7-bd1c-09b2c21fa289 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for The Cold War and Containment, Nuclear Proliferation, Proxy Wars (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan), Decolonization in India and Africa, The Non-Aligned Movement, End of the Cold War — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on AP World History: Modern alone.