Key Ideas - Understanding Content
1. 1:35 What evider[ce does John Green use to argue that the Cold War was a "clash of
civilizations"?
2. 2:40 Why does John Green argue that the Cold War actually started during World War
11?
3. 5:05 What was the Marshall Plan?
4. 6:00 What is M.A.D.?
5. 7:45 What are some examples John Green gives of Soviets and Americans fighting each
other indirectly?
6. 8:30 What were the "three worlds"?
7. 10:50 What were glasnost and perestroika?
1. 1:35 What evider[ce does John Green use to argue that the Cold War was a "clash of
civilizations"?
2. 2:40 Why does John Green argue that the Cold War actually started during World War
11?
3. 5:05 What was the Marshall Plan?
4. 6:00 What is M.A.D.?
5. 7:45 What are some examples John Green gives of Soviets and Americans fighting each
other indirectly?
6. 8:30 What were the "three worlds"?
7. 10:50 What were glasnost and perestroika?