---
title: "SSWH20: Cold War and Decolonization (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWH20
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWH20
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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# SSWH20: Cold War and Decolonization

Demonstrate an understanding of the global social, economic, and political impact of the Cold War and decolonization from 1945 to 1989.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWH20.a**: Explain the arms race, include: development of nuclear weapons, and efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
- **SSWH20.b**: Describe the formation of the state of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
- **SSWH20.c**: Analyze the rise of nationalism and the revolutionary movements in Asia (i.e. India and China) and Africa.
- **SSWH20.d**: Analyze opposition movements to existing political systems, include: anti-apartheid, Tiananmen Square, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.