The Cold War Unfolds. The Hammer and Sickle vs. The Stars and Stripes.
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The Cold War Unfolds
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The Hammer and Sicklevs.
The Stars and Stripes
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After WWII the U.S. and the Soviet Union became superpowers
Military alliances…NATO= in Western Europe/led by America …Warsaw Pact=in Eastern Europe/Soviet led
Iron Curtain- line between Democratic West and Communist Eastern Europe
Star Wars- missile defense program created by Ronald Reagan
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Arms RaceAfter WWII both nations increased weapons
possessions including nuclear weaponsDisarmament talks were held to reduce the
threat of nuclear warA.B.M.’s were a major threat due to their
ability to offer safety and cause nations to attack
Détente(1970s)… relaxed period between U.S. and Soviet Union
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Cuban Missile CrisisFidel Castro
Led a revolution and became Cuba’s leader in 1959Bay of Pigs Invasion- JFK attempted to overthrow
the regime, but failedThe Soviets sent nuclear missiles to Cuba and the
U.S. blockaded island…Nikita Khrushchev later removed the missiles
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Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalin’s abuse of power,
increased tolerance and loosened censorship
Leonid Brezhnev ruled more like Stalin had doneMcCarthyism….Red ScareU.S. hunt for communists in gov’t and
society