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The Cold War, 1945-1989 Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17

The Cold War, 1945-1989 Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17. Superpower competition between USA & USSR The division of Europe (NATO v. Warsaw Pact) The division of Germany (East & West Germany). China Chinese Civil War

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The Cold War, 1945-1989 Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17

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  1. The Cold War, 1945-1989Part 1: 1945-1968Chapter 17 Superpower competition between USA & USSR The division of Europe (NATO v. Warsaw Pact) The division of Germany (East & West Germany) China • Chinese Civil War • People’s Republic of China & attempts at modernization Cuba • US influence pre-1959 • Communist Revolution • Today North & South Korea • Korean War • Today Effects on USA • USSR = enemy! • Red Scare • Fear of nukes!

  2. The Cold WarPart 1: 1945-1968Chapter 17

  3. The COLD WAR: 1945-1989(Part 1: 1945-1968) • period of tension & competition between the two superpowers – the USA & the USSR – that emerged after WWII • conflict over each superpower’s desire to spread their own ideology (government-promoted way of thinking) & economic system: USA (democracy & capitalism) versus USSR (communism) • How did they compete???

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