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Main Philosophical DifferencesUSA USSR
Eastern Europe
German Economy
Ideal Economy
Government
A. Soviet controlB. Keep it low and unstable C. Independent countriesD. TotalitarianE. CapitalismF. CommunismG. RebuildH. Democracy
Cold War Asia
Cold War in EuropeObjectives
• How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea?
Terms
38 parallel
Cold War in China• After WWII
– China went through a Civil War
• Communists lead by Mao Tse-tung Win 1949– Creates the People’s
Republic of China– Allies China with the
USSR– Push Communism in Asia
• USA refused to recognize Mao as leader of China
Cold War in Korea• After WWII Korea was
split in half- 38 parallel– North Korea PRO-USSR– South Korea PRO-USA
• WAR- 1950– North Korea invades the south– USA troops are sent to help
• Truman Doctrine
Truman Speech
The Shifting Map of Korea[1950-1953]
Back and forth battle Threats of nuclear weapons ends the war
with both sides at the 38th parallel
Cold War in EuropeObjectives
• How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea?– USA refused to recognize
leader of China
Terms
38 parallelBoundary line
between North and South Korea
Cold War in AmericaArms Race
Arms RaceObjectives
• In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War?
Terms
Hydrogen Bomb
National Defense Budget
[1940-1964]
WWII Korean WAR
WHY ARE WE NOT LOWER OUR BUDGET?
Arms Race
• Cold War tensions • Increased in the USSR
when the US exploded its first hydrogen bomb in 1952.
• It was 1000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
• Cold War tensions – Increased in the US
when the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
USA Nuclear Weapons
Arms RaceObjectives
• In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War?– Typically the USA lowers
its military budget after a war
– After Korea it increased spending
Terms
Hydrogen Bomb1000 times stronger
then Atomic bomb
Cold War in America
Space Race
Space RaceObjectives
• How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program?
• What was the purpose of the SAT?
Terms
Sputnik I
Russia Strike 1st• First satellite,
– 1957-– Sputnik I
• First satellite with a life form(Dog)– Sputnik II
• First human in space– 1961– Yuri Gagarin became in
space and first to orbit Earth.
Schooling Had US Schools Failed?
• USA Reaction– Creation of NASA– Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
• Identify the smartest kids– Brain Banks
Group the smartest people in one place
Colleges– Increase school funding
Math Science
• USA FEAR– Sparked U.S. fears of Soviet
dominance in technology and outer space.
– Could the USSR launch missiles from outer space?
Space RaceObjectives
• How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program?– Created NASA– Increased funding for
math and science education
• What was the purpose of the SAT?– To locate and group the
smartest kids for colleges– Then the Gov’t could
easily locate them for future jobs
Terms
Sputnik I First satellite, launched
by USSR
Cold War in America
Espionage Race
Espionage Race Objectives
– What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s?
Terms
CIA vs. KGB
The U-2 Incident
• What is Espionage?A. Two countries fighting in a neutral countryB. A larger country influences an smaller
countries ability to produce military items C. An economic system in which the
Government controls all foreign trade D. Involves an individual obtaining information
that is considered confidential.
• What is Espionage?A. Two countries fighting in a neutral countryB. A larger country influences an smaller
countries ability to produce military items C. An economic system in which the
Government controls all foreign trade D. Involves an individual obtaining information
that is considered confidential.
Spy vs. Spy• Espionage
– Involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential.
• CIA vs. KGB– CIA- USA– KGB-USSR
The U-2 Incident CIA agent Francis Gary Powers’ flew a spy plan “U-2” Shot down by Soviet missile…Over Russia
Results of Crash–Plane crashed intact– Soviets recovered its photography equipment– Captured Powers was interrogated for months–"voluntary confession" and public apology
Red Scare
• Red Scare• Fear of Communism• A near hysteria was
created in the late 40's and 50's
• Joseph McCarthy– Accused people of
belonging to the Communist Party
– He claimed to have a list of 205 Communists in the State Department.
Extreme Pressure Against Communism1. Robin Hood was considered “Anti-American
Message- Rob from the rich and give to the poor was COMMUNIST
Pulled from the libraries 2. Baseball's Cincinnati Reds renamed
themselves the "Redlegs." 3. Girl Scouts, calling the "one world"
ideas advocated in their publications "un-American."
Espionage Race Objectives
– What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s?
• McCarthy accused certain Americans of being communists
• He create mass hysteria and elevated “Red Scare”
Terms
CIA vs. KGBUSA and USSR
espionage organizationsThe U-2 Incident
America spy plane shot down over the USSR
1950s Anti Communism VideoWhat is the “ism” mean?