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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Cold War, 1945-1989
Part 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!
The Cold WarPart 1: 1945-1968
Chapter 17
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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