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???