Essential Question What were the major events of the Cold War?

Essential QuestionEssential Question

What were the major events What were the major events of the Cold War?of the Cold War?

The Cold War ContinuesThe Cold War Continues

Eisenhower DoctrineEisenhower Doctrine

Elected president in Elected president in 19521952

U.S. would aid any U.S. would aid any country in the country in the Middle East fighting Middle East fighting communismcommunism

Nikita KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev

Soviet leader after Soviet leader after the death of Stalinthe death of Stalin

Visited the U.S.Visited the U.S.

U-2 IncidentU-2 Incident

May 1960May 1960

U.S. spy plane shot U.S. spy plane shot down over the down over the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

The Space RaceThe Space Race

Competition Competition between USSR and between USSR and US to control spaceUS to control space

Kennedy committed Kennedy committed to being the first to being the first nation to reach the nation to reach the moonmoon

CubaCuba

1959 – Fidel Castro 1959 – Fidel Castro overthrew the overthrew the Cuban governmentCuban government

His totalitarian His totalitarian regime was regime was supported by the supported by the SovietsSoviets

Bay of PigsBay of Pigs

Secret plan for Secret plan for Cuban exiles Cuban exiles (backed by the US) (backed by the US) to invade Cuba and to invade Cuba and remove Castroremove Castro

Many killed or Many killed or captured when they captured when they landed at the Bay of landed at the Bay of PigsPigs

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

1962 – Khrushchev 1962 – Khrushchev began placing began placing nuclear missiles in nuclear missiles in CubaCuba

US had placed US had placed missiles in Turkeymissiles in Turkey

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

Oct. 1962 – Oct. 1962 – Kennedy blockaded Kennedy blockaded Cuba to keep Cuba to keep Soviet ships Soviet ships carrying missiles carrying missiles from landingfrom landing

Both sides close to Both sides close to warwar

Cuban Missile CrisisCuban Missile Crisis

The USSR agreed The USSR agreed to remove Soviet to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba missiles from Cuba

The US agreed not The US agreed not to invade Cubato invade Cuba

Crisis in GermanyCrisis in Germany

1961 - Khrushchev 1961 - Khrushchev demanded France, demanded France, England, and the England, and the U.S. withdraw from U.S. withdraw from BerlinBerlin

Kennedy refusedKennedy refused

Problems in GermanyProblems in Germany

Many East Many East Germans escaped Germans escaped communism by communism by fleeing to West fleeing to West BerlinBerlin

The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall

Began building in Began building in August 1961August 1961

Became a large Became a large barrier guarded by barrier guarded by barbed wire, barbed wire, machine-gun machine-gun towers, minefields, towers, minefields, dog patrolsdog patrols

The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall

The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall

The Berlin The Berlin WallWall

The Berlin The Berlin WallWall

The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall