The Cold War Unfolds

The Hammer and Sicklevs.

The Stars and Stripes

After WWII the U.S. and the Soviet Union became superpowers

Military alliances…NATO= in Western Europe/led by America …Warsaw Pact=in Eastern Europe/Soviet led

Iron Curtain- line between Democratic West and Communist Eastern Europe

Star Wars- missile defense program created by Ronald Reagan

Arms RaceAfter WWII both nations increased weapons

possessions including nuclear weaponsDisarmament talks were held to reduce the

threat of nuclear warA.B.M.’s were a major threat due to their

ability to offer safety and cause nations to attack

Détente(1970s)… relaxed period between U.S. and Soviet Union

Cuban Missile CrisisFidel Castro

Led a revolution and became Cuba’s leader in 1959Bay of Pigs Invasion- JFK attempted to overthrow

the regime, but failedThe Soviets sent nuclear missiles to Cuba and the

U.S. blockaded island…Nikita Khrushchev later removed the missiles

Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalin’s abuse of power,

increased tolerance and loosened censorship

Leonid Brezhnev ruled more like Stalin had doneMcCarthyism….Red ScareU.S. hunt for communists in gov’t and

society