The Cold War Two super-powers emerge after WWII United States
vs Soviet Union Capitalism vs Communism
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It is a war of Nuclear threatsthreats
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Both societies are completely opposed economically and
politically. AmericaSoviet Union Two party systemOne party
elections DemocraticAutocratic / Dictatorship CapitalistCommunist
Survival of the fittestEverybody helps everybody Richest world
powerPoor economic base Corporate control disguised as Personal
freedom Society controlled by the Communist Party & Secret
Police Media controlled by the wealthy Government control of the
media
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The two never go to war but back disputes and wars all over the
world for the next 50 years
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Communism is determined to spread and Capitalism is determined
to stop it from spreading.
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Communism takes hold in impoverished countries
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Many impoverished countries have brutal dictators put in place
with Capitalist support
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Brutal Dictators were also put in place by Communists
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1945: East and West Germany are segregated and militarized 1949
: NATO established 1949: USSR exploded her first A-bomb; 1949:
China becomes communist 1950 : Korean War started.
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1952 : USA exploded the first hydrogen bomb. 1953 : Korean War
ended. 1953: USSR exploded their first hydrogen bomb.bomb. 1955 :
Warsaw Pact created.
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1957 : Sputnik launched.Sputnik 1959 : Cuba becomes a communist
state. 1961 : Military aid sent to Vietnam by USA for the first
time. 1961 Berlin Wall built. 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion 1962 :
Cuban Missile Crisis. 1963 : Huge increase of American aid to
Vietnam.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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To this day you will only see pre-embargo American cars in
Cuba
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And you cant legally buy Cuban cigars in the U.S.
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1965 : USA openly involved in Vietnam.Vietnam.
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1968 : USSR invades Czechoslovakia.
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1973 Americans withdraw from Vietnam
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1979 : USSR invaded Afghanistan.
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1986 : Meeting in Iceland between USSR (Gorbachev) and USA
(Reagan). 1987 : INF Treaty signed. The Treaty Between the United
States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on
the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range
Missiles.
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1989: Berlin Wall comes down
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1990: The Cold War Ends
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1991: Soviet Union Implodes
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One Super power is left
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Whats Next? War on TerrorTerror
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U.S. invades Iraq 2001
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The U.S. uses spying,terror and torture through out the
world.
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Cold War II 2014 Russia annexes Crimean region of the
Ukraine
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NATO imposes sanctions on Russia
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NATO also mobilizes armed forces as a show of force and
intimidation.