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