1. A MERICA : A S UPERPOWER, 1945 - TODAY Mrs. Lowe

2. A FTER WWII Two strongest (powerful) nations U.S. and Soviet Union Enemies in the Cold War Fight with words and ideas instead of guns

3. G OVERNMENTS AND BELIEFS Democracy People could own business, factories, and farms while making a profit Profit from buying and selling stocks People free to choose who govern them Can argue with the government as long as they do not break the law Communism Did not allow the people to choose who govern them Not allowed to argue with government or change it Government controlled everything United StatesSoviet Union

4. D IVIDED G ERMANY Soviet Union tool control of Poland, Lithuania, Romania and Czechoslovakia. Spread communism Divided into 4 parts 1955 western Germany became one country and had democratic government East Germany had a communist government 1961, Communist built the Berlin wall to keep people from leaving communist countries

5. K OREAN W AR North and South Korea Communist North Korea tried to take over South Korea China tried to help northern Korea 1953 - President Eisenhower help end the Korean war Still separate countries

6. V IETNAM W AR North and south Vietnam fighting North Vietnam was communist and wanted to take over South Vietnam U.S. Supported the South Vietnamese government Didn’t want all of Asia to become communist

7. ARMS RACE Part of the Cold War to see who would be first to build new arms, or weapons.(atomic bomb) START I Treaty *Strategic Arms Reduction Talks between Bush and Gorbachev They agree to destroy atomic weapons

8. E ND OF S OVIET U NION Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev - sought help to give his people more freedom by meeting with President Reagan and President Bush. o 1989 East Germany took down the Berlin wall o 1991 Soviet Union broke up into separate nations (Soviet Union and Russia) Boris Yeltsin leader of Russia.