1. II. USA VS. USSR RIVALRY
US foreign policies during the Cold War will support our RIVALRY with communist USSR:
America will COMPETE with the Soviets in every way

2. 1. Scientific Rivalry = The Space Race SPUTNIK 1 Launched October 1957
184 lbs. – Large beach ball in size

3. Space Race U.S. Moon Landing = Apollo 11 July 21, 1969

4. 2. Espionage Rivalry Soviet KGB vs. American CIA

5. Espionage A “2nd Red Scare” grips Americans FBI and Congress hunt for communist spies in America

6. Military rivalry = Nuclear Arms Race Weapons that can destroy both sides in minutes, like Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM’s)

7. Military Arms Race $$Trillions spent on Naval, Air Force and Army weapons

8. NATO vs. WARSAW PACT

9. 4. Political rivalry Europe divided = “Iron Curtain”
Armed border – guards, barbed wire, land mines
Little or no free movement across the Iron Curtain
Soviet troops in Eastern Europe
American troops in Western Europe
East European countries = “Soviet Satellites”

10. Political competition “3rd World” = countries not in democratic or communist “worlds” in Asia – Middle East – Africa – South America

11. Cultural rivlary Sports – Olympics Example: 1980 Hockey Gold Medal

12. Olympics USA vs. USSR “Medal Count”

13. Economic rivalry Capitalism vs. Communism USA – “Free Enterprise” vs
Economic rivalry Capitalism vs. Communism USA – “Free Enterprise” vs USSR economic equality

14. Economic Competition USA – Capitalism vs. USSR --- Communism
Private property
Free Markets drive economy
(supply & demand)
Individual opportunities and risks
Property is held by the community
Government “commands” the economy
(supply & demand)
Government provides free, basic necessities – housing, education, health care, etc.