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1 Two Superpowers Face Off 17-1

2 Capitalism vs Communism

3 The Yalta Conference ChurchillRooseveltStalin February, 1945 Free Elections?

4 The Potsdam Conference ChurchillTrumanStalin July, 1945 No Elections

5 The Iron Curtain Line cutting USSR off from the rest of the world Line cutting USSR off from the rest of the world Speech from Churchill, 1946 Speech from Churchill, 1946

6 United Nations Peacekeepin g group Peacekeepin g group Prevent WWIII Prevent WWIII

7 Berlin, Germany Divided through Berlin Divided through Berlin USSR- East Germany USSR- East Germany USA- West Germany USA- West Germany

8 Containment Policy Keep communism where it is at Keep communism where it is at DO NOT ALLOW Communism to spread DO NOT ALLOW Communism to spread

9 The Truman Doctrine Contain communism Contain communism Give $ to countries who resist communism Give $ to countries who resist communism

10 The Marshall Plan Secretary of State- George Marshall Secretary of State- George Marshall Europe in ruins Europe in ruins Food, money, supplies to any country in need Food, money, supplies to any country in need

11 The Berlin Airlift U.S.S.R. puts blockade on West Berlin U.S.S.R. puts blockade on West Berlin Planes landed every 3 minutes for 11 months Planes landed every 3 minutes for 11 months Blockade lifted in 1949 Blockade lifted in 1949

12 Alliances USA and the West- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) USA and the West- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Soviet Union and the East- Warsaw Pact Soviet Union and the East- Warsaw Pact

13 Brinkmanship Willingness to go to brink/edge of war Willingness to go to brink/edge of war

14 Arms Race 1949- Soviets test their own atomic bomb 1949- Soviets test their own atomic bomb 1952 US tests the H- bomb - year later the USSR does the same 1952 US tests the H- bomb - year later the USSR does the same

15 Space Race USSR- 1957- Sputnik – first satellite USSR- 1957- Sputnik – first satellite USA behind – 1958 launch satellite USA behind – 1958 launch satellite Race to the Moon Race to the Moon

16 Laika in Sputnik 2(1957)

17 “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” 1969- USA lands on Moon 1969- USA lands on Moon

18 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

19 U2 Spy Plane Incident 1960- High flying spy plane shot down 1960- High flying spy plane shot down Gary Powers Gary Powers 19 Months- Released 19 Months- Released

20 Berlin Wall Built By USSR

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