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1 Main Philosophical Differences USAUSSR Eastern Europe German Economy Ideal Economy Government A.Soviet control B.Keep it low and unstable C.Independent countries D.Totalitarian E.Capitalism F.Communism G.Rebuild H.Democracy

2 Cold War Asia

3 Cold War in Europe Objectives How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea? Terms 38 parallel

4 Cold War in China After WWII – China went through a Civil War Communists lead by Mao Tse-tung Win 1949 – Creates the People’s Republic of China – Allies China with the USSR – Push Communism in Asia USA refused to recognize Mao as leader of China

5 Cold War in Korea After WWII Korea was split in half- 38 parallel – North Korea PRO-USSR – South Korea PRO-USA WAR- 1950 – North Korea invades the south – USA troops are sent to help Truman Doctrine Truman Speech

6 The Shifting Map of Korea [1950-1953]  Back and forth battle  Threats of nuclear weapons ends the war with both sides at the 38th parallel

7 Cold War in Europe Objectives How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea? – USA refused to recognize leader of China Terms 38 parallel Boundary line between North and South Korea Boundary line between North and South Korea

8 Cold War in America Arms Race

9 Objectives In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War? Terms Hydrogen Bomb

10 National Defense Budget [1940- 1964] WWII Korean WAR WHY ARE WE NOT LOWER OUR BUDGET?

11 Arms Race Cold War tensions Increased in the USSR when the US exploded its first hydrogen bomb in 1952. It was 1000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Cold War tensions – Increased in the US when the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.

12 USA Nuclear Weapons

13 Arms Race Objectives In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War? – Typically the USA lowers its military budget after a war – After Korea it increased spending Terms Hydrogen Bomb 1000 times stronger then Atomic bomb

14 Cold War in America Space Race

15 Objectives How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program? What was the purpose of the SAT? Terms Sputnik I

16 Russia Strike 1st First satellite, – 1957- – Sputnik I First satellite with a life form(Dog) – Sputnik II First human in space – 1961 – Yuri Gagarin became in space and first to orbit Earth.

17 Schooling Had US Schools Failed? USA Reaction – Creation of NASA – Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Identify the smartest kids – Brain Banks  Group the smartest people in one place  Colleges – Increase school funding  Math  Science USA FEAR – Sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. – Could the USSR launch missiles from outer space?

18 Space Race Objectives How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program? – Created NASA – Increased funding for math and science education What was the purpose of the SAT? – To locate and group the smartest kids for colleges – Then the Gov’t could easily locate them for future jobs Terms Sputnik I First satellite, launched by USSR

19 Cold War in America Espionage Race

20 Objectives – What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s? Terms CIA vs. KGB The U-2 Incident

21 What is Espionage? A.Two countries fighting in a neutral country B.A larger country influences an smaller countries ability to produce military items C.An economic system in which the Government controls all foreign trade D.Involves an individual obtaining information that is considered confidential.

22 What is Espionage? A.Two countries fighting in a neutral country B.A larger country influences an smaller countries ability to produce military items C.An economic system in which the Government controls all foreign trade D.Involves an individual obtaining information that is considered confidential.

23 Spy vs. Spy Espionage – Involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential. CIA vs. KGB – CIA- USA – KGB-USSR

24 The U-2 Incident  CIA agent Francis Gary Powers’ flew a spy plan “U-2”  Shot down by Soviet missile…Over Russia  Results of Crash – Plane crashed intact – Soviets recovered its photography equipment – Captured Powers was interrogated for months – "voluntary confession" and public apology

25 Red Scare Fear of Communism A near hysteria was created in the late 40's and 50's Joseph McCarthy – Accused people of belonging to the Communist Party – He claimed to have a list of 205 Communists in the State Department.

26 Extreme Pressure Against Communism 1.Robin Hood was considered “Anti- American  Message- Rob from the rich and give to the poor was COMMUNIST  Pulled from the libraries 2.Baseball's Cincinnati Reds renamed themselves the "Redlegs." 3.Girl Scouts, calling the "one world" ideas advocated in their publications "un-American."

27 Espionage Race Objectives – What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s? McCarthy accused certain Americans of being communists He create mass hysteria and elevated “Red Scare” Terms CIA vs. KGB USA and USSR espionage organizations The U-2 Incident America spy plane shot down over the USSR

28 1950s Anti Communism Video What is the “ism” mean?

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