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1 The Cold War Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17 Superpower competition between USA & USSR The division of Europe (NATO v. Warsaw Pact) The division of Germany (East & West Germany) China Chinese Civil War People’s Republic of China & attempts at modernization Cuba US influence pre-1959 Communist Revolution Today North & South Korea Korean War Today Effects on USA USSR = enemy! Red Scare Fear of nukes!

2 The Cold War Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17

3 The COLD WAR: 1945-1989 (Part 1: 1945-1968) period of tension & competition between the two superpowers – the USA & the USSR – that emerged after WWII conflict over each superpower’s desire to spread their own ideology (government- promoted way of thinking) & economic system: USA (democracy & capitalism) versus USSR (communism) How did they compete???

4 Cold War (Part 1) Map of the World USA, USSR, China, North & South Korea, Cuba, Taiwan

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