Focus 3/21 As the Cold War escalated, both sides committed acts viewed by the other as aggressive and/or hostile. This increased tension around the world. Both sides began to produce advanced weapons in order to intimidate the other. The United States and the Soviet Union also used their satellite countries for political and military advantage. Point for Discussion: What was the Cold War? Term to Know: Escalate Critical Lens: Tension increased as both sides tried to influence other countries.

Cold War Heats Up Cold War

Cold War Heats Up Iron Curtain symbolized ideological boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Cold War Heats Up Role of United Nations

Cold War Heats Up Nonaligned Countries – Nations that chose not to ally with either side during Cold War, but instead focus on their own economy India Yugoslavia

Cold War Heats Up Soviet Union keeps a tight grip on its Eastern European satellites

Cold War Heats Up Hungarian Revolt – 1956 Led by Imre Nagy – briefly got rid of Soviet rule and sets up communist government independent of Soviets Soviets respond by sending in tanks and troops

Cold War Heats Up Invasion of Czechoslovakia Spring of 1968 – Alexander Dubeck calls for reforms, easing of communist controls, and a new constitution Soviet Union sends in troops to overthrow Czech government and restore communist dictatorship

Cold War Heats Up Revolts in Hungary and Czechoslovakia were signals to West that Soviets were willing to use military force to maintain communism in Eastern Europe

Cold War Arms Race

Cold War Heats Up U.S. and Soviet Union engage in an arms race For 40 years each side spent huge amounts of money building more powerful weapons.

Cold War Heats Up M.A.D. – Mutually Assured Destruction

Cold War Heats Up Superpowers also compete in space race 1957 – Soviets launch Sputnik, a satellite, into space U.S. establishes N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Cold War The origins of the Cold War: Yalta and Potsdam

Closure Explain the U.S. policy of containment and methods used by the Soviets to maintain control of Eastern Europe. Why did the Soviets and the United States never engage in a war against each other?