Alliances of the Cold War

Nuclear Bomb 1949-Soviet Union Tests their 1 st Atomic Bomb The world is now faced with possibility of complete NUCLEAR WARFARE

Berlin Airlift & Development of Nuclear Bomb raises Cold War tension U.S. seeks alliances to deal with Soviets

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) –Alliances with other countries Promised to protect NATO members with armed forces U.S., Canada & 10 western nations: –Great Britain, France, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and Italy.

Warsaw Pact [1955] Soviets form Warsaw Pact –Response to threat of NATO –Pledge to defend each other Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Albania, and Bulgaria

Warsaw Countries NATO Countries

The World In 1955 Two Super Powers –Nuclear Capability Two Ideologies: – Communism vs. Democracy Each attempt to limit growth: –Each side trying to stop the spread of communism or democracy

Brinkmanship A willingness to go to the edge of War –Example: Cuban Missile Crisis Each side began producing stockpiles of Nuclear Arms Became known as the ARMS RACE

U.S.A Soviet Union Democracy Communism NATO Warsaw Marshall Plan Molotov Plan Containment Iron Curtain

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Conflicts of Cold War Korean War – ( ) –Ends with a divided Korea (communist in North) Cuban Revolution – (1959) –Ends with a communist Cuba Vietnam War – ( ) –Ends with a communist Vietnam U-2 Incident – (1960) –Soviets shot down a U.S. spy plane Cuban Missile Crisis – (1962) –U.S. & Soviets go to edge of Nuclear War

U-2 Incident

The NEW risk of WAR