1. The Cold War Unfolds

2. The Hammer and Sickle vs. The Stars and Stripes

3. After WWII the U.S. and the Soviet Union became superpowers Military alliances…NATO= in Western Europe/led by America …Warsaw Pact=in Eastern Europe/Soviet led Iron Curtain- line between Democratic West and Communist Eastern Europe Star Wars- missile defense program created by Ronald Reagan

4. Arms Race After WWII both nations increased weapons possessions including nuclear weapons Disarmament talks were held to reduce the threat of nuclear war A.B.M.’s were a major threat due to their ability to offer safety and cause nations to attack Détente(1970s)… relaxed period between U.S. and Soviet Union

5. Cuban Missile Crisis Fidel Castro Led a revolution and became Cuba’s leader in 1959 Bay of Pigs Invasion- JFK attempted to overthrow the regime, but failed The Soviets sent nuclear missiles to Cuba and the U.S. blockaded island…Nikita Khrushchev later removed the missiles

6. Nikita Khrushchev denounced Stalin’s abuse of power, increased tolerance and loosened censorship Leonid Brezhnev ruled more like Stalin had done McCarthyism….Red Scare U.S. hunt for communists in gov’t and society