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Two Superpowers Face Off 17-1. Capitalism vs Communism.
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The Iron CurtainThe Iron Curtain
Line cutting Line cutting USSR off USSR off from the rest from the rest of the worldof the world
Speech from Speech from Churchill, Churchill, 19461946
Berlin, GermanyBerlin, Germany Divided through Divided through
BerlinBerlin
USSR- East USSR- East GermanyGermany
USA- West USA- West GermanyGermany
Containment PolicyContainment Policy
Keep Keep communism communism where it is atwhere it is at
DO NOT DO NOT ALLOW ALLOW Communism Communism to spreadto spread
The Truman DoctrineThe Truman Doctrine
Contain Contain communism communism
Give $ to Give $ to countries countries who resist who resist communismcommunism
The Marshall PlanThe Marshall Plan Secretary of Secretary of
State- George State- George MarshallMarshall
Europe in ruinsEurope in ruins Food, money, Food, money,
supplies to any supplies to any country in country in needneed
The Berlin AirliftThe Berlin Airlift U.S.S.R. puts U.S.S.R. puts
blockade on blockade on West BerlinWest Berlin
Planes landed Planes landed every 3 minutes every 3 minutes for 11 monthsfor 11 months
Blockade lifted Blockade lifted in 1949in 1949
AlliancesAlliances USA and the USA and the
West- North West- North Atlantic Treaty Atlantic Treaty Organization Organization (NATO)(NATO)
Soviet Union Soviet Union and the East- and the East- Warsaw PactWarsaw Pact
BrinkmanshipBrinkmanship Willingness Willingness
to go to to go to brink/edge of brink/edge of warwar
Arms RaceArms Race 1949- Soviets test their own 1949- Soviets test their own
atomic bombatomic bomb 1952 US tests the H- bomb - 1952 US tests the H- bomb -
year later the USSR does the year later the USSR does the samesame
Space RaceSpace Race USSR- 1957- USSR- 1957-
Sputnik – first Sputnik – first satellitesatellite
USA behind – USA behind – 1958 launch 1958 launch satellitesatellite
Race to the Race to the MoonMoon
““One small step for man, one One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”giant leap for mankind”
1969- USA 1969- USA lands on lands on MoonMoon
U2 Spy Plane IncidentU2 Spy Plane Incident
1960- High 1960- High flying spy flying spy plane shot plane shot downdown
Gary PowersGary Powers 19 Months- 19 Months-
ReleasedReleased