Main Philosophical DifferencesUSA USSR

Eastern Europe

German Economy

Ideal Economy

Government

A. Soviet controlB. Keep it low and unstable C. Independent countriesD. TotalitarianE. CapitalismF. CommunismG. RebuildH. Democracy

Cold War Asia

Cold War in EuropeObjectives

• How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea?

Terms

38 parallel

Cold War in China• After WWII

– China went through a Civil War

• Communists lead by Mao Tse-tung Win 1949– Creates the People’s

Republic of China– Allies China with the

USSR– Push Communism in Asia

• USA refused to recognize Mao as leader of China

Cold War in Korea• After WWII Korea was

split in half- 38 parallel– North Korea PRO-USSR– South Korea PRO-USA

• WAR- 1950– North Korea invades the south– USA troops are sent to help

• Truman Doctrine

Truman Speech

The Shifting Map of Korea[1950-1953]

Back and forth battle Threats of nuclear weapons ends the war

with both sides at the 38th parallel

Cold War in EuropeObjectives

• How did the USA use intervene to prevent the spread of communism in China and South Korea?– USA refused to recognize

leader of China

Terms

38 parallelBoundary line

between North and South Korea

Cold War in AmericaArms Race

Arms RaceObjectives

• In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War?

Terms

Hydrogen Bomb

National Defense Budget

[1940-1964]

WWII Korean WAR

WHY ARE WE NOT LOWER OUR BUDGET?

Arms Race

• Cold War tensions • Increased in the USSR

when the US exploded its first hydrogen bomb in 1952.

• It was 1000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

• Cold War tensions – Increased in the US

when the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.

USA Nuclear Weapons

Arms RaceObjectives

• In what way did the USA break its military spending trend after the Korean War?– Typically the USA lowers

its military budget after a war

– After Korea it increased spending

Terms

Hydrogen Bomb1000 times stronger

then Atomic bomb

Cold War in America

Space Race

Space RaceObjectives

• How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program?

• What was the purpose of the SAT?

Terms

Sputnik I

Russia Strike 1st• First satellite,

– 1957-– Sputnik I

• First satellite with a life form(Dog)– Sputnik II

• First human in space– 1961– Yuri Gagarin became in

space and first to orbit Earth.

Schooling Had US Schools Failed?

• USA Reaction– Creation of NASA– Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

• Identify the smartest kids– Brain Banks

Group the smartest people in one place

Colleges– Increase school funding

Math Science

• USA FEAR– Sparked U.S. fears of Soviet

dominance in technology and outer space.

– Could the USSR launch missiles from outer space?

Space RaceObjectives

• How did America react to the success of the Soviet Space Program?– Created NASA– Increased funding for

math and science education

• What was the purpose of the SAT?– To locate and group the

smartest kids for colleges– Then the Gov’t could

easily locate them for future jobs

Terms

Sputnik I First satellite, launched

by USSR

Cold War in America

Espionage Race

Espionage Race Objectives

– What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s?

Terms

CIA vs. KGB

The U-2 Incident

• What is Espionage?A. Two countries fighting in a neutral countryB. A larger country influences an smaller

countries ability to produce military items C. An economic system in which the

Government controls all foreign trade D. Involves an individual obtaining information

that is considered confidential.

• What is Espionage?A. Two countries fighting in a neutral countryB. A larger country influences an smaller

countries ability to produce military items C. An economic system in which the

Government controls all foreign trade D. Involves an individual obtaining information

that is considered confidential.

Spy vs. Spy• Espionage

– Involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential.

• CIA vs. KGB– CIA- USA– KGB-USSR

The U-2 Incident CIA agent Francis Gary Powers’ flew a spy plan “U-2” Shot down by Soviet missile…Over Russia

Results of Crash–Plane crashed intact– Soviets recovered its photography equipment– Captured Powers was interrogated for months–"voluntary confession" and public apology

Red Scare

• Red Scare• Fear of Communism• A near hysteria was

created in the late 40's and 50's

• Joseph McCarthy– Accused people of

belonging to the Communist Party

– He claimed to have a list of 205 Communists in the State Department.

Extreme Pressure Against Communism1. Robin Hood was considered “Anti-American

Message- Rob from the rich and give to the poor was COMMUNIST

Pulled from the libraries 2. Baseball's Cincinnati Reds renamed

themselves the "Redlegs." 3. Girl Scouts, calling the "one world"

ideas advocated in their publications "un-American."

Espionage Race Objectives

– What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on America culture in the 1950s?

• McCarthy accused certain Americans of being communists

• He create mass hysteria and elevated “Red Scare”

Terms

CIA vs. KGBUSA and USSR

espionage organizationsThe U-2 Incident

America spy plane shot down over the USSR

1950s Anti Communism VideoWhat is the “ism” mean?