The Cold War, 1945-1989 Part 1: 1945-1968 Chapter 17

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• China
• Chinese Civil War
• Peoples Republic of China attempts at
  modernization

• Superpower competition between USA USSR
• The division of Europe (NATO v.
  Warsaw Pact)
• The division of Germany (East West
  Germany)

• North South Korea
• Korean War
• Today

• Cuba
• US influence pre-1959
• Communist Revolution
• Today

• Effects on USA
• USSR enemy!
• Red Scare
• Fear of nukes!

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The COLD WAR 1945-1989(Part 1 1945-1968)

• period of tension competition between the two
  superpowers the USA the USSR that emerged
  after WWII
• conflict over each superpowers desire to spread
  their own ideology (government-promoted way of
  thinking) economic system USA (democracy
  capitalism) versus USSR (communism)
• How did they compete???