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Definition: nations don't meet on the battlefield.

Political tension and rivalry.

Compete for world superpower.

Soviet Union and Stalin: After WWII, the U.S. and Soviet Union began to distrust each other.S.U. broke promise for free elections in Eastern Europe.Upset at the idea of Germany reunification

Blockade Over West Berlin: In response, U.S. launches a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin.

Winston Churchill said that an Iron Curtain had fallen over Eastern Europe.

U.S. was afraid of communism spreading around the world and eventually to the U.S.

Truman Doctrine: Truman's main strategy to fight the Cold War.

hope to contain the spread of communism.

U.S. gave money to help rebuild Europe after the war.

To receive, countries had to pledge to support Democracy.

Espionage: Both countries spied on each other.

Central Intelligence agency- CIA established.

NATO and Warsaw Pact: North Atlantic Treaty Organization- Created as a defensive alliance for Western Europe as the communists gained control of Eastern Europe.

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact alliance for the nations of Eastern Europe.

Joseph McCarthy: Used American's fear of communism to gain political power.Red Scare- Americans afraid communism would come to the U.S.HUAC- Identify Communists in government and society.Claims never proven- ruined lives of many people.

Space Race: The U.S. and Soviet Union competed against each other to be the first to go into space.

Soviet union launched 1st satellite in 1957, named "Sputnik".

At first, the U.S. was losing the space race but eventually caught up and passed the Ru

Arms Race: This started a nuclear arms race.

Both countries developed a hydrogen bomb by the mid 1950's.

Both countries that tried to overthrow governments around the world that they saw as an enemy.

Cuban Missile Crisis: Cuba provided a launch base for USSR missiles pointed at the U.S.

Us spy planes identified 20 Soviet ships bound for Cuba carrying missiles.

Real threat of nuclear war.

Brink of War.