Space Race: 1957
Russia Launches
“Sputnik” the first
manmade satellite
in space.
Space Race:
Space Race:
Sputnik makes
Americans
nervous.
Is Russia Smarter
than us? Can they
launch a missile
from up there?
Space Race 1958
To compete the
USA creates NASA.
National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
Cold War Arms Race:
Which side could make the most
weapons?
Cold War Arms Race:
Cold War Arms Race:
“You cannot
simultaneously
prevent and
prepare for war." -
-Albert Einstein
Cold War Arms Race:
"I know not with
what weapons
World War III will
be fought, but
World War IV will
be fought with
sticks and stones."
-- Albert Einstein
History of “Nukes”
From 1945-1949
USA was the only
nation to have
Nuclear Bombs.
History of “Nukes”
1949- USSR tests
first A-bomb.
1952- USA tests first Hydrogen
bomb
Hydrogen bombs
were hundreds of
times more
destructive than
the A-bombs
dropped on Japan.
1952- USA tests first Hydrogen
bomb on a small island in the
pacific
History of “Nukes”
In the 1950’s
Britain, France,
and the USSR all
have nuclear
weapons.
Nuclear Holocaust-
World leaders realize the clash
between the superpowers could
destroy mankind.
CUBA
Cuba is only 90
miles away from
Florida.
It is a prime spot
for a nation to
threaten the USA
CUBA-
1959 Fidel Castro
leads a communist
revolution in Cuba
He is on the side of
the USSR
CUBA
Castro was a very
good speaker.
He is still in power
today.
Bay of Pigs
USA funds a
military operation
to overthrow
Castro.
It is unsuccessful
Bay of Pigs
USSR builds missile
sites in Cuba.
Fidel Castro and
Nikita Khrushchev
“Homies”
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy
orders a blockade
to stop Soviet
ships entering
Cuba.
The world is
minutes away from
Nuclear War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
the leader of USSR
backs down.
Removes missiles
from Cuba
USA removes
Missiles from
Turkey, near the
USSR border
Cuba-
Alliance for
Progress:
To strengthen Latin
America from
Communism Kennedy
gives 20 billion to
many nations.
COLD WAR SCOREBOARD
NATO: WarsawPact
USA USSR
Western Europe Eastern Europe
(Marshall Plan) (nations that border
West Germany USSR)
Greece/Turkey East Germany
(Truman Doctrine) China
South Korea North Korea
South Vietnam North Vietnam
Latin America Cuba (after 1959)
(Alliance for
Progress)
Domino Theory-
If one area falls to
communism, areas
near it will fall, like
dominoes.
This is taking
Containment to the
next level.
Domino Theory- In Asia
Vietnam-1954
Communist Ho Chi
Minh leads a
revolution.
Colonial power
France is kicked
out of Vietnam
Vietnam-1954
Very Similar to Korea.
North Vietnam –Communist (USSR)
South Vietnam-non Communist(USA)
Vietnam 1960
15,000 American
troops are put into
South Vietnam
Vietnam 1960
Vietnam 1964-Gulf of Tonkin
Bombing
Gulf of Tonkin
American Ships are
bombed by North
Vietnam.
Vietnam 1965-1973
Vietnam 1964-Gulf of Tonkin
bombing
President Johnson
increases troop
levels
Vietnam 1964
American troops
were not trained
properly to fight in
the Jungle.
Vietnam 1965-1973
Vietnam 1965-1973
The protest
movement gains
momentum
Hippies Rejoice.
Vietnam 1965-1973
Vietnam 1965-1973-flower-power
Vietnam- 1973
A cease fire agreement is signed
Communists overtake south Vietnam
and Cambodia within 2 years
50,000 Americans die in Vietnam