In 1957 when the Soviets launched the first satellite into space, both the USSR and the United States possessed nuclear missiles. By the timeVice President Richard Nixon visited the Soviet Union in 1959, relationsbetween the two countries were already extremely tense. During Nixon'strip, he and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev participated in a heated debate about capitalism and communism. Their argument illustrates the nature of the growing rivalry between the two nations.
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Lesson 1: The Cold War Begins
Balance of Power After World War II
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
The Division of Germany and the Berlin Airlift
The Spread of the Cold War
New Military Alliances
The Arms Race Begins
A Wall in Berlin
Lesson 2: China After World War II
Civil War in China
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
China and the Cold War
Lesson 3: Cold War Conflicts
The United States and the Soviet Union
The Korean War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
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