Duplicate of Cold War Part 2

1955, Soviet response to NATO; aligned USSR & satellite nations in another military alliance.

A U.S. spy plane was shot down while illegally in Soviet airspace.

1st ever peace time military agreement by the U.S. & its allies, aligned against the USSR.

Intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between 2 super power nations.

Changes the way in which weapons could be delivered-Sputnik

This weapon was 1000x more powerful than the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The practice of pushing a dangerous policy to the limits before stopping; a threat of war

U.S. led initiative to build trust among nations by allowing each nation to view each other.

The Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to West Berlin.

The first ever man made satellite put into space, Soviet made, intensified the Cold War!