6.3 Bombs and allies

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6.3 The tension rises

At the end of this lesson...

- You will be able to explain what an arms race is  and what satellite states are.

- You will be able to explain what NATO and its counterpart are. 

What do you remember from the last lesson?

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July 1949

The first Russian atomic bomb

It makes the United States very nervous...

Arms race

• The USA starts to build more atomic weapons....and so does the Soviet-Union (arms race).

•  They had enough weapons to destroy the entire world, however...

They were scared to use them...

Mutual deterrence: Owning as many (nuclear)weapons as possible in the hope the enemy won’t dare attack.

Satellite states

- Stalin's grip strengthened on his spheres of influence.

- Governments like Poland an Hungary had to do exactly what Moscow said.

- They became satellite states.

Satellite states

States that are under political, economic and military control and are dependent on another country.

European Coal and Steal Community

- The United States wanted the western countries to work together more.

- One of the conditions of receiving the Marshall help was for the countries to band together.

-  A start was made when six European countries started the ECSC in 1951.

Why did the USA come up with the Marshallplan?

The start of NATO

• Started in April 1949

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization  NATO)

• Originally a military alliance between North America and Western Europe against communism.

• NATO still exists.

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The other side

- In 1955, West Germany was allowed to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

- In response, the Soviet Union establishes the Warsaw Pact: NATO's counterpart.'

- The DDR also joined this alliance.

Homework

paragraph 6.3 exercise 1 to 3