UNIT 14
Cold War Tensions
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1945
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1963
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20th Century
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a conflict reminiscent of war as they battle it out for influence and control of the post-war world.
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A war in Korea and growing fears of Communism in America heat up the Cold War as both the United States and the Soviet Union race to outdo one another from weapons to technology.
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JFK's vision and youthful image invigorates America and challenges the United States to reach for the stars, while the world comes to the brink of nuclear war as the Cold War conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union heats up on
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