Peaceful Coexistence
•Idea brought forth by Krushchev
•Stated USSR wanted to peacefully compete with USA
•USSR encouraged in their peaceful competition with their success in the space race.
•1959 Sino-Soviet Split
•More aggressive actions begin to be taken under the cover of this idea:
•Pressure to remove troops from Berlin, 1959
•Soviet influence in the Middle East
•Cuban Missile Crisis
•Stated USSR wanted to peacefully compete with USA
•USSR encouraged in their peaceful competition with their success in the space race.
•1959 Sino-Soviet Split
•More aggressive actions begin to be taken under the cover of this idea:
•Pressure to remove troops from Berlin, 1959
•Soviet influence in the Middle East
•Cuban Missile Crisis
The Space Race: Sputnik, ICBMs
•In 1957 the Soviets launch the first Earth-orbiting satellite named Sputnik.
•About the size of a basketball and only made beeps
•People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without airplanes
•This gave the USSR an upper hand and they began to demand concessions
*Soviets beat the United states in every aspect
*A dog in space, first space walk
•About the size of a basketball and only made beeps
•People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without airplanes
•This gave the USSR an upper hand and they began to demand concessions
*Soviets beat the United states in every aspect
*A dog in space, first space walk
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Summary
The Space race was another way for the Americans and Soviets to compete without violence. This was ensured by the Ballistic missiles because of the assured destruction clause.