Superpower Relations
- Created by: Phoenix MacWhirter
- Created on: 14-11-12 18:01
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Allies to enemies?
USSR and USA were allies united against Nazi Germany.
Once WWII ended, any friendship thawed. Some suggest wartime alliance was just a necessity for both sides.
By 1962, the two allies were on the brink of nuclear war.
Alliances
Following the Berlin Blockade (1948-49) tensions rose.
Saw creation of two alliances - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact.
Arms Race Race between the superpowers to try and build more weapons than…
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