The goals of the USSR was to spread communism throughout Eastern Europe so that they could control those countries. This was the opposite of the US goals.
Satellite State: Satellite States were countries that remained occupied by the Soviet Union after WW2 and became influenced by communism. They were called Satellite States because of how they were like Satellites circling the Soviet Union. Some examples of Satellite States are; Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and East Germany.
Berlin Wall: The Berlin Wall was a wall made up of concrete and barb wire. It was located between West and East Berlin. It was made to separate East Germany (Communist) and West Germany (Democracy), it was also made so that the people of East Berlin could not escape to the west.
Cuban Missile Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day political and military stand off between the 2 super powers US and USSR. This confrontation was because the USSR had brought missiles to Cuba and which was close to the US. This could have began a nuclear war however it was prevented when the US and USSR made an agreement that if the USSR took their missiles out of Cuba the US would not invade it.
Achievements in the Space Race: During the Space Race the USSR launched the Soviet R-7 on October 4, 1957 which was the first ever man made object to be in earths orbit. In 1959 the Soviet Union launched the first probe to hit the moon. As well as having the first person to orbit the earth.
WARSAW Pact: The WARSAW Pact was a group formed by the Soviet Union and it's Satellite States, they consisted of Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. This group made an agreement similar to alliances that if one of them was attacked by an outside force the others would help defend it.
Satellite State: Satellite States were countries that remained occupied by the Soviet Union after WW2 and became influenced by communism. They were called Satellite States because of how they were like Satellites circling the Soviet Union. Some examples of Satellite States are; Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and East Germany.
Berlin Wall: The Berlin Wall was a wall made up of concrete and barb wire. It was located between West and East Berlin. It was made to separate East Germany (Communist) and West Germany (Democracy), it was also made so that the people of East Berlin could not escape to the west.
Cuban Missile Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day political and military stand off between the 2 super powers US and USSR. This confrontation was because the USSR had brought missiles to Cuba and which was close to the US. This could have began a nuclear war however it was prevented when the US and USSR made an agreement that if the USSR took their missiles out of Cuba the US would not invade it.
Achievements in the Space Race: During the Space Race the USSR launched the Soviet R-7 on October 4, 1957 which was the first ever man made object to be in earths orbit. In 1959 the Soviet Union launched the first probe to hit the moon. As well as having the first person to orbit the earth.
WARSAW Pact: The WARSAW Pact was a group formed by the Soviet Union and it's Satellite States, they consisted of Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. This group made an agreement similar to alliances that if one of them was attacked by an outside force the others would help defend it.