12 Incredible Facts About The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The effects of the iron curtain spread worldwide The Soviet Union and the United States became fierce rivals They competed to recruit other countries to their side If a country appeared to be adopting a communist government the Western powers issued a threat If a country favored the West the communists threatened it The two sides spied on each other Neither side wanted a real war like World War II had been Instead they fought a war of words Western leaders spoke out against the communists They warned people about the communist threat Communist leaders told people that the West was the enemy This was called the Cold War a struggle with no fighting Countries around the world took sides In 1949 the western nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO An attack on one NATO country would bring the others into the fight In 1955 the communist countries created the Warsaw Pact An attack on one member in the Pact would be an attack on all It also set up one military force under the Soviet Union Tension built on both sides of the Cold War 12 Number of countries that founded NATO The United States and the Soviet Union were rivals in the Cold War In 1949 some noncommunist western nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO In 1955 communist countries created the Warsaw Pact WORLD WAGES COLD WAR 2 6