2. Africa
 Europe had dominated
Africa in the 1800s and
first half of the 1900s.
 Countries in Africa
began demanding
freedom after World War
II.

3. Play it again Sam……
 Once again, the Soviet
Union considered this an
opportunity to spread
communism and began
to give money to
revolutionaries.
 America responded by
giving money to
countries to keep them
non-communist.

4. Soviet Union Aid to Africa
 The Soviet Union gave military and economic aid
specifically to Angola, Mozambique, Egypt, Ethiopia,
etc.
 They also gave money for education to educate
specifically about the benefits of communism.

5. American Response
 As can (hopefully) be
expected, America
responded by giving
money to:
 Prevent communism’s
spread and continue
containment
 And to prevent the
domino theory from
happening.

6. In Latin America
 Cuba was the first country in the Americas to become
communist.
 It is 90 miles south of America and really scared our
government.
 Fidel Castro became a close ally of the Soviet Union and a
war was narrowly averted during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

7. Castro as the boogeyman
 Castro became the ultimate
nightmare to Americans
afraid of communism’s
spread.
 With support from the
USSR, Castro began trying to
spread communism
throughout Latin America.
 In El Salvador, for example,
American backed troops
fought Soviet backed troops.

8. Finally, Nicaragua
 Rebels known as
Sandinistas overthrew
the government of
Nicaragua.
 They received help from
the Soviets and Cubans.
 America in turn backed
the Contras fight to
restore freedom to
Nicaragua.