HST 296 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.1: Nikita Khrushchev, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Missile Gap
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Khrushchev believed that the soviet union would quickly become equal to the power of the united states. Nixon promoted how american society had come the closests to the ideal of prosperity . Competition between the superpowers reached the climax with the space race and cuba crisis. In the mid 50"s the u. s. was only 6% of earth"s population and consumed over of its goods and services. Economy of the west relied heavily on defense-related federal funding. People in the west became employed in aircraft production and logging. Nixon said america"s wealth was do to private enterprise. He wasn"t able to handle the competition cold war brought about. By 1955 khrushchev was the principal soviet leader, he survived one attempt to overthrow his rule. Wanted soviet system to realize its potential for human advancement. He had many lands cultivated in the east, so many people began moving there.
