Almost as soon as World War II had ended, the United States found itself in another global conflict. The Soviet Union wanted to expand its influence into Europe and Asia to protect itself from another disastrous invasion, while the United States wanted to promote and protect democracy. In this chapter, we’ll explore the causes of the Cold War, its major events, and its impact on North Carolinians.

Section Contents

• The Cold War: An Overview
• The Origins of the Cold War
• The Korean War
• Living with the Bomb
• The Cold War in the 1950s
• Sputnik and Explorer
• John F. Kennedy
• Bombs over Goldsboro
• The Space Race
• The Lavender Scare in North Carolina