Competition
The Space Race
This was a competition between two Cold War enemies to achieve superior spaceflight capability. Part of the space race was also the development of (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) ICBM's. The Olympics
The two superpowers competed against each other to show which ideology is “superior.” At times, one would defeat the other in events that were dominated by the rival. Intense rivalry at the Olympics and led to boycotts in 1980 and 1984. US boycotts 1980 due to invasion of Afghanistan. The USSR then boycotted the LA Olympics four years later. |
Espionage
The purpose of Cold War espionage was to gather information and intelligence about the enemy, particularly about their military and technical capabilities. The two agencies involved were the CIA and the KGB. Both were well known around the world and not always positively. For more information if you would like to know follow this link to Alpha History
The purpose of Cold War espionage was to gather information and intelligence about the enemy, particularly about their military and technical capabilities. The two agencies involved were the CIA and the KGB. Both were well known around the world and not always positively. For more information if you would like to know follow this link to Alpha History