Intro to Cold War: 1945-1990 US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Definition- The political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 1920's Bolshevik Revolution "communist" - 1917 Comintern- an organization that Soviet Union had and they would train people how to become communist in other countries government. US Red Scare - stopped immigration, we feared we would be communist, deported radicals Communism vs. Democracy- government is ran by one person and the government runs everything vs. people run the government Socialism vs. Capitalism- government owned businesses vs. people own the businesses Country: China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam Karl Max- Theory- the people are going to over through the government and people will run the country and have everything they want Practice- Lenin thought that they need Communist to get things into the right direction and later they would give the government back to the people, he died to soon to achieve this. Then Stalin became dictator and killed people he could not trust and the government ran everything. Causes: Different political systems Both thought their sytem was better, we didnt trust them- they didnt trust us Stalin really despised capitalism - he thought it lead to rich people running the country Stalin breaking his promises to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack USSR's fear of the atomic bomb USSR's actions in their German Zone USSR's goal to spread communism around the world Lack of communication and distrust of both sides Yalta Confernece Before the end of the World War II, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points Goals of US- Post WWII/ Cold War Wanted to promoted open markets for US goods to prevent another depression Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa Stop the spread of communism Goals for USSR- Post WWII/ Cold Wars Wanted to create greater security for itself lost ten of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges feared a strong Germany Establish defensible borders Encourage friendly government on its borders spread communism around the world Key Terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page15.shtml Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill gave this speech in 1946, He said there was a curtain between East and West Europe which started the Cold War. Domino Theory- US Government, if one region would go into communism, then another would like a domino effect, Us needed to stop Policy of Containment- It was a policy for the US, in 1947 to help contain communism Truman Doctrine- 1947, ask congress for 400 million dollars for Turkey and Greece to help them fight out communism Marshall Plan- he was the main guy in World War II, then he became Senate of State, to rebuild Europe so communism wouldn't settle there Brinkmanship -used in 50 and 60's, US wanted to go to the brink of War but not get to War and hope the other people back down Massive Retaliation- Intro to Cold War: 1945-1990 US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Definition- The political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 1920's Bolshevik Revolution "communist" - 1917 Comintern- an organization that Soviet Union had and they would train people how to become communist in other countries government. US Red Scare - stopped immigration, we feared we would be communist, deported radicals Communism vs. Democracy- government is ran by one person and the government runs everything vs. people run the government Socialism vs. Capitalism- government owned businesses vs. people own the businesses Country: China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam Karl Max- Theory- the people are going to over through the government and people will run the country and have everything they want Practice- Lenin thought that they need Communist to get things into the right direction and later they would give the government back to the people, he died to soon to achieve this. Then Stalin became dictator and killed people he could not trust and the government ran everything. Causes: Different political systems Both thought their sytem was better, we didnt trust them- they didnt trust us Stalin really despised capitalism - he thought it lead to rich people running the country Stalin breaking his promises to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack USSR's fear of the atomic bomb USSR's actions in their German Zone USSR's goal to spread communism around the world Lack of communication and distrust of both sides Yalta Confernece Before the end of the World War II, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points Goals of US- Post WWII/ Cold War Wanted to promoted open markets for US goods to prevent another depression Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa Stop the spread of communism Goals for USSR- Post WWII/ Cold Wars Wanted to create greater security for itself lost ten of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges feared a strong Germany Establish defensible borders Encourage friendly government on its borders spread communism around the world Key Terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page15.shtml Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill gave this speech in 1946, He said there was a curtain between East and West Europe which started the Cold War. Domino Theory- US Government, if one region would go into communism, then another would like a domino effect, Us needed to stop it Intro to Cold War: 1945-1990 US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Definition- The political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 1920's Bolshevik Revolution "communist" - 1917 Comintern- an organization that Soviet Union had and they would train people how to become communist in other countries government. US Red Scare - stopped immigration, we feared we would be communist, deported radicals Communism vs. Democracy- government is ran by one person and the government runs everything vs. people run the government Socialism vs. Capitalism- government owned businesses vs. people own the businesses Country: China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam Karl Max- Theory- the people are going to over through the government and people will run the country and have everything they want Practice- Lenin thought that they need Communist to get things into the right direction and later they would give the government back to the people, he died to soon to achieve this. Then Stalin became dictator and killed people he could not trust and the government ran everything. Causes: Different political systems Both thought their sytem was better, we didnt trust them- they didnt trust us Stalin really despised capitalism - he thought it lead to rich people running the country Stalin breaking his promises to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack USSR's fear of the atomic bomb USSR's actions in their German Zone USSR's goal to spread communism around the world Lack of communication and distrust of both sides Yalta Confernece Before the end of the World War II, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points Goals of US- Post WWII/ Cold War Wanted to promoted open markets for US goods to prevent another depression Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa Stop the spread of communism Goals for USSR- Post WWII/ Cold Wars Wanted to create greater security for itself lost ten of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges feared a strong Germany Establish defensible borders Encourage friendly government on its borders spread communism around the world Key Terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page15.shtml Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill gave this speech in 1946, He said there was a curtain between East and West Europe which started the Cold War. Domino Theory- US Government, if one region would go into communism, then another would like a domino effect, Us needed to stop it Intro to Cold War: 1945-1990 US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Definition- The political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 1920's Bolshevik Revolution "communist" - 1917 Comintern- an organization that Soviet Union had and they would train people how to become communist in other countries government. US Red Scare - stopped immigration, we feared we would be communist, deported radicals Communism vs. Democracy- government is ran by one person and the government runs everything vs. people run the government Socialism vs. Capitalism- government owned businesses vs. people own the businesses Country: China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam Karl Max- Theory- the people are going to over through the government and people will run the country and have everything they want Practice- Lenin thought that they need Communist to get things into the right direction and later they would give the government back to the people, he died to soon to achieve this. Then Stalin became dictator and killed people he could not trust and the government ran everything. Causes: Different political systems Both thought their sytem was better, we didnt trust them- they didnt trust us Stalin really despised capitalism - he thought it lead to rich people running the country Stalin breaking his promises to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack USSR's fear of the atomic bomb USSR's actions in their German Zone USSR's goal to spread communism around the world Lack of communication and distrust of both sides Yalta Confernece Before the end of the World War II, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points Goals of US- Post WWII/ Cold War Wanted to promoted open markets for US goods to prevent another depression Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa Stop the spread of communism Goals for USSR- Post WWII/ Cold Wars Wanted to create greater security for itself lost ten of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges feared a strong Germany Establish defensible borders Encourage friendly government on its borders spread communism around the world Key Terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page15.shtml Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill gave this speech in 1946, He said there was a curtain between East and West Europe which started the Cold War. Domino Theory- US Government, if one region would go into communism, then another would like a domino effect, Us needed to stop it Intro to Cold War: 1945-1990 US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Definition- The political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union. Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 1920's Bolshevik Revolution "communist" - 1917 Comintern- an organization that Soviet Union had and they would train people how to become communist in other countries government. US Red Scare - stopped immigration, we feared we would be communist, deported radicals Communism vs. Democracy- government is ran by one person and the government runs everything vs. people run the government Socialism vs. Capitalism- government owned businesses vs. people own the businesses Country: China, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam Karl Max- Theory- the people are going to over through the government and people will run the country and have everything they want Practice- Lenin thought that they need Communist to get things into the right direction and later they would give the government back to the people, he died to soon to achieve this. Then Stalin became dictator and killed people he could not trust and the government ran everything. Causes: Different political systems Both thought their sytem was better, we didnt trust them- they didnt trust us Stalin really despised capitalism - he thought it lead to rich people running the country Stalin breaking his promises to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference American fear of a communist attack (Red Scare) and USSR's fear of a US attack USSR's fear of the atomic bomb USSR's actions in their German Zone USSR's goal to spread communism around the world Lack of communication and distrust of both sides Yalta Confernece Before the end of the World War II, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points Goals of US- Post WWII/ Cold War Wanted to promoted open markets for US goods to prevent another depression Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa Stop the spread of communism Goals for USSR- Post WWII/ Cold Wars Wanted to create greater security for itself lost ten of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges feared a strong Germany Establish defensible borders Encourage friendly government on its borders spread communism around the world Key Terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page15.shtml Iron Curtain Speech- Winston Churchill gave this speech in 1946, He said there was a curtain between East and West Europe which started the Cold War. Domino Theory- US Government, if one region would go into communism, then another would like a domino effect, Us needed to stop it Policy of Containment- a Policy the US took which helped us contain communism Truman Doctrine- when we helped Turkey and Greece and used $400 million dollars Marshall Plan- Brinkmanship- almost go to war but just to the brink of war and hope the other people back down Massive retaliation- 1945 when we bombed Japan and caused Soviet to make nuclear weapons and then we both have them so we don't use them on each other NATO vs. Warsaw Pact- it was a defensive pact, Warsaw fell apart in 1990's then some have joined NATO, NATO is still around. Will take care issues in Europe, the two allies in the World War II. CIA vs. KGB- gathers intelligence (spies) to protect the USA KGB was the Soviet Union spies Peaceful coexistence- that communism and democracy can exist at the same time and work together De-Stalinzation- 1964, to do the opposite of Stalin and say what he did was bad
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