4/8/2013

assigned blog #6:

post WW2 presidents up to Ford:

research:

Cold War:

Post ww2/cold war goals for US:
- Wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression
- promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia, and Africa
- Stop the spread of communismhttps://mrbruns.ning.com/profiles/blog/new
Post ww2/cold war goals for the USSR:
- wanted to create greater security for itself:
  - lost tens of millions of people in ww2 and Stalin purgers
  - feared a strong Germany
- Establish defensible borders
- Encourage friendly governments on its borders
- spread communism around the world
Key terms
- Iron Curtain Speech-
  - given by Churchill
  - in 1946
  - Churchill said that the was an Iron Curtain separating communism from democracy in Europe
  - said in Missouri at a college
- Domino Theory (Effect)-
  - 1950s-1980s
  - US government
  - one region went under communism then the rest would become communism
  - like when you push over one domino the rest fall
- Policy of Containment-
- Truman Doctrine-
- Marshall Plan-
- Brinkmanship-
- Massive Retaliation/Mutual deterrence/Mutual assured destruction-
- Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)-
(notes were taken from Kira Eng due to the fact that the internet was so slow when I went so submit my notes it deleted them.) THANK YOU KIRA!!!

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