Today, Mr. Bruns talked about our Cold War Projects and Blog Assignments.
Include in Cold War Project:
- How did he come to power
- Tell story of how he accused people of being Communists
- His downfall, how did he lose his power?
- Maybe mention HUAC
The Cold War 1945-1990:
- US vs. Soviet Union
- A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union.
- Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
- Democracy vs.Communism
- Capitalism vs. Socialism
- Democracy- a government where the people have a say in government. People can vote and petition. Government for and by the people.
- Capitolism- Individual people or groups of people own and run businesses (Main St. Market) Based on how hard you work and how well you do.
- Socialism- Government controls businesses (Schools) Based on equality.
- Communism- Theory that there is going to be a class struggle between poor and rich people. (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels) Rise up and overthrow the rich. Create a classless society where everybody is equal. Bolshevik Revolution- Lenin/Stalin were very Marxist and tryed to use Marx's theory. Stalin created nationalization and collectivization. Bolshevik Revolution led into the Red Scare in the United States.
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