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.
1. Causes of the Cold War-
- Americans feared Communists
- Truman disliked Stalin
- Russia's fear of the atomic bomb
- Russia's dislike of capitolism
- Russia's fear of an American Attack
- US and the Soviet Union represented two opposing systems of government
- Rivalry between the US and Soviet Union lasted from the 1940's until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990's
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-
3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-
4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
6. China becoming communist-Mao-
7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-massive retaliation, mutual detterence
8. Nuclear Arms race(1945-1970)-
9. Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs-
10. The Cuban Missile Crisis-
11. The Berlin Wall--Going Up and Coming Down-
12. Nixon's visit to China-
13. 1970's Peace Attempts-Detente, Salt I, Salt II-
14. Effects of the Soviet's invasion of Afghanistan-
15. Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative(Missile Defense System today)-
16. Gorbachev's/Reagan's changing ways-perestroika and glasnost, INF Treaty-
17. The fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War-explain how it all went down-
18. The new map of Europe(up to present)-
19. Why the US won the Cold War-
20. Korean Conflict--
21. Vietnam Conflict
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