Our project for the song is Red Scare/McCarthyism
The Cold War
- A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union.
- Spread throughout the world - Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America,
Discussion
- Communism vs. Democracy
- Socialism vs. Capitalism
- Capitalism is when people own and control business, free enterprise, the harder you work, the better you'll be.
Causes of the Cold War
- Different political systems, US is based on democracy, capitalism, and freedom. The USSR is based on dictatorship, communism and control
- Both thought that their system was better and distrusted the others intentions
- Stalin despised capitalism.
- Stalin breaking his promise 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 action in their German zone
- USSR's goal to spread communism around the world
- This feeling of suspicion led to mutual distrust and it did a great deal to deepen the cold war.
Post WWII/Cold War Goals for US
- Wanted to promote open markets for US good to prevent another depression
- Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa
- Stop the spread of communism.
Post WWII/Cold War Goals for USSR
- Wanted to create greater security for itself, and lost tens of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges. They feared a strong Germany
- Establish defensible borders
- Encourage friendly governments on its borders
- Spread communism around the world
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