Today, we got an assigned blog #6, and took more notes on the Cold War. I got Lyndon B. Johnson to do my assigned blog on, and I am going to talk about the elections of Johnson.
-Causes of the Cold War
- Different political systems
- US bases on democracy, capitalism, and freedom
- USSR is based on dictatorship, communism, and control
- Both thought their system was better and distrusted the others intentions
- Neither side trusted each other
- Stalin despised capitalism
- Believed it was unfair
- 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
- We thought that we couldn’t beat USSR
- Most of it distrust
- USSR’s fear of the atomic bomb
- USSR’s actions in their German zone
- USSR’s goal to spread communism around the world
- US had to stop the spread of communism
- This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War
- Found out in the end that lack of communication was most of the problem
- We had to work with Stalin, but we still didn’t trust him from the non- aggression pact with Hitler
- Yalta Conference made Stalin look like a liar
- Most of the Yalta conference from Russia was a lie
-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 communism
-Cold War Goals for the USSR
- Wanted to create greater security for itself
- Lost tens of millions of people in WW2 and Stalin’s purges
- Feared a strong Germany
- Establish defensible borders
- Encourage friendly governments on its borders
- Spread communism around the world
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