Work day today-Need to get my stuff done.
Assigned blog this week-There will be a test on the assigned blog topics-This weeks topics will be on Presidents- I have Truman-RESPONSIBILITIES-Elections, who they ran against- major accomplishments (non-cold war accomplishments), scandals, assassination attempts, civil right issues, etc. mine.
Starting Cold War Music video Projects-My Partners are Alex and Tiffany-Topic Red Scare/Mackarthyism
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Cold War-a state of conflict of nations not faught through military means, they used spies, economic reasons etc.
The reds-communists
The Cold War 1945-1990-US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - offical name
-A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union-spread throughout the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
-Communisim vs Democracy
-Socialism vs. Capatilism
Democracy- a government for and by the people. People have a say in government. Freedoms with limitations.
Capatilism -people own the businesses, harder you work the more you get payed you get promoted.- there will always be poor people.
Socialism- Government controls businesses. set payroll every body is payed generaly the same. Does not promote hard work ethic.
Communisim- Karl Marx's theory-German-Hated capitialism- vast majority of middle class would rise up and over throw the rich people and government and create a society where everyone is equal and shares things.
--Practice-Government controls everything. All about controlling and fear. Cant travel freely. Everything is monitered.
Most governments have a Mixed economy
Causes of the Cold War
-Different political systems--Us is based on democracy, Capitalism and freedom--USSR is based on dictatorship, communism and control.
-Both thought 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 the atomic bomb
-USSR's actions in their German zones
- Ussr's goal to srread communism around the world
-This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War
Comintern-USSR took people from their home countries trained them and sent them back to start a communist revolution in their home countries.
Yalta Conference-
---before the end of WW2 the 3 main powers plan what should happen when the war ends. They agreed on many points.
1. the establishment of the United Nations
2. Germany to be divided into four zones
3. Free elections allowed in the states of eastern Europe
4. Russia promised to join the war against Japan
Post WW2/Cold War Goals for US
--Wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression-help rebuild countries damaged by the war.
--Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa
--Stop the spread of Communism-most of the things we did was to stop this.
Post WW2/Cold War Goals for USSR
--Wanted to create greater security for itself-lost tens of millions of people in WW2 and Stalin’s purges-Feared a strong Germany
--Established defensible borders
--Encouraged friendly governments on its borders
--Spread communism around the world
Key Terms-
--Iron curtain speech-1946-Winston Churchill-Soviet Union had control over half of Europe. Not a literal iron curtain. Split between the west-democracy, and east-communisim.
--Domino Theory (Effect)-1954-Lasted through most of the cold war. Promoted at times by the US government. THEORY-one country falls to communisim others will follow. ex. USSR, Poland, China etc.
--Policy of Containment-1946-47- A diplomatic strategy by the US to stop the spread of communism around the world. George Kennen came up with the idea of the strategy. Slow, long, sustained containment will win. Worked pretty well
--Truman Doctrine-Fell into the policy of containment-March 12 1947-Truman asked for 400 million dollars for military, and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey to help them fight off communists.
--Marshall Plan-American plan to aid Europe. US gave them support to help rebuild those countries and to stop communism in those countries. It also would help them to build up their economies. we gave them about a quarter of a trillion dollars. It was Marshell's plan.
--Brinkmanship-pushing military almost to war but not exactly to war itself. We used it to try to get USSR to back down. Used it in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
--Massive retaliation/Mutual Deterrence/Mutual Assured Destruction-if they do something to us we will do something worse/if they go to war there will be too many casualties/ If they drop a bomb on us we'll drop a bomb on them. Nobody will win. --Neither side would use it because of all the destruction.
--NATO vs Warshaw Pact-North Atlantic Treaty Organization- A defencive alliance between Canada, US, and Western Europe.one country gets attacked the others come to help out. NATO mostly does actions in europe. /USSR, Eastern European countries equivilant of NATO. Pact died at the end of USSR.
--CIA vs KGB- US secret intellegent angency/ KGB was the USSRs secret intelligent agency-They would spy on each others countries. They did seedy things( would not be approved by some people.
--Peaceful coexistence-Theory developed by the soviet union that they could live in peace with the Democratic countries
--De-Stalinization- Nikita Khrushchev said that they will stop killing so many people and make people want to choose communism.
--Dente-the period of time where nothing was happening. No threat of war. Late sixty’s early seventies. Easing of tensions between us and the Soviet Union. We got along pretty well.
--Perestroika
--Glasnost-
--Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963-Earlier than détente-treaty that banned nuclar testing unless it was below ground. Zarbamba was the biggest bomb ever dropped above ground.
--Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty 1968- Ban for having nuclear weapons for countries that don’t already have them. Eight have them-US, Russia, China, UK, France (countries are supposed to have them) North Korea, India, Pakistan(not supposed to, but do). Israel has never said they have some but we know they do. Iran is trying.—Causing problems today.
--Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Treaty)-1972- SALT--Limited how many Nuclear weapons countries could have.
--Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 1972- a treaty between US and Soviet Union would not make defence systems that could shoot down nuclear missiles. This would disrupt the deference system.
United Nations-World wide peace keeping organization- most countries have joined the organization. Kosovo, Vatican City and Taiwan have not joined.Changes from League of Nations- US joined. And it had a military.
--General Assembly-all 195 nations are represented equally
--Security Council-Most of the council lies. Five Perminant members-US, France, Great Britain, Russia, and china.3 major actions-Can enforce sanctions, can wage war defecivly, can send peace keeping troops and supervise elections.
PROJECTRequirements:
1. Song must be three minutes in length
2. Video must include pictures that relate and are synced to your topic
3. Video must include subtitles
4. Everyone must sing at some point within the song/video
5. Lyrics are timed well with the song
6. Use the instrumental version of the song
This project will be worth one hundred points and is based on content, creativity and quality of your video. Your singing ability will not be graded.
Based on content and quality
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