1. Causes of the Cold War/ Goals for US-
Americans were afraid that communists were going to take over the world.
Truman didn't like Stalin, Stalin didn't join the League of Nations. Stalin Killed alot of people.
WW111 did not happen because it would have been an all out nuclear war.
capitalism- businesses owned by private owners.
Russia hated capitalism because they believed that countries that had capitalism would go to war with one another because people would be greedy.
America's Nuclear secrets. Didn't trust the Soviet Union.
Russia expanded West into Eastern Europe even though they said they wouldn't.
Russia was afraid of the Atomic Bombs.
Communism- equality and government owns everything and no rights.
Russia wanted to spread communism so they would have less enemies.
Goals for US- Stop the spread of communism and promote democracy and wanted an open market for US goods to prevent another depression.
Goals for USSR- Wanted to create security for itself by promoting communism. Feared a strong Germany. Establish defensible borders. Encourage friendly governments on it's borders. Spread communism around the world.
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-
Domino Chain Effect- If one country went to communism they all will.
The Iron Curtain- A physical divide between east- communism and west Europe- Demaocracy.
Marshal Plan- We gave alot of money to European countries so they wouldn't go to communism.
Truman Doctrine- Supported Turkey and Greece and gave them money and supplies for their military.
3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-
Tried to find communists is the US.
US and USSR was involved
Big 3- FDR Stalin Churchill
Red Scare- US afraid of Communism people immigrating.
4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-
Joe McCarthy- Good grades, youngest Republican senate at 38, law degree.
Afraid of communists in the US and would accuse inocent people.
McCarthy Downfall- Protestant churches, he accused the US army for being communists
He said that their were 205 communists in the US government.
McCarthyism- accusing someone without evidence. died from hepitidus
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
Main goal was to get the Soviet Union out of west Berlin
Soviet Union had control of west Berlin, wanted to have control of all Berlin
North France, West Great Britan, South USA called the blockade powers.
Allies in Berlin dropped off supplies in Berlin 4700 tons each day.
end of blockade soviets moved out of Berlin
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)-
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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-
Blog discussion today- Harry Truman 33rd 1945-1953 Roosevelt's vice president and became president after FDR's death. Only 22% approval rating very unpopular. Thomas Dewey and Truman in the election, Truman won. Truman doctrine- aid in Turkey to stop the spread of communism and Nuremburg trials. Decided to use the atomic bombs in Japan. President when the United Nations was set up. Desegregated the US military. *CIA was set, they gather intellegence. "The Buck Stops Here"- he took the blame. The Fair Deal- Civil rights, Housing, Social Security, Minimum Wage, Health, Labor, Education, Agriculture, Most didn't get passed. Got the US involved in Vietnam by giving aid to France. NATO was established and McCarthyism. The Korean Conflict and firing General Douglass McCarther.
Dwight D. Eisenhower won over Stevenson by a landslide because he was a famous Gerneral, the next election in 1956 he won by a landslide again over Stevenson. He was the president that set up the interstate system. Graduated from West point. He thought the government shouldn't spend more than it takes in. Richard Nixon was his vice president.
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