The Cold War (1945-1990) (U.S. vs Union of Soviet Soicalist Republics)
Beginning of Cause of war
- Soviets dropped out of WW1 and went into a Bolshevik (communist) Revolution
- Communist Philosophy: Comintern = communist international; bringing people in and train them as a communist then sent them out throughout the world to preach others of communist ways.
- The United States was worried (this is called the RED SCARE); we severeley stopped immigration especially fromt Europe because of the comintern group.
Defintion of The Cold War:
- A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
- It was a world-wide cold war though; it spread throughout the Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
- NATO countries = United States War Saw Pack countries = Soviet Union
- Communism (China, N.Korea, Laos, Cuba, Vietnam) :
Theory = Karl Marx started the whole concept of communism (people who use it today do not use his original idea) Based on equality and creating a society in which everybody is equal; He believed captialism was wrong. This theory calls for the poor/middle class overthrowing and killing off the rich so society is equal.
Practice = the government controls everything; they take away everyone's rights/freedoms
- Democracy = a government in which the power lies in the hands of the people (through voting); we have rights and freedoms
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