Today we are finishing up Rachel's powerpoint. Then we are going on to the next ones...
Austin also told us a few things about Ford - he was a fashion model? Haaa. He's ambidexterus (was right handed but wrote with this left). Loved golfing, but not good at it.
1. Causes of the Cold War-
- America had a democracy.
- Soviet Union was communist.
- America feared a communist attack.
- Both countries feared eachothers government.
- Truman and Stalin didn't get along: argued about power, broke ties at the end of the war. Stalin didn't like that we kept delaying D day because he thought they were using him.
- Refused to join the United Nations.
- The only reason why we were allies was because we had the same enemy: Hitler.
- 3 Power Disagreement - Stalin wanted an agreement from Germany.
- US wanted to help Germany.
- US and Germany wanted to stop Communist control.
6. China becoming communist-Mao-
- Civil War carried on intermittently until the two siders were forced to form a temporary Second United Front in 1936 to resist the invasion of Manchuria by Japan.
- Fighting began in 1946 with superior military tactics as well as social revolution they conducted in the countries.
- On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment in Bejing.
- Begining of Communist Rule : from 1949 - 1952 the new government firmly established its control over China and promoted the recovery of the nation's economy.
- Rapid rate of production went up 15% each year.
- Long March: When communist armies escaped to north and south China. Several long marches.
- During Long March Mao finally gained "unchallenged"
- Hua Guofend took over as chairman.
7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization - governmental military alliance.
- Based on the North Atlantic Treaty.
- Started in 1949
- US, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, and the Uk signed it.
- Basically a group of Defensive Countries against communism.
- Still around today.
- First Secretary General was Lord Ismay
- He said the goal for NATO was to "Keep the Russians out, Americans in, and the Germans down.
- In the Cold War - communist countries were expected to be working together during the Korean War.
- Today, NATO's purpose is to protect the freedom of all the members.
- 28 countries now including the ones that were first in it.
- Political influence and Military capacity.
- De - Stalinization: process of elimitating EVERYTHING that Stalin did in office.
- Nikita Kruschev began the process.
- Large numbers were released from the Gulag Labor Camp.
- Peaceful co-existence - communist states adopted foreign policy
- Stated that they could peacefully co-exist, but not like eachother.
- Principles: Mutual respect for each others territory, non-aggression, no interference, and there was more but i didn't have time to write them down.
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)-
16. 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--
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