Assigned blog 6- Harry S. Truman
elections, results
major accomplishments, scandals, assassination attempts, civil rights, issues, etc. (any of these not dealing with the Cold War)
I'm doing election results and accomplishments
Cold War notes
yalta conference
established UN
Germany divided into 4 zones
free elections allowed in eastern europe
Russia promised to join the war against Japan
Cold War goals for the US:
wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression
promote democracy throughout the world, especially Asia and Africa
stop the spread of communism
Cold war goals for USSR
wanted to create security for itself, lost tens of millions of people in WWII and Stalin's purges
feared a strong Germany
establish defensible borders
encourage friendly gov'ts on its borders
spread communism
key terms:
perestroika-political movement for reformation within the communist party of USSR during the 1980s. The literal meaning of perestroika is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system.
Iron curtain speech- Winston Churchill said there was an iron curtain descending over Europe, dividing the East from the West. iron curtain being communism
Domino theory/effect- existed between the 1950-80s. said if one region went into communism, the rest will turn communistic.
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