Today we got into groups and i am in a group that is researching Nixon. I get to research civil rights movements. We have to go a blog post on this.
Cold War
-1945-1990
-US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Bolshevik Revolution "communist"
-comintern (short for communist international)
1920's
US Red Scare
-stopped immigration
Cold War definition
A state of political hostility existing between countries, characterized by threats, violent propaganda, subversive activities, and...
The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
A political, strategic, and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union
Spread throughout the world-Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America
Communism vs Democracy
- Democracy "when people have freedom and basically control the government"
-Communism "the government has all the power"
Socialism vs Capitalism
Socialism- the government owns businesses
Capitalism- where people own businesses
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 a US attack
-USSR's fear of the atomic bomb
-USSR's actions in their German zone
-USSR's goal to spread communism around the world
-This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust and this did a great deal to deepen the Cold War
Yalta Conference
- Before the end of the World War 2, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at Yalta to plan what should happen when the war ended. They agreed on many points.
- The establishment of the United Nations
- Germany to be divided into four zones
- Free elections allowed in the states of eastern Europe
- Russia promised to join the war against Japan.
Post World War 2/Cold War Goals for US
-Wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression
-Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa
-Stop the spread of communism
Post World War 2/Cold War Goals for USSR
- Wanted to creatre greater security for itself
- lost tens of millions of people in ww2 adn Stalin's purges
- feared a strong Germany
-Establish defensible borders
-Encourage friendly countries on its borders
-spread communism around the world.
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