The cold war- We had Kennedy- Assassination attempts, and Election results
Alex- scandals and civil rights issues
Cody- Major accomplishments
Caused of the Cold war-
- Different political systems
-US- democracy, freedom capitalism
-USSR- Dictatorship, communism, control
- Both thought their system was better and distrusted the other
- Stalin despised capitalism
- Yalta Conference
- US feared attack
- USSR's fear of atomic bomb
- USSR's actions in German zone
- USSR's goal to spread communism around the world.
- This feeling of suspicion lead to mutual distrust the this did a great deal to deepen the cold war
Yalta Conference
- Established United Nations
- Germany to be divided into four zones
- Free elections allowed the states of eastern Europe
- Russia promised to join war against Japan.
Post WWII/Cold War Goals for US
- Wanted to promote open markets for US goods to prevent another depression
- Promote democracy throughout the world, expectantly in Asia and Africa
- Stopping the spread of communism
- Wanted to create greater security for itself
-lost tens of millions of people in WWII and stalins purges
-feared a strong Germany - Established defensible borders
- Encouraging friendly government on it's borders
- Stopping the spread of communism
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