Thursday May 5th

Today we did presentations. Causes of the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union were afraid of each other America didnt like communism the Soviet Union didnt like communism they just didnt mix together. NATO or north american trade organization was set up as a military and economic alliance aimed mostly at Europe to help stop communism and its still around today started in 1949. 1st NATO secretary general was lord ismay. Said he was going to keep russians out americans in and germany down. Communist countries were expected to be working together during the Korean war. Operation Mainbrace in 1952. Today Nato is to protect freedom of all members political influence and Military capacity. Has 28 members. De Stalinization process of eliminating everything stalin did large numbers of people were released from the Gulag Labor camp. ended forced labor in the country. Peaceful co existence developed by the soviet union used at different points throughout the cold war communist states adopted a foreign policy stated they could peacefully co exist without nuclear warfare or any conflict. Mutual respecr for each others territory non aggression. 
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