Mr Bruns started off the class explaining why the cold war started and reasons for the cold war.
1. Causes of the Cold War-
Democracy: for the people by the people
Communism: making everyone equal
Socialism: more about equality
Capitalism:
different political systems:
- US is based on democracy, capitalism, and freedoom
- USSR is based on dictatorship, communism, and control
Both thought their systems were better and distrusted one another
led to many problems
stalin did not like capitalism
stalin breaking his promise to allow free elections at the yalta conference
Red Scare: fear of a communist attack
USSR fear of a US attack
USSR fear of atomic bomb, german zone actions, goal to spread communism around the world
feeling of suspicion to mutual distrust led to a great deal to deepen the Cold War.
Goals:
- 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
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-
3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-
4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-
5. Berlin Blockade and Airlift-Brian-
6. China becoming communist-Mao-
7. NATO(beginning to present), de-Stalinization and peaceful co-existence-massive retaliation, mutual detterence
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--
21. Vietnam Conflict
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