Monday- Define Communism vs Democracy
Socialism vs Capitalism
Tuesday-
Breif history of the Soviet Union
- Bolshevik Revolution
- Revolution that brought communism to the Soviet Union
- Lenin
- Stalin
- Purges
- Collectivization
- Now a government worker and the government owns the farms, businesses...ect
- Nationalization
- Five year Plans
- Soviet- German Non- Aggression Pact
- War with Germany
- Battle of Berlin April- May 1945
Causes of the cold war
Different political systems
- USRS is based on ictatorship, communism and control
- US is based on democract, capitalism, and freedom
The red scare
Both throught their system was better and distrusted the others intentions
Stailin despised capitalissm
Distrust druing ww2
Stalin breaking his promise to allow free elections at the Yalta Conference
American fear of a communist attack (2nd 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
Post ww2 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
- Policy of Containment
Post WW2 goals for USSR
Wanted to create greater security for itself
- Lost tens of millions of people in WW2 and Stalins purges
- Feared a strong Germany
Established defensible borders
Encourages friendly government on it's boarders
Spread communism around the world
Thursday-
Truman Doctrine
British were helping the greek government fight against communist
They appealed to America for aid and we responded with the Truman doctorine
Greece recieved large abounts of arms and supplies from US
They them defeated the communist
Marshall Plan
Massive economic aid plan fro Europe to help it recover from WW2
2 Goals
- Helping Europe to recover economically would provide markets for American goods, helping American industry
- A prosperous Europe would be better able to resist the spread of communism
Brinkmanship
Getting as close to war as possible without going into war
Nato
In 1949 The wastern nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Orginization to co-ordinate their defense against Russia
Natio was a Defence alliance
THis was the first peacetime alliance in US history
CIA vs KGB
Committees for State Security
EXTREME CIA AND FBI
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