Monday:
The Second Red Scare
- Causes
- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Trial
-Found guilty of spying for the Soviets- executed in 1953
- The Iron Curtain surrounding Eastern Europe 1945
- The USSR detonating their atomic bomb- 1949
- China becoming communist in 1949
- The Korean War starting in 1950 - Domino effect
- Stalin's actions in Germany- Berlin Blockade
Alien Registration Act of 1940
- Made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the US government
- Required all non- citizen adult residents to register with the government
- Approximately 215 people were indicted under the legislation, including alleged communists, Anarchists, and fascists
McCarthyism
- The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence
Tuesday:
Fidel Castro Overthrows Bastia
Bay of Pigs:
The Compromise
The Soviets would remove their missiles from Cuba
The US would promise never invade Cuba
The US would secretly remove our nuclear missiles from Turkey within six months.
Wednesday:
Berlin Wall comes down Nov, 9th 1989
Why did the US win the Cold War?
Why did the USSR lose the Cold war?
1. We had close ties with our Allies and the USSR didn't
2. China started siding with us after 1972
3. The Soviet Economy was in shambles whereas the US's was flourishing.
a. Huge deficit
b. High inflation
c. corruption
d. social problems
e. shortage of basic needs (foods, housing)
4. The strong anti- communist presidency of Reagan
5. Gorbachev's willingness for change and reform.
a. glasnost and perestroika
b. admitted Soviet mistakes
c. took blame for the Cold War
d. communist system failed
e. allowed Eastern Europe to do what they want.
6. Arms Reduction Talks
a. SALT, INF, Reagan- Gorbachev meetings
7. Soviet Mistakes
a. invasion of Afghanistan
b. ignoring social concerns
c. spent everything on military
Post- Cold War
- In the 1990's, the world seemed to be a much peaceful place
- We didn't had any major threat to worry about
- 9/11 caught the US guard off
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