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Cold War Information

-Key Terms

• Iron Curtain Speech- Given by Winston Churchill in 1946 in Missouri at West Minster Colloege. He said there was an iron curtain seperating the east (communist) and the west (democracy)- was the beginning of the Cold War
• D

Brinkmanship- policies used throughout the 50’s and 60’s going to the brink of war, and then has the other side back down.

Massive retaliation- when the Soviet Union made nuclear weapons the world became safer.

NATO vs. Warsaw pact- 2 alliance

CIA vs KG

• Policy of containment – 1947
• Truman Doctrine-1947
  • Asked congress for 400 million dollars
  • Money and communist so we don't go into depression again
• Marshall Plan (shortly after Truman Doctrine)
  • George C. Marshall
  • he was the boss
  • Rebuild Europe
  • communism doesn'

Assigned Blog for this week: Eisenhower. elections/results, non-cold war accomplishments, scandals/assassination attempts/other things. My part- accomplishments other than brown vs. board of edu.

Cold War notes:

Iron Curtain Speech

• Winston Churchill.
• Split Europe in two. Communists and not.

Domino Effect

• US gov. thought that if won region would believe in communism then all of the rest would.

Policy of Containment

• Policy for the US.
• 1947 George Kennan.
• Contain commu

perestroika-political movement for reformation within the communist party of USSR during the 1980s. The literal meaning of perestroika is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system.

policy of containmen

Napoleon Bonaparte

• Born on the island of Corsica in 1769
• at the age of 9 he was sent to military school
• graduated at the age of 16 in  military school
• he quickly became an artillery Lt. for the French army
• he was very keen to studying different strategies

Napoleon Bonaparte

• the beginnings
  • born on the island of corsica on 1769
  • at the age of 9, he was sent to military school in france
  • graduated from the school at the age of 16
  • he quickly became an artillery Lt. for the french army
  • he was very keen to studying

Napoleon Bonaparte: the beginnings- he was born on the island of Corsica on 1769, at the age of 9 Napoleon was sent to military school in France, graduated from school at age 16, he quickly became a artillery Lt for the French army, he was very keen

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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Beginnings

• Born on the island of Corsica on 1769.
• At the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France.
• Graduated from school at the age of 16.
• He quickly became and artillery Lieutenant (Lt) for the French army.
• He was

Napoleon Bonaparte

• Born on the island of Corsica on 1769
• At the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France
• Graduated for school at age 16
• He quickly became military Lt. for the French Army
• He was very keen to studying different strategies wh

Napoleon Bonaparte: The Beginnings

born on the island of Corsica on 1769

at the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France

graduated from school at the age of 16

he quickly became an artillery Lt. for the French army

he was very keen to stud

Napoleon Bonaparte: The Beginnings

born on the island of Corsica on 1769

at the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France

graduated from school at the age of 16

he quickly became an artillery Lt. for the French army

he was very keen to stud

Neaoleon Bonaparte: The Beginnings

Born on the island of Corsica on 1769. At the age of 9, Napoleon was sent to military school in France. Graduated from school at the age of 16. He quickly became an artillery Lt. for the French army. He was very keen

Napolean Bonaparte- born in corsica 1769. At age 9 he was dropped off at military school in france. graduated at age 16. he became a military lt. in artillary for french army. he was very keen on studying different stagies.

Revolution- when the french

French Revolution: The beginnings-

Cause of Revolution-

There are four reasons of the French Revolution

Debt- The debt of the French government was around 8 to 12 billion livre (their currency)

Louis XVI spent a lot of money on very luxurious things, ins

napolen was born in corsica  at age of 9 went to military school graduated from school at 16 he became artillery lt. when the revolution began he joined the french republic he hated monarchy he did a good job of rallying his troops and helping defeat