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The Cold War (1945-1990)

US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union)

Definition: A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the Soviet Union

Spread throughout the world - Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America

Discuss

Cold war goals

wanted to promote open markets for U.S. goods to prevent another depression

Promote democry throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa

Stop the spread of communism

wanted to create greater security for itself lost tens of millions

2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine-

policay of cantainment is a foreing policy created and executed by the US after WWII

Marshall plan also known as the European recovery program

3. House Commit

1. Causes of the Cold War-

The Cold War Goals- US: 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. Soviet Union: Spread communism around the world. E

THE COLD WAR 1945-1990

• U.S. vs. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• • East vs. West

• A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
• Spread throughout the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
• Karl Marx-sai

Today we get out early this will be a short class. Bruns continued with his presentation and he talked about how the united states thought wed go into a depression again after ww2 (we wouldnt be ready for the cold war). Russsia spread communism aroun

My computer lost internet connection lost everything. I will get notes from today and put them on toorrows blog.

We continued the Cold War presentations today.

Goals-

• U.S. goals-
• Stop the spread of communism,
• Promote democracy thorough the world- Africa and Asia.
• Wanted to promote open market for U.S. goods to prevent anouther depression.

• Soviet Union goals-
• Wanted t

 Causes of the Cold War-

-Truman Doctrine

- Started at Peace Time Conference

-Launched Marshall Plan un 1947

-Truman's dislike of Stalin

-Russia's Dislike of Capitalism

-America's Refusal to Share Nuclear Secrets

-Russia's Aim For Spreading World Communism

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Topics:

1. Causes of the Cold War-

*My topic

PRE-GOALS
*Wanted to promote open market for US goods to prevent another depression

*Top the Spread of Communism

*Promote democracy throughout the world, especially in Asia and Africa

POST GOALS

*Wanted to create

THE COLD WAR 1945-1990

• U.S. vs. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• • East vs. West

• A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
• Spread throughout the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
• Karl Marx-sai

Cold War:

Causes of the Cold War:

Immediate Causes:

-Truman declared the Truman Doctrine

-Started Peace Time Conference

-Launched Marshall Plan in 1947

-Stalin didn't want the Truman Doctrine

American Fear of Communist Attack:

-Nuclear war starting

-Take over

1. Causes of the Cold War- Truman declared the truemen doctrine fear of nuclear war truman hated stalin they feared our nuclear bombs
2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, one country falls to communism then others do Iron Curtain Speech, a speech

Today we continued Cold War Presentations

The Cold war was a political, strategy, and idiologic struggle between the Soviet Union and US from 1945-1991

1. Causes of the Cold War-

• Tuman declared the Truman Doctrine
• Started at Peace Time Conference
• Launched

GOALS FOR 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 

• -Wanted to create greater security for itse