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30 for 30 – of miracles and men itunes – red army
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The Cold War The Cold War
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Soviet Union (USSR) December 20, 1922 Overthrow of Russian Empire – Russian Revolution Vladimir Lenin establishes Communism Everything owned and run by the government “Absorbed” 15 total republics (countries) - USSR
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Cold War Basics: USA vs USSR (ideologies) Democracy vs Communism 1945-1991 Fear of: Communism spreading NuclearNuclear capabilitiescapabilities Race to space
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Origins of Cold War Communism spread during/after WWII Satellite Countries Communist countries surrounding USSR Protect USSR from US influence “Iron Curtain”
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US Foreign Policy Stop Communism from spreading by assisting European countries Truman Doctrine (Greece/Turkey) Marshall Plan ($13 billion = $130) Domino Theory If one country falls to Communism, others will too Korean War Vietnam War Cuba
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Berlin Airlift Berlin Airlift
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 1949: Warsaw Pact (1955)
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Berlin Wall Berlin Wall West Germany/Berlin (Capitalism/Democracy) way better than East Germany/Berlin (Communism) 20% defected to West Wall built around West Berlin to prevent East German’s from defecting
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Rosenberg’s
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Ending the Cold War Russification – Russian’s moved in to republics and forced citizens to become more Russian Gorbachev moves USSR away from Communism Glasnost – Policy of openness freedom of expression Perestroika – Economic policy moving towards Capitalism Communist governments collapsing in Germany & Poland Communism not working Spurred demands for freedom across Europe Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania
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