1. The New Crusade World War II and the Foundations of the Cold War

2. I. The “Good” War - Civilization in the balance totalitarianism racism inequality poverty

3. A. Appeasement 1. Rhineland ‘36 2. Anschluss ‘37 3. Munich Agreement ‘38 4. Russo-German Non-Aggression Pact ‘39

5. B. Early struggles 1.France / Battle of Britain, 1940 2. Soviet Union, 1941

6. C. Western Alliance 1. The Atlantic Charter 1941 - internationalism

7. 2. US as international power - June 26 1945, United Nations Charter

8. D. Domestic liberalism - civil rights - women’s rights - social welfare

9. II. Origins of a New World Order

10. A. Groundwork 1. War in Russia Battle of Stalingrad, 1942 Battle of Kursk, 1943

11. 2. Second front - D-Day

12. 3. Yalta Conference January 1945

13. B. The Iron Curtain 1.Winston Churchill, 1946

14. C. Indirect opposition 1.1947 – Truman Doctrine 2. Marshall Plan

15. 3. “Atomic Diplomacy”

16. III. Life in the Atomic Age

17. A. 1949 1.Turning point a. 1948 – Berlin Airlift b. 1949 – China “lost” c. 1949 – Russian bomb d. 1950 – Korean War

18. B. Idealism to paranoia 1.McCarthyism - HUAC 2.Containment - George F. Kennan - NATO Joseph McCarthy

20. C. War by Proxy 1.Deterrence 1961- Berlin Wall 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis

21. 2. JFK - flexible response

22. 3. “Our Son-of-a-Bitch” Syndrome - freedom fighters?

23. E. Detente 1.Richard Nixon / Henry Kissinger Cold War as a permanent condition 1972 – Nixon in China Mao Tse-tung (Zedong)

24. F. Neo-Conservatism and the End of the Cold War, 1980 - 1989 1.1. Reagan / Thatcher military strength hostility to “socialist” domestic policies unabashed patriotism

25. 2. Mikhail Gorbachev Glasnost = “openness” Perestroika = “economic / administrative reform” 3. 1989, Berlin Wall comes down The End of History and the Last Man - Fukuyama

26. Social Impact of the Cold War: a Brief Synopsis

27. I. Soviet Bloc A. Communist society 1. Emphasis on heavy industry fewer consumer goods 2. Heavily-subsidized social needs inequities of wealth largely eliminated women afforded legal equality

28. B. Limits of communism 1. No “civil society” - pollution - corruption 2. Nationalism 1956 - Hungarian Revolution 1968 - Prague Spring 1980s - Lech Walesa Solidarity

29. II. Western Bloc A. “We will bury you!” 1. Economic race - GATT - consumerism - building a middle class 2. Baby boom

30. B. Youth Culture 1. Defiance consumerism 2. Politicization Vietnam; Sexual Revolution; environmentalism