A Bi-polar world
•The American Position
•Americans come out of WWII even richer than before
•Own 20 billion in gold reserves of a World total of 33 bil.
•Largest, navy, airforce and monopoly on nuclear weapons
•Largest trading and industry in World
•Influence in Asia and Europe
•1919 exaggerated
On the Flip side the USSR.
•Largest army in the World
•Production not at pre-war levels
•Stalin looked inward again and put effort toward Communism at home
•Began to influence over satellite states in Eastern Europe
•Many POWs kept on working in Russia
•Show trials returned
•Americans come out of WWII even richer than before
•Own 20 billion in gold reserves of a World total of 33 bil.
•Largest, navy, airforce and monopoly on nuclear weapons
•Largest trading and industry in World
•Influence in Asia and Europe
•1919 exaggerated
On the Flip side the USSR.
•Largest army in the World
•Production not at pre-war levels
•Stalin looked inward again and put effort toward Communism at home
•Began to influence over satellite states in Eastern Europe
•Many POWs kept on working in Russia
•Show trials returned
Causes of the Cold War
•War of ideologies
•Communism vs. democracy (capitalism) (east vs. west)
•Causes:
•Nationalism - both USA and USSR take actions throughout Cold War to protect their interests
Imperialism - Many old imperialist nations are gone, USA and USSR take over this role worldwide. (Eg. Vietnam and Afghanistan
•Communism vs. democracy (capitalism) (east vs. west)
•Causes:
•Nationalism - both USA and USSR take actions throughout Cold War to protect their interests
Imperialism - Many old imperialist nations are gone, USA and USSR take over this role worldwide. (Eg. Vietnam and Afghanistan
Fears and Concerns in the Cold War Era
•Fears and Concerns - West feared a Communist revolution worldwide (cominform replaced comintern)
•Russia fears counterrevolution from within helped by money from the west.
•The Domino Theory - a metaphor that the USA used to describe the fear of allowing countries to go Communist and then their neighbours would follow course (eg. Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe)
•Satellite States and the Iron Curtain - Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
•Russia fears counterrevolution from within helped by money from the west.
•The Domino Theory - a metaphor that the USA used to describe the fear of allowing countries to go Communist and then their neighbours would follow course (eg. Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe)
•Satellite States and the Iron Curtain - Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
USA response to Cold War Concerns
•The Department of Defence - includes all facets of military
•The National Security Council - advises President of matters concerning defence
•The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - espionage and intelligence collection
•The National Security Council - advises President of matters concerning defence
•The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - espionage and intelligence collection
•Division of Germany and Berlin
•Potsdam conference had decided the division of Germany
•Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied Control Council
•1947 US and GB join their zones. (France joins in 1948 to form West Germany (est. 1949) (Federal Republic of Germany led by Konrad Adenhauer)
•Stalin forms East Germany with his zone the same year (German Democratic Republic (GDR)
•Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied Control Council
•1947 US and GB join their zones. (France joins in 1948 to form West Germany (est. 1949) (Federal Republic of Germany led by Konrad Adenhauer)
•Stalin forms East Germany with his zone the same year (German Democratic Republic (GDR)
•BUFFER ZONES AND SATELLITE STATES
•Satellite States and the Iron Curtain. Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
summary
A bi-polar world means a world with 2 superpower nations i.e. the US and the USSR during the Cold War. Central and Eastern European countries it implies that the countries in question were "satellites" under the hegemony of the Soviet Union. this caused fear of the spread of Communism.