[HIST 2112] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (50 pages long)
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Chapter 29 cold war and containment (1945-1953) Wwii ends (1945) / cold war begins. Cold war is a battle of political / economic ideology. A battle for hearts and minds of those who are not capitalist or communist. With 3 entities: u. s. and allies, capitalism, private enterprises, western bloc, soviet union and allies, communism, state ownership, eastern bloc, non-aligned nations, middle east, africa, asia. Pros: honest, decisive, blunt, forthright, and feisty. Cons: follows fdr, little charisma, clumsy speaker, no college, and limited perspective. World war ii cooperation disintegrates as truman and stalin lead respective blocs. Tali(cid:374): (cid:862)i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al pea(cid:272)e i(cid:373)possi(cid:271)le(cid:863) (cid:449)ith (cid:272)apitalist world development. The o(cid:448)iet pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e : the u. s. will take over the world. Contain soviet expansion with: patience, persistence, perseverance. Remain vigilant and soviet union would eventually implode. Marshall plan: economic way to stop communism before it starts. American view: use american dollars to pull europe out of the depression. Soviet view: buying loyalty of leaders in western europe.
