POLS1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fear Mongering, Planned Economy, Truman Doctrine
Lecture 7 - 12/04 - International History - Not written out
The Cold War:
intense rivalry, short of war
characteristics:
Bipolarity - two main protagonists / poles of power (Moscow + Washington)
these attract + repel
world separated into two blocs
morgenthau, kissinger, george w. Bush
kissinger - lack of knowledge of others activities builds fear and distrust - two blind
men analogy
tendency to assume the worst
damaged those around them - room analogy
stability
both knew who the enemy was, consistent rivalry
Solid blocs
superpowers felt comfortable with global leadership
spheres of influences
Unspoken rules
arms race and nuclear deterrence
ideological conflict
presented to citizens as battle of ideas
Communism + command economy vs. capitalism + liberalism
both thought their ideas were ideal and should be extended across the globe
Fear mongering
Origins
context:
russian revolution - 1917
russia ruled by tzars who had not effectively modernised russia
bad peasantry conditions
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Document Summary
Lecture 7 - 12/04 - international history - not written out. The cold war: intense rivalry, short of war characteristics: Solid blocs superpowers felt comfortable with global leadership spheres of influences. Unspoken rules arms race and nuclear deterrence ideological conflict presented to citizens as battle of ideas. Communism + command economy vs. capitalism + liberalism both thought their ideas were ideal and should be extended across the globe. Origins context: russian revolution - 1917 russia ruled by tzars who had not effectively modernised russia bad peasantry conditions rise in socialist internationalism lenin led revolution, established communist state in russia. Us intervention - wilson decided russia was a threat great war - 1914-18 paris peace conference - treaty of versailles. Birth of ir as academic discipline as a way to avoid war league of nations rise of fascism and nazism. Fascism - believed in war rise of self government / determination from war-time allies to post-war enemies.
