HST 210 Lecture Notes - Germany, Marshall Plan, Individualism
8 Sep 2013
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Cold war there were tension between the us and ussr during the war (even though they were allies) A protracted geostrategic, economic and ideological struggle that pitted the united. States and its allies against the soviet union and its supporters. Individualism vs collectivism/socialism: communism vs capitalism, both of them want to promote/export their vision of government/society. Waged by means of diplomatic maneuvering, economic pressure, intimidation, propaganda, low-intensity military operations and full-scale proxy wars called cold war because us never attacks the ussr and ussr doesn"t attack us fought through proxy wars and other places. Us envisions a postwar world characterized by american-led capitalist democracies: so their economy is sustainable > just came out of great depression. Soviet union promoted a worldview based on socialism and spheres of influence: ussr worried about its own security > invaded twice in 20th century from the west. Soviet aggressiveness and expansionism or u. s. over-reaction and failure to recognize.
