POL SCI 140L Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anti-Imperialism, American Imperialism, Leninism
19 Feb 2018
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About 75% of civilian economy was destroyed. China had been destroyed under japanese occupation (read rape of nanking) Us came out okay: fighting from a distance. Fascism completely discredited, market capitalism somewhat also discredited because of depression. By early 1945, there were still only 2 fully communist states in the world (the ussr and outer. The spread of world communism was a product of ww2, like the. Security in europe comes at the end of a bayonet. Most communist parties started with few members, but bandwagon effect meant lots joined! By 1948, strict division between eastern and western europe. He didn"t trust anything he didn"t control directly. Refused to get involved with anti-colonial movements in southeast asia. Indicative of preference of national security over international communism. Urged mao to take it slow (he didn"t listen) Molotov-ribbentrop pact (ie. nazi-soviet pact) signed in 1939. Didn"t attack catholic church too popular.
