HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Yalta Conference, House Un-American Activities Committee, Kim Il-Sung
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America emerged from world war ii with commanding position in trade. U. s untouched besides pearl harbor while other countries were severely damaged. 1955, the u. s (6% of world population) produced of the worlds goods. Cold war: the dominating ideological and political event from 1945-1990, never a fighting war but one of constant preparation, 2 super powers: u. s and soviet union will use a tremendous amount of resources to stop ea(cid:272)h othe(cid:396)"s o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es. Soviets in the 20th century: have been invaded twice in wwi and wwii, what can they do to prevent it from happening again. Wanted: return of territory they lost to germany in wwi, wanted a physical buffer- pro-communist governments, want germany to be completely dismantled. U. s lost fewer lives in wwii, less than 1/3 of 1% of total population (400,00 compared to 20 million) Great depression first on our minds and how to prevent it. Harsh wwi reparations- do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t a(cid:374)othe(cid:396) hitle(cid:396)
