HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Computer Network, Signify, Nsc-68
6 Dec 2020
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Cold war https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=y9hjvhzfcui: causes, 2 superpowers from ww2 competing for world dominance, differences in ideology: capitalism vs communism. Plan (1948), the establishment of nato (1949: until 1950s containment strategy was more moderate, yet, from 1950s onwards loss of china + first test of soviet bomb - led to article nsc. Initiative in rethinking policies and programs: both: Exacerbated by extreme militarization of economy + growing imperial overstretch . Escalation of tensions, soviets walked out of arms control negotiations in geneva + Vienna, americans instituted economic embargo + boycott of the 1980s olympic games in moscow: carter administration (1977 - 81) changed political agenda, e. g. However, us diplomacy was very skillful in locking in foreign policy gains + gently pushing gorbachev to new concessions without provoking extreme measures: particularly relevant in german reunification + velvet revolutions in. The west had a better model: the west had much greater resources available. Us possessed a better cold war strategy: effect of competition:
