History 2127F/G Final: The Cold War
30 Mar 2018
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Us, uk, ussr, china met in us to determine successor of league of nations to help solve conflicts. Goals: world peace, prevent wars, global justice, defend human rights. Explains how soviets are splitting world into two. Turkey in their struggle to avoid russian annexation. Canada and us decided to provide foreign aid to. Ussr blocked all land access to berlin. Usa and britain dropped supplies via plane on west berlin. Soviets got rid of blockade after 200,000. Civil war between communists and nationalists postponed. Mao agreed to take mainland and kai-steck agreed to take taiwan. Warsaw pact reaction to west germany entering. Pact officially lines up countries against each other. Helped sme european countries get back on their feet -> 1948-1952 fastest growth (35%) U. s. directed how money was spent, following american patterns. No nato action for most of cold war. Usa centered policy, not part of the un. Bomb raids kill number of civilian casualties.
