HIST 2057 Chapter : The Bomb And The Start Of The Cold War
Document Summary
The bomb and the start of the cold war: the bomb. Hiroshima and nagasaki: origins of the cold war. Korea: the bomb marks the end of the war in asia, beginning of cold. War: basically the bomb declares asia has a weapon the soviet. Union does not: number of scientists including einstein warned roosevelt that. Japan: military argues that the demonstration could be a failure and the. Instantly kills 30,000: numbers include ppl who died immediately, not counting later deaths from radiation. In the end, japan surrenders: macarthur accepts surrender and becomes the leader of. American economy: first instance in idea of american foreign policy and containment, 1946- greece enters a civil war, british back gov"t of greece attacked by communist faction of. Greece: u. s offers greece economic assistance and military advisors (not military assistance, truman appears before congress making truman doctrine- policy of the u. s. to support countries fighting communism.
