Unit+VII

Unit VII

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=The Cold War Begins= Capitalism: Economy system, where the people are left alone by the government, they accomplish/fail by themselves. America uses: Welfare Capitalism, where the government gives assistance to failing/troubled businesses. Free market, no boundaries (pure c.). The America government does three things: Tax, Regulation, Rules. Democracy: Government system, where it is made by the people and for the people; equality in everyone; everyone has same amount of power. America's type: Representative Democracy, bounded by the Constitution; the president has the power to execute laws by Congress after being checked by the Supreme Court. This type of democracy has a more filtered system, because it would be impossible with such a large society. Dictatorship: Goverment system, where all the power is ruled by one person, usually with an iron fist and calls all the shots. Stalin's type: Totalitarianism (only one person/class/group rules). Stalin wanted Russia to be more industrilized, he planned famines on purpose, he established the Iron Curtain; he ruled with an iron fist. Communism: Economy system, where the government has the power to intervene at any time, taking property, helping businesses, etc. (Businesses are affected by government). USSR uses: Stalinism (At the time), an interpretation of Marx's and Lenin's ideas.
 * Started as tensions between the two.
 * Americans were anti-communist; WHY?-The Bolshevik Revolution; Russia had left WWI because of this; America didn't like them for leaving the Allied and communism itself.
 * The Bolshevik slogan was "Peace, Land, and Bread".
 * The Soviet Union were upset that the other countries did not help them (US, F, GB)
 * The future of Poland's government.
 * US: Capitalism and democracy. USSR: Communism and dictatorship.

=Discussion 3/18/11=
 * Truman Doctrine-Basically containment of communism
 * Marshall Plan-US aid to European nations (not allied with communism)
 * Berlin Airlift-West allied plan to send supplies to western Berlin.
 * Marxism - the idea of removing class warfare in a community; a community with one.
 * Poor people do not revolt in America because they believe in the American Dream.

=Important Dates: = 1945-FDR dies, Truman President. 1946-Republictook control of both houses of Congress (House of Representatives + Senate). 1947-Truman orders loyalty check on all federal employees. 1948-Truman elected as president. 1950-McCarthy gets going, did not start McCarthyism, came before he went into office. C-D-R C-communists D-democrats R-republicans People would vote more for R because they were more anti-communist (in theory)

=JFK=
 * He was not loyal (to his wife).
 * He did choose peace with Cuba about the nuclear missiles.
 * Rocket to the moon.
 * Vietnam War (killed Southern leader of Vietnam to gain control of lower Vietnam).
 * Peace Core - People in their early mid-20s, send to areas where humatarian services are made.

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