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Page 1: BIRTH OF THE COLD WAR ERA.  U.S. and western Europe vs. The Soviet Union  Ideological and strategic influence around the world  Primarily fought in

BIRTH OF THE COLD WAR ERA

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U.S. and western Europe vs. The Soviet Union

Ideological and strategic influence around the world

Primarily fought in emerging Third World nations

Both are nuclear powers

BRIEF SUMMARY

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Conflicting political and economic views

Differing goals post-WWII

Bipolarity: World’s two superpowers can only threaten each other

WHY THE COLD WAR?

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Global capitalism

Communism blocks freedom

“totalitarian regimes” vs. “free peoples”

Intervention worldwide is needed

AMERICAN IDEOLOGY IN THE COLD WAR ERA

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AMERICAN PROPAGANDA

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Marxism - Leninism

Spread Communism

“capitalist encirclement”

U.S. is attempting to achieve “global dominance”

Industrialization through centralized economy and collectivization

SOVIET IDEOLOGY DURING THE COLD WAR

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SOVIETPROPAGANDA

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THE UNITED NATIONS

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“To maintain international peace and security”

“To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace”

Source: http: / /www.un.org/en/documents/charter /chapter1.shtml

UN’S MISSION

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U.S., the Soviet Union, China, France and Britain as members of the UN Security Council

Maintain peace, assess threats to peace, vote for actions

U.S. and Soviet Union block each other's actions

U.N. is the first casualty of the cold war

AN INEFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION