the early cold war 1945-1953. communism vs. capitalism
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The Early Cold War
1945-1953
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Communism vs. Capitalism
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Karl Marx
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Marxism
• History is a progression.– Feudalism --> Capitalism --> Communism
• History is a conflict between the classes.• The proletariat will rise up and overthrow
the bourgeoisie.• Afterwards, there will be a communist
utopia.• The Communist Manifesto – 1848; Capital
– 1867.
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Communism
• The proletariat (workers) will overthrow the bourgeoisie (rich and propertied).
• The workers will own the means of production – factories, tools, etc.
• There will be no social classes.
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V. I. Lenin
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Marxism-Leninism
• Similar to Marxism, except Lenin said the workers needed to be led in their revolution, and that capitalism was not a necessary precondition for communism.
• Marxism-Leninism also justified a dictatorship.
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Joseph Stalin
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Stalinism
• Marxism-Leninism practiced by Stalin.
• Called for rapid industrialization by means of “Five-Year Plans.”
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Potsdam Conference, 1945
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The Cold War Defined
• An ideological, political, social, economic, and military struggle for supremacy and influence between communism, represented by the Soviet Union, and capitalism, represented by the United States, lasting from approximately 1945-1989.
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Early Conflicts
• The early Cold War was played out in a number of “small” conflicts and policy decisions.– The Berlin Airlift– Greek Civil War– The Korean War
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Berlin Airlift
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Presidential Policies
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Harry S. Truman
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Truman’s Presidency
• President from 1945-1953.– Truman Doctrine– Marshall Plan– NATO– National Security Act– Containment policy – George Kennan
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower’s Presidency
• President from 1953-1961.– Domino theory– Mutual Assured
Destruction– Expanding nuclear
arsenal
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Nuclear Build-Up
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The Tide of Communism
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Mao Zedong
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China
• China “falls” to communism in 1949.– Mao becomes dictator.
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Russian Nukes
• In 1949, the U.S.S.R. develops its own nuclear bomb.
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Fidel Castro
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Cuba
• Fidel Castro led a long guerilla war against the Cuban dictatorship.– In 1959, Cuba becomes communist and
Castro makes himself dictator.– Eisenhower almost immediately begins
plotting Castro’s overthrow.
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Fears
• The spread of communism to Cuba and China, as well as the trials of spies in the United States, led to fears of a worldwide communist conspiracy.
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The Korean War
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Korean War, 1950-1953
• U.S. troops fight against North Koreans and Chinese.
• War ends in a stalemate and a ceasefire that continues today.