the Cold war
The Russian Position
- Largest army in the world
- production not at pre-war levels
- stalin looked inward again and put effort toward Communism at home
- began to influence over satelilite states in eastern europe
- many POWs kept on working in Russia
- Show trials returned
Causes of the Cold War
Fears and Concerns in the Cold War Era
- war Ideologies
- communism vs democracy (Capitalism)(east vs. west)
- Causes
- Nationalism - both USA and USSR take actions throughout cold war to protect their interests
- Imperialism - Many old imperialism nations are gone, USA and USSR take over this role worldwide (eg Vietnam and Afghanistan)
Fears and Concerns in the Cold War Era
- Fears and Concerns - west feared a communist revolution worldwide (cominform replaced comintern)
- Russia fears counterrevolution from within helped by money from the west
- The Domino Theory - a metaphor that the USA used to describe the fear of alowing countrie to go communist and then their neighbors would follow course (eg. southeasst asia, east europe)