HIST 2112- After the Nazis were defeated, Soviet Union became the US’s main enemyo Fear of communismo Considered it an attack on everything American’s believed- General George S. Pattono Believed he was the second coming of Julius Caesaro Thought we should give a show of force to the USSR o Keep them inlineo Felt WWII was over so WWIII would begin- Anti-Communism is a bipartisan article of faitho Both parties strongly despised- Stalino Said that 1/3 (20 million) people that died in WWII were Russianso Feared a rise of Nazi Germanyo Set up the Eastern block Countries between Russia and Germany Set them up as buffer states- Communist control- Protect them from a rise of Germany once again- Had to contain themo John Kennono Wherever they move, we moveo Starts in Greece Fascists monarchy in the 1930s Has communists Nazis invade; very brutal Fight them off Britain backs the monarchists- No money after WWII- Asks US to help financially for Greek civil war- Support monarchists over communists- Send money and military advisers Victory for containment- Marxismo Philosophy that uncovers in the industrial erao Comes up with a scientific explanation of the worldo The entire history of the planet can be reduced to one thing Struggle between people who labor for a product and the powerful who extract the money from their labor- How to contain the Soviets?o Kennon wanted no violenceo The Marshall Plan (1947) People without jobs or money are people without hope People who lose hope start wondering if the system is rigged against them Start getting revolutionary ideas Therefore, poverty = communism- Give aid to rehabilitate the landscape and to social programso Marshall Plan is New Deal in foreign policy- Start using cultural warfare against the Soviets- The Berlin Airlift, 1948- 1948 – Chinese go communisto 1911 – Shin dynasty, last imperial dynasty, collapseso Descends to 20 years of civil waro Communists wino Non-communists move to Taiwan- Communist Russians get nuclear bombs- Hard to contain people with the same weapons as you- Believed there were spies who were sending information back to Russia- The Korean War (1950-53)o Korea is divided into Communist North and Non-communist
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