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POLS 051 1st Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture I. WW2II. The New World III. The Next EuropeIV. More Integrated Europe V. The Cold War VI. Consequences of WW2 Outline of Current Lecture I. Consequences of WW2 II. United NationsIII. IAEAIV. After WW2V. Ideological Confrontation Current LectureI. Consequences of WW2 a. Marshall Plan: reconstructed Europe back to prominence i. Security ii. Economic: needs markets and good from Europe b. Prevent rise of another fascist/communism region These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. United Nations: Another attempt, a league of nations, created to prevent another War. Amajor pillar of International worlda. U.S, UK, Russia, France, China all unanimous vote for security councilb. Immense power of each countryIII. International Atomic Energy Association: IAEA a. Made pitch in 1953b. Became organization in 1958c. Responsible for any nuclear weapons: d. Safety and security (harmful Radiation). Protecting people and environment fro harmful radiation worldwide e. Safeguards and verification (spread of weapons). Prevention of nuclear weapons worldwide f. Science and technology (peaceful applications). Promotion of peaceful application of material, guides American foreign policy. g. Guides American foreign policyh. George Keyhan wrote article on foreign affairs but did not sign name.i. Laid out rational for containment: American commitment to hault expansion of communism specifically Russia. j. Berlin wall symbolic, divided East and West of Germany, communist vs. non-communistIV. After WW2a. Europe Split b. Keyhan argued U.S basis of legitimacy, defeat capitalism at home, Soviet government stomped capitalism and within, Soviet compelled to expand views on capitalism. c. Expansion implies exporting communist ideologyd. Domestic politics greatly influence foreign policy e. Keynon is a realist, communism superior; eliminate capitalism at home and abroad. f. Lead to cold war- those stable at time, fought battles in other countries, no military vs. military action V. Ideological confrontations: Korea, Vietnam, Cuban Missile crisis a. Korea divided, war ended with cease fire b. Patterned Vietnam: North com, South demo, one factor brought war to end. Anti war movement. Put pressure on government to withdrawc. Cuban missile crisis: the most tense period in U.S/Soviet relations also turning point for U.S/soviet d. U.S responded by putting missiles in Turkey e. Kennedy struck deal to each withdraw missiles f. Beginning of a thaw between U.S and Soviet, both agreed on something, thaw took place by building up military, were able to find one area to cooperate. g. Signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 (U.S and Soviet), can only test nuclear weapons underground: no water, on earth or in space. Only permitted readtion did not leak into neighboring states. h. Five years later, Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty (1968)i. Established norm among states with nuclear weapons. Treaty committed to stop spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states. U.S arguing Iran does not have right to develop nuclear weapons. ii. What’s the logic? Remains main institution concerning nuclear weapons ceases controversy for non-nuclear


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