POLI SCI 103 Lecture 8Outline of Last Lecture I. Long Cycles of World LeadershipII. Road to WWIIII. Causes of WWIIOutline of Current Lecture I. More Causes of WWIIII. DehuminizationIII. WWII ConsequencesIV. The Seedbed of the Cold WarV. The Not So Cold WarVI. Cold War ConsequencesCurrent LectureI. More Causes of WWII- Germans could not forgive Treaty of V- Japan invades Manchuria and China- Italy invades AbyssiniaII. Dehuminization- Six million jews, gypsies and homosexuals dead- Allied carpet bombing kills 25000 civillians- Rape of NankingIII. WWII Consequences- Border changes in Europe, Asia and Africa- System change; end to great power rivalries in Europe- Decolonization- United Nations, 1945IV. Seedbed of the Cold War- Truman Doctrine- Bipolar Global system- Domino theory of Communism- Causes; US and SU struggle for power, ideology differences, enemy imagesV. The Not So Cold War- No direct attacks between US and USSR- Proxy wars- Truman Doctrine- Reagan Doctrine US support of anticommunist insurgentsVI. Consequences of the Cold War- Collapse of Soviet Union- Emergence of US Hegemony- Anger at US and USSR interventions in soverign states- More elusive security
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