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3.Write your own definition of the term 'Cold War' as it might appear in a historical dictionary.
The Cold War was a war between the two then-superpowers, USA and USSR that lasted from 194-19. This war started as a result of extreme differences between the the world's leading superpowers. One of the major difference was the view on communism. Unlike most wars, a cold war is fought without the use of direct warfare. A Cold War is mainly fought and created by propaganda where either side could be right according to their own personal views.
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2. Look at Source 22. Which of these freedoms do you think the Soviet Union would also believe in?Which would it think unimportant?
I think that the Soviets would agree in any of these "American Freedoms." With Freedom of Speech, the Soviets are not going to allow people to speak up for their beliefs because they believe in communism and with communism, everybody is equal and all think/believe in the same thing so there is no need for Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Worship are almost the same. With the country being communist, the government will not allow being to openly worship their religion, unless it is approved by the government or its what everybody else believes in. Freedom of Want ties in with the "equal" concept that is associated with communism. You are not allowed to want anything "better" than your neighbor because everyone is equal and they all have equal wants. I feel that Freedom of Fear has to deal with the Soviet government and how the might inflict fear in their citizens if they don't do thing their way. A Communist country, to me, seems like country that would regulate everything their citizens do. I also think that all of these "freedoms" are important in some way and it is hard to say that one is more unimportant than the other because in someway, they do affect us citizens living in the United States.
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2. Which of the problems shown in Source 26 do you think would be the most urgent for Marshall Aid to tackle? Explain your choice.
I think that the debt in Europe is most important and is most urgent for the Marshall Aid to tackle because debt is the main problem where all others fall apart from. Poverty, lack of food, poor economies start from high debt. Poverty only occurs when there are no jobs for people to have and no food to each. Also, economies of certain countries suffer a lot in the country is in high debt and with a dead economy, the country is not able to start businesses (which give people jobs) or repair industries.
3. Explain how events in both Greece and Czechoslovakia affected American policy in Europe.
After Britain was not able to hold Greece from falling to the Soviets, the only to prevent the spread of communism was to intervine and help out England by giving money and troops. Czechoslovakia had already fallen into communism after it was invaded by the Soviets. It had already accept communism but it had gotten much worse. These two events together caused America to change its policy on foreign affairs in order to contain the spread of communism.
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2. Do Sources 27-29 support or criticize Marshall Aid?
Sources 27- 29 criticizes the Marshall Aid because its showing how the Marshall Aid is taking tax-payers money and giving it to the other parts of the world that need help. Almost all of the cartoons are showing how they are not benefitting the economic standing. In Source 27, you can see how the tax-payer is really struggling when the cartoonist depicted the citizen wearing dirty clothes.
3. Do you think the sources give a fair impression of Marshall Aid? Explain your answer.
I think that the sources did give a fair impression of the Marshall Aid to an extent. On one hand, the government is basically taking tax-payers' money and giving it to any country in the world that needed it. This means that the you are losing money to help another country that has almost not relevance to us citizens as a whole. On the contrary, the US is helping another country from falling into communism and in the process, we are spreading our values and ideas around the world.
Focus Task:
How did the USA react to Soviet expansion?
You are an adviser to Stalin. Write a briefing paper on the USA's plans for Europe. Your report should mention:
• President Truman's plans for Europe
• the methods being used by Truman to
resist the spread of Communism
• whether you think the USSR should be
worried.
We, the United States, are very displeased with what USSR has done in Eastern Europe. In response to the actions taken, the Unites States is prepared to send money, equipment and advice to any country which was, in the American view, threatened by a Communist take-over. President Truman also is ready to give $17 billion to rebuild Europe's prosperity so those European countries will be able to prepare to fight against the spread of communism. The USSR should be worried because the United States is willing to put everything on the line to stop the spread of communism from taking over all of Europe.
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