Cold War BP Summary Pg1

Mass rioting on the streets of Moscow

A nationalist government

The World's first socialist state

The forming of NATO

A force for good

A destabilising force that threatened social and political order

A destablising force that threatened social and economic order

A potential trading partner

"superior to that of communist dictatorship"

"an alternative system that had potential"

" an antidote to socialism"

"an antidote to communism"

The fall of capitalism was inevitable & the proletariat were exploitative

The fall of the US was inevitable & the bourgeoisie were exploitative of the proletariat

The fall of capitalism was inevitable & the bourgeoisie were exploitative of the proleteriat

Communism would inevitably fall to the capitalist forces of "the west"

Parliamentary governments

Liberal democracy (including rights and civil liberties)

Nationalised industry

Privatised industry

Unite without regard for national boundaries

rise up and riot against oppressive governments

Refuse to work and initiate strikes

Run for elections in governments worldwide

May 1918

March 1918

March 1919

April 1919

It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World with little control from Moscow founded in 1918

It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World controlled from Moscow founded in 1918

It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World controlled by Moscow founded in 1919

It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World run in Moscow and Beijing founded in 1919

"We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic cannot hope to exist peacefully side by side with such aggressive states"

“We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic will continue to accept capitalism without fight"

“We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic should continue to exist side by side with imperialist states”.

“We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic should continue to exist side by side with expansionist states bent on exploitative capitalist principles"

Roosevelt

Harry S Truman

Winston Churchill

Woodrow Wilson

Self determination

High minimum wage

Open markets and trade liberalisation

The destruction of communism because it was a threat

Democracy

Collective Security

September 1917

January 1918

May 1918

January 1919

They were the first time a US president had backed such ideas

First time such ideas had been outlined publically

Were outlined on a World Scale

Nothing, they were standard ideas that had been seen before.

The peace treaty between Russia and Germany in World War One

A treaty that established Russia as communist

A treaty that agreed for Russia to support Germany with economic assistance and weapons

A treaty for peace between Russia and Italy

The terms were too favourable towards Germany

The terms were too favourable towards Russia

The terms were anti Western values

Meant Russia exiting the war when they could clearly manage to continue it

It would become an economic superpower that would challenge the West

Nationalised industry

Privatised industry

Western companies, especially French companies, lost out

US companies lost out most significantly

Meant that war debts to the West weren't honoured

Russia would refuse to sell to West

Tsar Nicolas I

Tsar Nicolas II

US diplomats

British citizens

He was the cousin of King George VI

He was good friends with US president

He was the cousin of King George V

He was an ally of the West

The slaughtering of innocent civilians

The involvement of Western troops against the socialist Bolsheviks

The anti nationalist stance of the West

The pro communist stance of the West was insufficient for Russia at the time

Incited anti capitalist propaganda

Attacked US politicians

Ended any Soviet trade with the US

Incited people to overthrow the government

Encouraged strikes and riots in the US

Ensured significant gains in communists strength in France and Italy

Ensured significant gains in communists strength Germany and Italy

Ensured significant gains in communists strength France and Spain

US military weakness

The Great Depression

Russian action in Eastern Europe

Strained relations between the US and Europe

Woodrow Wilson 1918-21

Woodrow Wilson 1913-21

Woodrow Wilson 1914-22

Woodrow Wilson 1916-22

Warren G. Harding 1920-21

Warren G. Harding 1921-23

Warren G. Harding 1923-27

Calvin Coolidge 1923-29