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The American position
Americans come out of WWII even richer than before
Own 20 billion in gold reserves of a World total of 33. bil.
largest navy, air force and monopoly on nuclear weapons
largest trading and industry in World
Influence in Asia and Europe
1919 exaggerated
The Soviet's Position
Largest army in the world
production not at pre-war levels
Stalin looked inward again and put effort toward COmmunism at home
Began to influence over satellite states in Eastern Europe
Many POWs kept on working in Russia
Show trials returned
War of Ideology
Capitalism VS communism
Nationalism - pride in ideology (Communist or capitalist)
Imperialism - spreading those ideas to others
Fears and concerns
If one country were to convert to democratic, all of them would (Domino effect)
Satellite states and the iron curtain - Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
Changes to the US government:
Department of Defence - includes all facets of military
The National Security council - advises president of matters concerning defence
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Espionage and intelligence collection
The American position
Americans come out of WWII even richer than before
Own 20 billion in gold reserves of a World total of 33. bil.
largest navy, air force and monopoly on nuclear weapons
largest trading and industry in World
Influence in Asia and Europe
1919 exaggerated
The Soviet's Position
Largest army in the world
production not at pre-war levels
Stalin looked inward again and put effort toward COmmunism at home
Began to influence over satellite states in Eastern Europe
Many POWs kept on working in Russia
Show trials returned
War of Ideology
Capitalism VS communism
Nationalism - pride in ideology (Communist or capitalist)
Imperialism - spreading those ideas to others
Fears and concerns
If one country were to convert to democratic, all of them would (Domino effect)
Satellite states and the iron curtain - Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
Changes to the US government:
Department of Defence - includes all facets of military
The National Security council - advises president of matters concerning defence
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Espionage and intelligence collection