STANDARD 8 NOTES World Wars legacy WMDS & proliferation risks (chemical, biological, nuclear weapons that cause enormous amounts of damage and kill indiscriminately) Sanctions-policies to discourage development Nuclear Club America uses atomic weapons first, Soviets develop own 9 states have tested nuclear weapons to date, NPT tries to limit access 2018 North Korea and Iran issues CBW WW I legacy & Ban Use as a terrorist weapon Social changes Changing role women and minorities TOTAL WAR as the holocaust and genocide, leade5rs held responsible at “crimes against humanity” Nuremberg & Japan, today International Criminal Court. Why won’t US join? II. Post-WWII Conflicts A. . Cold War 1. . Ideological war between the United States (capitalism) and the Soviet Union (communism). Churchill refers the IRON CURTAIN which has descended, separates the and WARSAW PACTs form as military alliances. ideological ‘blocs’. NATO 1. Standoffs: a. Berlin Blockade and Airlift i. After World War II ended, Soviets and the Allies co-occupied Berlin as Germany was divided into an eastern half (Russian) and a western half (Allies). Berlin itself was also divided. b. Cuban Missile Crisis i. 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over missiles located in Cuba. After the Soviets sent the missiles to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy put up a blockade to prevent shipments. After a tense few days, the Soviet missiles were removed. 2. Shooting a. Korea i. Korea became a divided nation after Japanese occupation in World War II. The Truman Doctrine was designed to stop, CONTAIN, the threat of communism.There was Communist North Korea and Noncommunist South Korea. They were divided by the 38th parallel. ii. North Korea invaded the South in June 1950. The Truman Doctrine got the US involved. iii. After a push by both sides, an armistice was signed in 1953, but troops remained stationed on either side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). iv. No peace treaty was ever signed. v. today b. Vietnam
STANDARD 8 NOTES World Wars legacy WMDS & proliferation risks (chemical, biological, nuclear weapons that cause enormous amounts of damage and kill indiscriminately) Sanctions-policies to discourage development Nuclear Club America uses atomic weapons first, Soviets develop own 9 states have tested nuclear weapons to date, NPT tries to limit access 2018 North Korea and Iran issues CBW WW I legacy & Ban Use as a terrorist weapon Social changes Changing role women and minorities TOTAL WAR “crimes against humanity” as the holocaust and genocide, leade5rs held responsible at Nuremberg & Japan, today International Criminal Court. Why won’t US join? II. Post-WWII Conflicts A. . Cold War 1. . Ideological war between the United States (capitalism) and the Soviet Union (communism). Churchill refers the IRON CURTAIN which has descended, separates the ideological ‘blocs’. NATO and WARSAW PACTs form as military alliances. 1. Standoffs: a. Berlin Blockade and Airlift i. After World War II ended, Soviets and the Allies co-occupied Berlin as Germany was divided into an eastern half (Russian) and a western half (Allies). Berlin itself was also divided. b. Cuban Missile Crisis i. 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over missiles located in Cuba. After the Soviets sent the missiles to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy put up a blockade to prevent shipments. After a tense few days, the Soviet missiles were removed. 2. Shooting a. Korea i. Korea became a divided nation after Japanese occupation in World War II. The Truman Doctrine was designed to stop, CONTAIN, the threat of communism.There was Communist North Korea and Noncommunist South Korea. They were divided by the 38th parallel. ii. North Korea invaded the South in June 1950. The Truman Doctrine got the US involved. iii. After a push by both sides, an armistice was signed in 1953, but troops remained stationed on either side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). iv. No peace treaty was ever signed. v. today b. Vietnam
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