HIST 1F96 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Marshall Plan, Neocolonialism, Collective Security
Document Summary
Cold war: repression and revolution in the americas. Long means there"s a longer period associated with it (late 40s to mid-60s) Era we think of as economically prosperous. In latin america, this was a volatile period of resistance to governments. Canada was economically and socially similar to us. Canada was also in a complicated position between ties with us and national sovereignty. Origins: us-soviet conflict: originated after wwii, major allied powers, us, britain, france, soviet union, major axis powers, germany, japan, italy, war promoted economic growth and also promoted segregation of marginalized groups. In european countries, the needed infrastructure rebuilt: after the war, us became the strongest power. Was the only country with atomic bombs: soviet union became a major regional power. Conditions in latin america: wartime changes, postwar growth of nationalism, due to the developments. Major imperial powers were hard hit and couldn"t retain control over their colonies.
