American Studies 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Individualism, Mccarthyism, Moral Authority
25 Feb 2016
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Joseph stalin: time"s man of the year, 1939 and 1942. Operation barbarossa land campaign into russian territory: laid waste to the country side and beseeched city, lots of the fighting. Wwii russia emerge as a super power. It is an alliance of necessity deep-seeded distrust and paranoia between the u. s. and. In response to nato (north americantreaty organization) To ensure if one of their guides get attack, they will come to their aid. Both the u. s. and russia, by setting up these alliances, wanted to establish these spheres of influence geographical areas where these countries have influence. Stalin saw a clear purpose a message not only to japan to surrender, but to russia; do not get in our way /an act of aggression against russia. Wanted to have as many bombs as their enemies so if they bombed, they can counter-bomb and everyone would be doomed.
