MGSC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Proxy War, Nikita Khrushchev, Asteroid Family
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Germany divided into 4 parts: american, french, british - together, russian. Russian controlled part of germany - berlin: divided b/w russian & allied control, east german govt (puppet by russia) built a wall to divide east berlin from west. Soviets could take it: middle of east germany. Perpetual worry was that the soviets would hit the west where it was most vulnerable. Question 1: leadership lessons from kennedy & broad mangerial lessons: Sense of authority: firm with his position. Integrity: didn"t want to start a war. Engage when necc: ppl naturally trying to impress president at meetings, speak freely when he wasn"t. Had a small in-group, could reach out beyond if needed. Good knowledge of history: how world war 1 started & how he wanted to avoid a similar situation, where machinery of war could ground on without human control leading to bad outcomes. Everyone knew, but no one talked abt it in politics & media.
