POL 2001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Baruch Plan

• School: Baruch College
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2001
• Professor: Roseanne Mc Manus

Document Summary

Trying to spread their influence in the third world. U. s. used to be the only nuclear power in the world before soviet union got their own. Called for international control of nuclear weapons. Deterrence- persuading someone not to take an action by threathening punishment. Both sides built up massive nuclear aresnals in hopes of having the strongest detterent. Ussr had more troops and tanks in western euroe than nato did. These countries wrere newly indepen, underdevloped and no strng insitutinos. Communism was appealing because it gave a rapid means of devolpment, nominally egalitarian ideology. U. s. supported any capitaism governments, both democratic and non democratic. Helped with rebellions and communist leaning governmets. In a few cases, u. s. troops directly foght communist forces. U. s. began providing s. vietname in 1950.