Notes
- War of ideologies
- Communism vs. democracy (capitalism) (east vs. west)
- Causes:
- Nationalism - both USA and USSR take actions throughout Cold War to protect their interests
- Fears and Concerns - West feared a Communist revolution worldwide (cominform replaced comintern)
- Russia fears counterrevolution from within helped by money from the west.
- The Domino Theory - a metaphor that the USA used to describe the fear of allowing countries to go Communist and then their neighbours would follow course (eg. Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe)
- Satellite States and the Iron Curtain - Many Eastern European states (that Russia had occupied) became puppet communist governments.
- The Department of Defence - includes all facets of military
- The National Security Council - advises President of matters concerning defence