TASK 3 Flashcards
(7 cards)
What is the role of technology, ideology and the 3rd world
Ideology - fundamental concepts systematically expressed by a large group of individuals - understand both historical events and longterm trends
American Ideology
Purpose - US responsibility for the global expansion of freedom that made the difference (Marshall plan occupation in Japan)
Goal - global dominance of their ideas
Ideas - Freedom of expression, freedom of ownership, freedom of capitalist exchange and negated freedom of collective organization or revolutionary action
Allies - the ideology they were based on explains both the uniquely successful alliance system
Japan - rapid political social and economic transformation - US transformed its main capitalist competitors according to its own image
Soviet ideology
communism - wanted to protect ideology only within the existing borders and not spread (US Marshall plan was more spread)
Military perspective
American nuclear technology: atomic energy created a push for wider global responsibilities among US political leaders - a strategy of military counter attack adopted in the US during the Eisenhower administration, whereby the United States threatened to react to any type of military offensive by the Soviet or the Chinese
Soviet nuclear technology: soviet quest to develop a nuclear bomb of its own was a key feature their plan - future of socialism depended on the Soviet Union
Third World
many third world countries became its main victims through the extension of the Cold War tensions due to:
- external involvement of two superpowers
- third world elites: wanted to adopt Cold War ideologies for purposes of domestic development and mobilization
significance of the Cold War to third world countries
The ideological rivalry of the two superpowers came to dominate third world politics to such an extent that in some countries it delegitimize the development of domestic politics - Elites in the third world adopted Cold War ideologies
Significance of third world to Cold War
Us perspective: they seen the third world countries allies as local power holders who joined them in their fight against communism
Us and USSR leaders convinced themselves that the postcolonial states where their to win or lose
Truman - the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
Soviet perspective: communism, controlled economy, religion restriction - also wanted to win allies that agreed with their ideologies
What was the role of propaganda
USA: main goal was to encourage dissent toward nationalism to encourage independence movements
