APUSH Chap 27 outline
Linda Zhang Mrs. Hardgrove APUSH Period 6 APUSH Chapter 27 Outline The Early Cold War US+USSR two most powerful nations USSR wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments in Eastern Europe Cold War- a protracted economic, political, and military conflict that spread all around the world Republicans called for return to isolationism Cold War also fostered a climate of fear and suspicion that led to a hunt for ?subversives? in government, education, and the media Cold War was in reality a more complex struggle over a broad range of ideological, economic, and strategic Issues Sources of Conflict Nation?s gross national product soared, growing by 1945 to 3X that of the USSR USSR lost 20 million+ people in WWII (1/9 of pop) USSR greatest asset was its military