Globalization by Dylan Reed

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Globalization

Published on May 23, 2016

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Dylan Reed
Mr. G
October 23, 2015

Globalization
1st 2nd and 3rd World Countries

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During the Second World War, the USA and the Soviet Union fought side by side against Hitler and the Nazis, but they were not allies for long. These were the two most powerful countries in the world, but they were completely different to each other. The Soviet Union was a Communist country whilst the USA was a Capitalist country. Because both countries had the atomic bomb it was impossible for them to go to war against each other. Instead, they engaged in a Cold War between 1945 and 1989 – a war without actual fighting between American and Russian soldiers. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, said that an iron curtain had fallen across Eastern Europe which was controlled by the Soviet Union and the USA

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The USA’s policy to stop Communism from spreading. This was the opposite of the policy of isolationism. President Truman offered help to any country that was under military threat, either from within or outside the country, in the hope that this would stop Communism from spreading. The Secretary of State, George Marshall, offered $13 billion in aid to the countries that were trying to reconstruct after the war. Through this, it was possible to implement Truman's containment policy. America believed that the countries of Europe would be more likely to come under the influence of Communism if the people were poor. Stalin accused the USA of trying to dominate the countries of Eastern Europe and so he refused to allow Soviet countries to accept aid.

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The USA and USSR weren't the only ones who were effected by the war. Many countries rankings were affected. For example Before WWII Lithuania Gained independence after WWI, but struggled as an independent nation during interwar era. During WWII USSR invades and occupies Lithuania in 1939/40. Remains under Soviet control until Germany decides to invade the USSR in 1941, capturing Lithuania that same year. Nazi occupation ends in 1944, when the USSR reverses the Nazi advance, pursuing the Nazi army west, back toward Germany. After WWII The USSR retains possession of Lithuania, establishing direct rule after the war. Another country affected by the war was the USSR. Before WWII The Soviet Union signs non-aggression pact with the Nazis where they essentially divide Eastern Europe between themselves. During WWII the USSR invades Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Eastern Poland. Finland resists, but others fall under Soviet control. The USSR loses most of these territories to the Nazis in 1941, as Nazis decide to take advantage of what they perceive to be a weakened USSR. After marching all the way to Moscow, the Red Army turns the tables, with the help of the harsh winter conditions and scorched earth tactics. The USSR retakes lost territories by 1944, also gaining all of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Balkan territories. Successfully launches invasion into Germany from east, helping to force Nazi surrender. Due to key role in defeat of Nazis, gains great power & influence in Europe, giving it role in deciding post-war map of Europe. After WWII Most of Eastern Europe was devastated and destabilized from WWII. The USSR takes advantage, setting up communist governments in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria. The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are simply added directly to the Soviet Union. The USSR also keeps the northern part of East Prussia, naming it Kaliningrad Oblast, to give it a badly needed warm-water port in the Baltic Sea. With this gain in territory, the USSR becomes a leading world power, along with the U.S., as it is strengthened while other European powers are weakened.

Dylan Reed