1. Marx and Sybil warned that capitalism would soon fail. Communism was behind but would soon succeed.
2. Social welfare state- US solution to save capitalism
3. Wilson 14 points
II: Main Idea: Capitalism vs Communism
1. Authoritarian vs. Democratic revolution
2. Capitalism declines after WWII, authoritarian dictatorships more appealing
3. Doubts within US about capitalism
III: Main Idea: Need to save capitalism
1. Cold War changes views on capitalism=good
2. UN- Stalin wanted nothing to do with since it was to save capitalism
3, 3 important speeds: Stalin, Churchill and Truman
4. "There are, in short, two worlds instead on one" (98)
IV: Main Idea: Stalin Control
1. Purges
2. Harsh on Eastern Germany and Berlin- used force and fear
3. Wants western powers to chose communism- though they would
V: Main Idea: US taking lead- SU responds
1. "... communism suppressed freedom. It would also have to demonstrate that capitalism could sustain it"
2. Capitalism needed to show hope not fear
3. Marshall Plan- Stalin tightens grip
4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization- Stalin becomes more harsh on his countries
VI: Main Idea: Beria
1. New Leader of SU after Stalin
2. Suspended Purges, ended Korean War
3. Wanted a reunified democratic German state- riots break out and he was killed
VII: Main Idea: Khrushchev
1. Wanted to take on the legacy of Stalin
2. Denounced Stalins crimes- 1st time communism showed it could make mistakes
3. Other communist states do this- rebellions, Khrushchec crushes them
4. Mao advises SU- Marxism-Leninism now inseperable from Stalinism
VIII: Main Idea: Mao
1. Wants to be like Stalin, but didn't like to deal with him
2. Doesn't want to transform peasant
3. Great Leap forward= worse than Stalin's Five year plan
IX: Communism failing
1. Many people in East Germany want to go to West Germany
2. Berlin Wall- East Germany didn't feel threatened, but showed communism was desperate
X: Main Idea: Capitalism thriving
1. "And on the other side of the wall,capitalism was succeeding" (115)
2. Premises of communism was wrong- capitalists did learn from history
3. Many people died under communism
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