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apush - cold war 1945-1965: causes, events & conclusion

originally streamed on March 31, 2020 with Fatima RajaStudent
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Review session covering the Cold War era in AP US History, from the ideological roots of US-Soviet tensions to key policies like containment and the Truman Doctrine. This session also covers the arms race, Red Scare, McCarthyism, proxy wars (Vietnam, ...more

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  • 0:00

    Introduction to Cold War

  • 0:38

    Weekly Streams Overview

  • 1:41

    Upcoming Reviews and Q&A

  • 2:13

    Causes of the Cold War

  • 2:46

    Cold War Background and Debate

  • 3:17

    Why Called Cold War

  • 4:20

    Ideological Differences

  • 5:23

    Soviet Influence in Europe

  • 5:56

    Truman Doctrine and Containment

  • 7:59

    Monroe Doctrine Parallel

  • 8:31

    Containment Strategy

  • 10:02

    Marshall Plan Aid

  • 11:05

    Arms Buildup

  • 12:09

    Vietnam War as Proxy

  • 13:10

    Reasons for Weapons

  • 13:44

    War Protests and Casualties

  • 15:53

    26th Amendment

  • 17:24

    Arms Race Events

  • 19:27

    Mutually Assured Destruction

  • 20:27

    Cultural Fear and Drills

  • 22:02

    Space Race Beginnings

  • 23:33

    Moon Landing Achievement

  • 24:37

    Red Scare and HUAC

  • 26:12

    McCarthyism Explained

  • 26:42

    Red Scares Comparison

  • 31:53

    Proxy Wars Overview

  • 32:56

    Vietnam Proxy War

  • 34:00

    Soviet-Afghan War

  • 36:37

    Cuban Revolution

  • 37:42

    Bay of Pigs Invasion

  • 39:19

    Cuban Missile Crisis

  • 40:52

    Crisis Resolution

  • 41:22

    End of Cold War

  • 42:54

    Berlin Wall Fall

  • 43:55

    War Powers Act

  • 44:25

    Q&A Session

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