Cold War Nations： West Germany vs Cuba

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Focus

• Discuss not only about early phase (around Crisis) but talk about throughout the Cold War

• Focus on effect of Cold war TO nations

• 軽く整理したやつ

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLGHcpvLXOUwme4FvFUBawTTmaOPe0F2URwODga_LEM/edit

• 書いてみたやつ

• Intro

  • Cuba:

• 未整理

• WG

  • CDU Party
    • centrist party with wide support
    • CUD in power for 20 years, Oversaw recovery of WG
    • Embrased Americanism (consumerism, indivisualism, liberalism)
      • distance from Nazi past, de-Nazification
      • distance from Eastern block as well
      • → needed to ensure political/economic support of America during Cold War
  • German Economic Miracle
    • Ludwig Erhard - 2nd chancellor - policies
      • Currency Reform from reischmark to Deutschemark in 1948
        • (Cold War Crices： Berlin vs Cuba Causes)
      • “Social Market Economy” Policy
        • Middle Way between 100% capitalism and 100% socialism
          • avoids problems of monopolies, etc. (caused by 100% capitalism)
        • Have some intervention of govenrment in economy for fairness
    • Korean War demand on German manufacturing
    • Result
      • GNP increase massively 67% from 1948-52
      • Continued 7% yearly growth, overtaking many european countries
      • Leading to higher QoL

• Cuba

  • Before Castro: Batista
    • Supported by the US, anti-communist
  • Around Crisis
    • Cold war tensions massive impact on Cuban politics
    • Castro’s left-leaning politics frightened US, even Castro was mroe of nationalist than communism
    • However, after Bay of Pigs, Castro declared Cuba as communist in 1961
    • Fear of US helped Castro to consolidate political power
      • leading to dictatorship (1 party dictatorship)
      • (this shows the effect of Cold War tension and US fear of communism on Cuba)
    • Cold War Crices： Berlin vs Cuba Causes
  • After Crisis
    • Cold War Crices： Berlin vs Cuba Effects
    • Cuban Missile Crisis secures gurantee of protection, close ties with USSR
    • Developed Non-Aligned Movement 1960s-70s
      • After the crisis, Cuba takes more independent foreign policy, projecting power globally
      • Not taking a side in Cold War
        • Castro mainly supported communist side
        • However, Castro did not really recognized themselves as a member of Communist team
        • Relates with the way they became communist (forced by the US)
      • これはCounterclaimに使えるやつだな
    • Projected power globally
      • (Castro needed someone to fight)
      • Angolan Civil War in 1970s (Proxy war of US vs USSR/Cuba)
        • Communist victory
    • Main Theme: Cuba used Cold War tensions to increase Cuban political power
    • 
  • After USSR collapse
    • Political
      • Cuba lost biggest ally
      • Cuba lost global power
      • However, communist party remained in power in Cuba
    • Economic
      • Cuba had to compete in world market, because USSR is not buying anymore
      • Point: Cuba successfully avoided collapse unlike other Eastern nations, by reforms
      • 

• Domeistic Politics

• Foreign politics

  • WG
    • Ostpolitik
      • During Detente period, pursued more independent foreign policy
      • aimed better relation with Eastern Bloc, reconciliation
      • Ex: Treaty of Moscow 1970, recognizing East European nations
      • byWilly Brandt from SPD (socialist part)
      • (led to smoother reunification after the Cold War)
      • Effect of Cold War on this(大事)

• economic

• Crisis (paragraph4つは多いから、一個削っても良いかも)

• Note

  • 選ぶ国、us, ussrだと範囲広すぎる
    • 絶対書ききれない
    • でも時間で範囲絞るのもessay titleに合わない
  • なので、West Germany vs Cubaとかが良い

• Resources

  • Cold WarTBp251- Cuba
  • Cold War TB p261- West Germany
  • Cold War America TB p200 Cuba in the Cold war
  • Germanyのこと書いてあるほかのtbも使える（berlin cirsisとか)