An Uneasy Alliance: The Uneasy Peace
Chapter 14-The Uneasy Peace
Section 1-The Cold War Begins
An Iron Curtain Starts to Fall 1. US/USSR did not trust each other
An Uneasy Alliance 1. US, Britain, USSR + 3 other nations=Grand Alliance during WWII 2. Old hatreds in many nations 3. USSR a. Resented fact that US, French, British supported whites b. US refused to recognize USSR until 1933 c. Soviet propaganda=fear of American capitalism with divisions between rich/poor and swings from prosperity to depression d. Stalin suspicious of Allie’s refusal to launch second front i. 2 year delay of invading France=secret plot to weaken USSR 4. US a. World revolution emphasis of communism=frightening b. 1917-Soviets got separate peace agreement with Germany=no Soviet help=> US angry c. 1939-Hitler-Stalin pact d. Fear of Stalin’s attacks on internal enemies in 30’s 5. Two Views of the World a. USSR i. Destruction-20 million Soviets had died 1. 25 million homeless ii. Need to protect from rearmed Germany iii. Need to rebuild shattered economy iv. Security through permanently weakened Germany and pro-Soviet nations protecting western border b. US i. Only 405,000 deaths ii. Booming postwar economy=50% of world’s wealth iii. Most Americans felt proud of fight for democracy iv. Leaders imagined a world patterned after US-democratic, open to business expansion, free trade v. Nations solved differences by talking
Yalta Conference 1. February 1945-the Big Three-Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin-met at Yalta, Russia=> work out control of postwar world a. Big Three Agreements i. Stalin agreed to join fight against Japan after Germany surrendered for territories in Asia ii. Stalin pledged Soviet support for
Section 1-The Cold War Begins
An Iron Curtain Starts to Fall 1. US/USSR did not trust each other
An Uneasy Alliance 1. US, Britain, USSR + 3 other nations=Grand Alliance during WWII 2. Old hatreds in many nations 3. USSR a. Resented fact that US, French, British supported whites b. US refused to recognize USSR until 1933 c. Soviet propaganda=fear of American capitalism with divisions between rich/poor and swings from prosperity to depression d. Stalin suspicious of Allie’s refusal to launch second front i. 2 year delay of invading France=secret plot to weaken USSR 4. US a. World revolution emphasis of communism=frightening b. 1917-Soviets got separate peace agreement with Germany=no Soviet help=> US angry c. 1939-Hitler-Stalin pact d. Fear of Stalin’s attacks on internal enemies in 30’s 5. Two Views of the World a. USSR i. Destruction-20 million Soviets had died 1. 25 million homeless ii. Need to protect from rearmed Germany iii. Need to rebuild shattered economy iv. Security through permanently weakened Germany and pro-Soviet nations protecting western border b. US i. Only 405,000 deaths ii. Booming postwar economy=50% of world’s wealth iii. Most Americans felt proud of fight for democracy iv. Leaders imagined a world patterned after US-democratic, open to business expansion, free trade v. Nations solved differences by talking
Yalta Conference 1. February 1945-the Big Three-Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin-met at Yalta, Russia=> work out control of postwar world a. Big Three Agreements i. Stalin agreed to join fight against Japan after Germany surrendered for territories in Asia ii. Stalin pledged Soviet support for