Yalta agreed and finalized Reparations agreed USA had atom bomb More tense – Truman tougher USSR join war in Japan GB and USA unhappy at no elections in Poland and E Europe Tensions behind alliance Stalin taking over Eastern Europe Tougher attitude of USA and Truman 1945 - 48 Soviet takeover of E Europe Stalin (Truman) (Churchill) Stalin wanted to secure a ‘buffer zone’ to protect the USSR from any future invasion After WW2 Stalin felt confident in the superiority of Communism and
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Cold War A nonviolent war between communist and noncommunist. Containment A US policy to eliminate all communism. Iron Curtain An imaginary barrier between communist and noncommunist. Marshall Plan The US would aid Europe during the cold war‚ so they would be on the US’s side. Truman Doctrine Stated the US would aid any nation that was fighting communism. Berlin (1948-49) The US sends Berlin supplies using aircraft. NATO Established to keep peace in the Northern Atlantic. Warsaw Pact
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Southerners of Korean with the support of the USSR and the United states of America; in the name of United Nations was one of the major events of the cold which increased the tension and contributed so much to the development of the cold war. The involvement of the super powers triggered the extent to which the Korean War can be referred to as one of the episodes of the cold war. In addition‚ the Korean War was a proxy war; meaning that the super powers (USA and USSR) did not fight directly. In other ways
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for the containment of communism‚ and the development of capitalist democracies‚ the Soviet Union continued to impose communist rule amongst itself and its satellite nations. Eventually‚ these conflicting views would lead to the start of the Cold War. Fueled by the disagreement of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.‚ the war would be fought indirectly through propaganda and influence from leaders‚ the development of alliances‚ as well as the arms race. While the U.S. promoted capitalism‚ the USSR continued
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territory) bloc. An "Iron Curtain" separated Europe. Reasons for the development of the Cold War Capitalism against Communism The fundamental cause of the Cold War was the difference of ideologies between the West and the East‚ USA and the USSR in particular. This was due to the fact that the two ideologies were practically opposites of each other‚ allowing for suspicion and mistrust between the two sides. A capitalist economy is based on private ownership‚ private profit and free competition
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surface at Yalta – about Eastern Europe and reparations - came out into open disagreement as Truman and Atlee had different ideologies to the previous leaders. America had recently developed the atomic bomb and wanted to impose authority over the USSR‚ but Truman did not inform Stalin about this‚ leading Stalin to become furious as he had believed he had been tricked. Britain and France were also not happy with the amount of reparation – they believed that a prosperous Germany was less likely to
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Japanese empire. Whereas‚ the United States had substantially developed into a dominant power that had valued a democratic perspective. However‚ many countries in East Asia were influenced by the USSR to follow communism. Under those circumstances‚ the US had tried to contain communism within the USSR. By doing this‚ US hoped to prevent world powers that
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The soviet collapse was shaped overwhelmingly by domestic factors. External developments had a largely indirect impact on changes within the USSR‚ through the cumulative effects of underlying shifts in the international landscape and as a result of strategic moves that opened the Soviet Union to outside influence. Both kinds of developments made a difference by affecting the conditions in which the domestic political game was played out. Only on occasion did external factors intervene in developments
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between the USA and the USSR. One of the four main areas of disagreement was Germany. As the Yalta Conference was hold in February 1945 the war against Germany and Japan was still on going but an end of all terror was close. Problems that had emerged from the Tehran Conference‚ that had been hold in 1943‚ had to be resolved at that conference. It was agreed that that Germany firstly had to be divided into four zones being occupied by Britain‚ France‚ the USA and the USSR. Germany should also pay
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president Truman distrust him even more?: Promised free elections in Poland and other parts of eastern Europe. 10. What was Stalin’s goal in supporting communist governments in Eastern Europe?: to slow down all invasions from the west 11. What is containment?: Taking measures to prevent extension of communist rule to other countries. 12. what were president Truman’s goals in establishing the
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