Cold War Origins
The Original Leaders
Tehrān Conference Parties Involved: USSR, USA & Britain Leaders: Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill Date: November/December 1943 Location: Tehrān, Iran Codename: “Eureka” Goals: Launch of “Operation Overlord” Attempt to get Turkey to join the Allies Support commando operations
Post-WWII Germany (Yalta Conf.) Parties involved: USSR, Britain & USA Leaders: Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt Date: February 1945 Location: Yalta, USSR Task at Hand: Decide on the division of Post- war Germany
The Main Conflict VS.
Potsdam Conference Parties involved: USSR, Britain & USA Leaders: Stalin, Churchill (replaced by Attlee) & Truman Date: July 1945 Location: Potsdam, Germany Problems at the Conf.: – Soviet Army too much control – Polish Soviet gov. – Atomic Bomb – Suspicion
Changes in Leadership
“Spheres of Influence” Parties involved: USA & USSR Leaders: Truman, Stalin Location: Worldwide Happenings: – Annexure the Baltic Republics – Truman Doctrine – Establishment of Soviet governments in Poland – Marshall Plan
“The Policy of Containment” I. Truman Doctrine Date: March 1947 Outline: – Provide support to countries under Communist threat II. The Marshall Plan Developer: George Marshall Outline: – Give aid to Western Countries – Destroy environments where Communist ideals can spread
N.A.T.O. Name: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Motto: Animus in Consulendo Liber (Willingness in Deliberation) Foundation: April , Brussels, Belgium Goals: Unify & Strengthen the Western Allies
References Photos: logo/union-jack/ Information: Organization-NATO/218591/NATO-during-the-Cold-War Bottaro, J.; et al (6 ed. 2014: Oxford University Press),In Search of History Grade 12