1. Cold War
Lecture 1

2. Russia reneged Post WWII Peace US, Britain, Russia
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
US, Britain, Russia
FDR, Churchill, Stalin
Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, would have free elections
Russia reneged
Truman, Stalin, Atlee
Divided Germany into 4 sections of occupations
Soviets claim reparations from their section

4. Post WWII Peace Super Powers
UN 1945 – General Assembly, Security Council [US, Britain, France, China, Russia]
Created Jewish state of Israel
Universal Doctrine of Human Rights
Geneva Convention:

6. Soviet goals vs. American goals
Keep Germany weak and divided
Eastern Europe under Soviet control
Spread Communism
World Domination
Germany stronger and united
Eastern Europe – Independent Nations
Stop spread of Communism
Support free peoples resisting subjugation
Containment

7. US Cold War Policies Support free peoples resisting subjugation
Truman Doctrine 1947
Marshall Plan 1948
Support free peoples resisting subjugation
$13 billion in aid to European countries

8. Berlin Airlift Lasted about a year.

9. Satellite States Countries/States controlled by the Soviets Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria

11. Iron Curtain 1946 Containment 1947 Winston Churchill
Eastern Europe Under Soviet control
Crushing political and religious dissent.
Containment 1947
US Foreign Policy
Goal: to keep communism contained (limited) to its existing borders.
Full Commitment of the American economic, military, and political power.

12. The Cold War 46 year struggle Rivalry between 2 superpowers
Never a “Hot” conflict