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The Cold War
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Allies Become Enemies Competing political philosophies – Democracy vs. Communism US upset with Nonaggression Pact USSR blamed Allies for not invading sooner
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Yalta Conference Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin 1.Agree to divide Germany into zones 2.Germany have to pay USSR reparations 3.Eastern European countries would have free elections
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United Nations New peacekeeping organization USA and USSR join (48 others) New York City Security Council – Power to investigate and settle – 5 permanent memebers Br., China, Fr., US, USSR – Veto power
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Differing Goals Differing Goals
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Iron Curtain USSR wants buffer from invasion Installs communist gov’t – Albania – Bulgaria – Hungary – Czechoslovakia – Romania – Poland – Yugoslavia Truman protests Stalin ignores
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Europe divided Eastern and Western Europe split Germany divided into East Germany and West Germany – Berlin (in E.G. is split) “Iron Curtain” – Churchill – Democratic West – Communist East
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Truman Foreign Policy Containment – Blocking Soviet influence – Stopping expansion of Communism – Forming alliances – Aiding weaker countries resist
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Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan – Assistance program to rebuild Western Europe Berlin Airlift – USSR held W. Berlin hostage – Hoped Allies would surrender – 11 months Allies flew in supplies – May, 1949 Soviets admit defeat Lift blockade
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World Wide Effects NATO – Western Alliances Warsaw Pact – Eastern Alliance Berlin Wall (1961)
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