1. Stalin’s Foreign Policy

2. Stalin’s FP Peaceful Co-existence Peaceful Co-existence Attitude to Chinese Communists Attitude to Chinese Communists Response to rise of Nazism Response to rise of Nazism Collective Security Collective Security Nazi-Soviet Pact Nazi-Soviet Pact Grand Alliance.. WWII… Grand Alliance.. WWII… Contribution to origins, escalation, prolonging of Cold War Contribution to origins, escalation, prolonging of Cold War

3. Soviet liberation, then occupation of Eastern Europe and East Germany Stalinist ideology, goals, Vision of a Post-War World, sphere of influence, Defense, Security for USSR: a weak, divided, demilitarized Germany, Reparations Attitude and performance at Yalta, his demands, unraveling of Grand Alliance Attitude at Potsdam, no compromise on Eastern Europe or East Germany Delay in evacuating Iran, Pressure on Turkey / use of Dardanelles Feb. 1946 Two Worlds Speech and Declaration of Cold War

4. Contribution to Nuclear Arms Race, Space Race Response to Containment / Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, 1947 Berlin Blockade, 1948: most confrontational event of the Cold War to this point his response to Communist revolution in China, 1949 Korea, 1950: his role in establishing Communism in North Korea and in the invasion of South by North? We have to be able to write an essay on Stalin’s contribution to the Cold War, his role in the Origins and Escalation of the Cold War, using the above information.