Cold War

1946-1990Cold War

Yalta ConferenceRoosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet at a Soviet resortPolandSoviet Union wanted Polish communists to take over the governmentTwo governments competing for PolandCommunist and Non-CommunistRoosevelt and Churchill agree to Soviet government plansFree Elections in EuropeAfter WW2 each country could set up their own governmentGermany dividedFour ZonesUS, Soviet, France, and Britain Divided PlansSoviets wanted a weak Germany to take control of the areaLand between Germany and the Soviets was very important for Stalin to take control of, in order to keep the peaceThe US had economic strugglesPeople thought that the Great Depression caused WW2Countries did not pay back war debt from WW1, and that hurt the economy

Truman Takes OverFranklin Roosevelt dies while in officeTruman wanted to stand up to StalinHe was anti-communistThought that WW2 started because Britain appeased HitlerAllowed Hitler too much control, and that causes a lot of issues

Iron CurtainSatellite NationsControlled by the Soviet UnionAll of these nations had to be friendly with the Soviet UnionHad to follow Soviet PoliciesDividing Eastern European nations from the West

ContainmentLong Telegram5540 word messageThe Soviets had insecurities, and feared the Western WorldContainment Policy introducedUS did not want the Soviet to expand powerUsed Diplomatic, Economic, and Military Action to keep the Soviets from spreading CommunismCrisis in IranMarch 1946Soviet Troops in Northern IranDid not leave after the warDemanded Oil Supply US troops in Southern IranUSS Missouri came into the Mediterranean Scared off the Soviets from Northern IranLife During the Early Cold WarBombsScared by the Soviets testing of the Hydrogen bombSchools set aside bomb sheltersDuck and Cover TechniqueGet under the desk and cover your head

Eisenhowers Cold War PoliciesMassive RetaliationIncreased number of bombs1,000 in 195318,000 in 1961Lessened military budgetCut budget from $50 million to $34 millionThe Army was costly to maintainBrinkmanshipGoing to the brink of war to have the other side back down. Covert AffairsCIAUsed to stop the spread of communism within countries