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FDR, Stalin & Churchill
Unconditional surrender from Germany
Agreed to divide Germany into 4 zones of occupation USSR, US, Britain & France
Truman, Stalin & Churchill (replaced by Clement Attlee)
Ratified Germany being divided up into 4 zones
Unconditional surrender from Japan Truman aware of atomic bomb creation
Various agreements German economy, punishment for war criminals,
land boundaries
US and USSR dominated the postwar world
US stronger superpower Most land untouched during WWII Industry thrived Atomic bomb
USSR Controlled most of Eastern Europe Red Army: largest military force in the world
International peace-keeping organization Originally 51 members
General Assembly All countries meet
Security Council Primary responsibility to maintain peace and
security Made up of US, USSR, Britain, France & China
International Court of Justice Legal disputes/advisory opinions
US Capitalist democracy-enjoyed freedoms
Soviet Union Communist-gov’t owned all aspects of life Challenge Stalin: imprisonment or death
Germany US/GB: united Germany & independent
Eastern European nations Soviet Union: weak Germany & control over
Eastern Europe
Satellite states created Independent nations under control of a more
powerful nation
After Potsdam Truman believes Soviet Union was “planning
world conquest” Stalin controlling Red Army presented a real
threat
Cold War 46 years (1945-1991) Soviet Union & US never engage in a “hot”
military conflict
US Top Priority: contain the spread of Communism
Containment policies Truman Doctrine: support nations against
Communism Marshall Plan: send aid to countries in W.
Europe
W. Berlin: controlled by AlliesE. Berlin: controlled by Soviet Union
Stalin wanted to capture W. Berlin Blockade: cuts off supplies
US & GB Sends aid through massive airlift Committed to containment
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