beginning of the cold war. how did the us and the soviet union move from allies to enemies? uneasy...
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Beginning of the Cold WarBeginning of the Cold War
How did the US and the Soviet How did the US and the Soviet Union move from allies to enemies?Union move from allies to enemies?
Uneasy allianceUneasy alliance Different economic and political systemsDifferent economic and political systems
Development of atomic bombDevelopment of atomic bomb Stalin resents U.S. hid atomic bombStalin resents U.S. hid atomic bomb
COLD WAR: conflict between nations carried COLD WAR: conflict between nations carried on by political and economic means rather than on by political and economic means rather than direct conflictdirect conflict
Former Allies ClashFormer Allies Clash The Potsdam ConferenceThe Potsdam Conference
July 1945 conference with U.S., Great Britain, and July 1945 conference with U.S., Great Britain, and Soviet UnionSoviet Union
Stalin does not allow free, multiparty elections in Stalin does not allow free, multiparty elections in PolandPoland Bans democratic partiesBans democratic parties
Soviets want reparations from Germany; Truman Soviets want reparations from Germany; Truman objectsobjects
Agree to take reparations mainly from own occupation Agree to take reparations mainly from own occupation zoneszones
U.S. emerges from war as great economic powerU.S. emerges from war as great economic power Wants Eastern European raw materials, marketsWants Eastern European raw materials, markets
TENSIONS MOUNTTENSIONS MOUNT Soviet Union also has great economic and Soviet Union also has great economic and
military strengthmilitary strength Unlike U.S., Soviet Union suffered heavy Unlike U.S., Soviet Union suffered heavy
devastation on own soildevastation on own soil Installs communist rule in satellite nations Installs communist rule in satellite nations
(countries it dominates)(countries it dominates) 1946 Stalin announces that war between 1946 Stalin announces that war between
communism and capitalism inevitablecommunism and capitalism inevitable
DEMOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY VS. COMMUNISMCOMMUNISM
A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
A system of government in which there is no private property and there are no economic classes
Democracy vs. CommunismDemocracy vs. Communism
FreedomFreedom
IndividualIndividual
CapitalismCapitalism
SocialismSocialism
EqualityEquality
TotalitarianTotalitarian
CAPITALISM:
Economic system in which most businesses are privately owned
Freedom of competition
SOCIALISM:
Government ownership of industry
Created as a reaction to capitalism
Classless society
Goal is to bring economic equality to the people
DEMOCRATIC
Government by the people
2 forms
1.Representative
2.direct
TOTALITARIAN
A form of government in which the person or party in charge has absolute control over all aspects of life
No freedom of press or speech
FREEDOM
The condition of being free
Most valued
Freedom of the press
Freedom of speech
Freedom to do business
EQUALITY
Condition of being equal
Most valued: basic needs met for all such as food, housing education and jobs
INDIVIDUAL
Stresses the need for people to do things on their own
Competition: the best get to the top
CONTAINMENTCONTAINMENT
U.S. establishes policy of containment U.S. establishes policy of containment (measures to prevent spread of (measures to prevent spread of communism)communism)
IRON CURTAINIRON CURTAIN
Coined by Winston ChurchillCoined by Winston Churchill March 1946March 1946 Described Soviet control over Eastern Described Soviet control over Eastern
European countriesEuropean countries Stalin used Churchill’s words to persuade Stalin used Churchill’s words to persuade
his people that the US and Great Britain his people that the US and Great Britain were enemies of the Soviet Unionwere enemies of the Soviet Union
WORLD RELATIONSWORLD RELATIONS
Conflict between US and Soviet Union Conflict between US and Soviet Union made many western Europeans nations made many western Europeans nations uneasyuneasy
NATO forms in April 1949NATO forms in April 1949 Warsaw Pact forms in 1955Warsaw Pact forms in 1955 WWII also raised concerns about the WWII also raised concerns about the
financial relationships between countriesfinancial relationships between countries