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Cold War. Lecture 1. Post WWII Peace. Yalta Conference. Potsdam Conference. US, Britain, Russia Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, would have free elections Russia reneged. Truman, Stalin,Churchill Divided Germany into 4 sections of occupations Soviets claim reparations from their section. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Cold War
Lecture 1
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Post WWII Peace
Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference
US, Britain, Russia Poland, Bulgaria,
Romania, would have free elections
Russia reneged
Truman, Stalin,Churchill
Divided Germany into 4 sections of occupations
Soviets claim reparations from their section
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Post WWII Peace
Super Powers
UN 1945 – General Assembly, Security Council
[US, Britain, France, China, Russia]
Created Jewish state of Israel
Universal Doctrine of Human Rights
Geneva Convention:
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Soviet goals vs. American goals
Soviet America
Keep Germany weak and divided
Eastern Europe under Soviet control
Spread Communism World Domination
Germany stronger and united
Eastern Europe – Independent Nations
Stop spread of Communism
Support free peoples resisting subjugation
Containment
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US Cold War Policies
Truman Doctrine 1947 Marshall Plan 1948
Support free peoples resisting subjugation
$13 billion in aid to European countries
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Berlin Airlift
Lasted about a year.
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Satellite States Countries/States controlled by the Soviets
Poland Czech Republic Hungary Romania Bulgaria
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Iron Curtain 1946 Winston Churchill Eastern Europe Under Soviet control Crushing political and religious dissent.
Containment 1947 US Foreign Policy Goal: to keep communism contained (limited)
to its existing borders. Full Commitment of the American
economic, military, and military power.
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The Cold War 46 year struggle Rivalry between 2 superpowers
Never a “Hot” conflict