The Cold War Begins

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Chapter 15

• The Cold War Begins

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15.1 I Origins of the Cold War

• The political and economic differences between
  the U.S. and the Soviets are the reasons for the
  development of the Cold War

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A. Yalta Conference(February 1945)

• 1. Preparing for peace
• a. Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt
• b. Free elections in Soviet occupied nations
• FDR and Churchill- democratic govt
• Stalin- communist govt
• c. Compromise- recognition of communist govt
  w/free elections later

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B. Dividing Germany
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B. Dividing Germany

• 1. Split Germany and Berlin

• 2. Stalin also wants Germany to pay reparations

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Tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union grow

• 1. In part, due to Stalin refusing free
  elections
• Not!

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2. Cold War

• State of hostility, short of direct military
  confrontation, that developed between the two
  superpowers

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D. Incompatible Systems

• 1. United States
• Capitalism/private
• property
• Democracy/free
• elections
• c. Atomic Bomb

• 2. Soviet Union
• Communism/state
• controlled
• b. Dictatorship/one leader no political
  opposition
• nonagressions pact

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E. US Blames Depression for Cause of War

1. Nations stop trading war for resources
2. Therefore, promote worldwide trade

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F. President TrumanThe buck stops here

1. Blamed war on appeasement w/Hitler not happening
   with Stalin
2. Meets w/Molotov and demands free elections in
   Poland
3. Relations w/USSR spirals downward

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G. Potsdam Conference (7/45)

1. Truman continues to promote democracy and
   industry in Germany for economic survival
2. Stalin insists on reparation
3. Each country continues not to trust the other

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Satellite Nations

• Those countries that were controlled by Stalin
  to include Eastern Europe

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Churchills Iron Curtain