The Cold War

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The Cold War Democracy vs Dictatorship Capitalism
vs Communism USA vs USSR
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Beginnings at Yalta Conference 2/1945 Meeting of
the Big Three US- FDR UK- Winston
Churchill USSR- Josef Stalin Wants- UK/US- A
strong Germany with a Democratic
governmentdemocracy throughout Europe USSR- a
weak divided Germany
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Problems get worse at Potsdam Conference
July-August 2, 1945 New Big 3 US- Harry Truman
UK- Clement Atlee USSR- Josef
Stalin Stalin now wants the USSR to control all
of Eastern Europe with satellite states Truman
doesnt trust Stalin at all August 6th and 9th,
US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Winston Churchill says an Iron Curtain has
fallen across Europe After WWII ends, Germany
and Berlin are divided into 4 regions. 1947-
Truman issues the Truman Doctrine saying the US
will not allow communism to spread anywhere US
fears spread of communism and has Domino Theory.
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Marshall Plan- Us Would give money, food,
materials, anything to help rebuild
Europe. Berlin Airlift-
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NATO vs Warsaw Pact