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

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:

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

US Cold War Policies

Truman Doctrine 1947 Marshall Plan 1948

Support free peoples resisting subjugation

$13 billion in aid to European countries

Berlin Airlift

Lasted about a year.

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Satellite States Countries/States controlled by the Soviets

Poland Czech Republic Hungary Romania Bulgaria

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.

The Cold War 46 year struggle Rivalry between 2 superpowers

Never a “Hot” conflict