America and USSR 1947-1957
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- America and USSR
- The Long telegrams 1946
- Truman received worrying news from from Kennan who was in Russia when Stalin made a speech.
- Stalin had given a speech calling for the destruction of capitalism.
- There could be no peace with USSR while is was opposed to capitalism.
- The USSR were building their military power up.
- Novikov's Telegram 1946
- Novikov sent a telegram to Stalin which was equally as concerning.
- America desired to dominate the world.
- Following Roosevelt's death, the American government were no long interested in co-operating with USSR.
- The American public were being prepared for war with USSR.
- The Marshall Plan 1947
- The first strategy that American had planned to deal with communism was: military force.
- The second plan was the Marshall Plan which committed $13 Billion of American money to rebuild Europe.
- To apply for the American money, countries had to agree to trade fairly with America which helped the American economy.
- The Truman Doctrine 1947
- Truman asked the American military to assess the strength of USSR's army.
- He learned USSR were in no position to start a war.
- Truman believed USSR had a second strategy to conquer more territory without starting a war.
- The Truman Doctrine stated:
- the world had a choice between communist tyranny or democratic freedom.
- America would send troops and economic resources to governments that felt threatened by communist
- Communist should not be allowed to grow and gain territory.
- The significance:
- It suggested that America had a responsibility to protect the world, instead of the UN which marked the reversal of 'isolationism;.
- It divided the world into capitalism and communism.
- There would be no further co-operation between east and west and marked the unofficial end of the Grand Alliance.
- Truman asked the American military to assess the strength of USSR's army.
- The Long telegrams 1946
- Both governments believed they were facing the possibility of of a war
- USSR believed a war with USA would be inevitable.
- American ex solider believed Stalin was like Hitler and must be stopped.
- Novikov's Telegram 1946
- Novikov sent a telegram to Stalin which was equally as concerning.
- America desired to dominate the world.
- Following Roosevelt's death, the American government were no long interested in co-operating with USSR.
- The American public were being prepared for war with USSR.
- The Long telegrams 1946
- Truman received worrying news from from Kennan who was in Russia when Stalin made a speech.
- Stalin had given a speech calling for the destruction of capitalism.
- There could be no peace with USSR while is was opposed to capitalism.
- The USSR were building their military power up.
- USSR believed a war with USA would be inevitable.
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