US involvement in Europe
- Created by: Noah bass
- Created on: 12-04-17 14:22
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- Growing involvement of USA in Europe
- Towards end of ww2, Roosevelt died. he had a god relationship with Stalin and made sure Yalta agreements would take place
- His successor, Truman - didn't like soviets,
- Truman feared= democratic elections (eastern Europe) wouldn't happen. even though they had agreed
- Stalin had mutual feeling as Truman dropped atomic bomb without consulting Russia
- Stalin believed USSR thought US trying to take over Western Europe
- Marshall plan introduced so west could recover from war.
- Made Soviets suspicious
- Stalin response: blockading Western Berlin
- Marshall plan introduced so west could recover from war.
- Stalin believed USSR thought US trying to take over Western Europe
- US thought USSR going to take over Eastern Europe
- His successor, Truman - didn't like soviets,
- As war ended; US troops had to remain in Europe
- There were war criminals to arrest and civil order had to be maintained
- Large scale internal migration of Germans needed to be policed. so did objects (Potsdam)
- There were war criminals to arrest and civil order had to be maintained
- Soviets failed to send agricultural good to west
- Led to west fearful of communism being created
- West don't want communism as they feared it
- Therefore= Bizonia and US pressure on Western voters to vote fro democratic parties
- US tried to maintain security of the Democratic nations in the west.
- Made Soviets suspicious
- US tried to maintain security of the Democratic nations in the west.
- Led to west fearful of communism being created
- OVERALL; MUTUAL SUSPICION MAIN REASON WHY US GOT INVOLVED
- Towards end of ww2, Roosevelt died. he had a god relationship with Stalin and made sure Yalta agreements would take place
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