International Relations
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- Created on: 04-05-15 10:37
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- Trueman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
- International Relations
- Yalta and Potsdam Conference
- Berlin Blockade / Berlin Airlift
- International Relations
- Februry 1947 - British told USA couldn't afford to carry on supporting Greece
- US government offered to pay and Truman (president) decided to extend offer of aid
- March 1947 - Trueman Doctrine - aimed to help countries recover from effects of WW2
- Aiming to stop other countries in Europe becoming communist - containment of domino effect
- USSR thought that USA was attacking them and blamed USA for empire buliding
- Marshall was the secretary of the state
- It was the ideas of Truman Doctrine put into effect
- Based of theory that communism is most likely to spread ti war torn countries
- Grants to 17 countries (16bil dollars) but they had to spend all the money through the USA economy - USSR called it economic imperialism
- This allowed USA to control countries in the East - USSR forced countries under their control to withdraw applications for the deal
- COMECON - USSR's version of Marshall Plan for communist countries however it just left USSR with bankruptcy
- Yalta February 1945
- Churchill Roosevelt Stalin
- France a superpower - German + Berlin divided between 4 - Germany will pay reperations - Free elections in countries under communist control
- Postdam July 1945
- Attlee, Truman and Stalin
- USA tested first atomic bomb - didn't tell Stalin
- Arguments about the details of the boundaries between the zones.
- Germany was split into 4 zones
- Bizonia was formed and looked strong with new currency
- Stalin blocked off all roads, canals and trains to W. Berlin
- USA flew in supplies in the Berlin Airlift
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