The Cold War in the 40s
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- Created on: 13-05-19 18:53
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- the 40s
- 1943 Tehran
- discussed post-war Germany
- 1945 Yalta
- high point
- decided fate of Germany, USSR to join war with Japan, reparations and Polish borders
- set foundations for the UN
- 1945 Potsdam
- Attlee and Truman new leaderships, suspicion
- essentially finalised Yalta
- 1946 Iron Curtain
- 'an iron curtain has descended over Europe'
- Churchill comments on the ideology divide and the Soviet occupation of Europe
- 1947 Truman Doctrine
- aid to Turkey and Greece
- aid to any country wanting to avoid communism
- 1948 Marshall Plan
- economic aid to help rebuild after war
- Cominform and Comecon
- Cominform information bureau of the Communist and Worker's parties
- Comecon Soviet response to Marshall plan
- Berlin Blockade
- Stalin salty about Trizonia, cuts all routes into West Berlin
- West airdrops supplies
- Started in 1948, ended 1949, lasted 11 months
- 1943 Tehran
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