Contorversy A: Emergence of the Cold War
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- Created on: 12-04-15 15:07
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- Factors
- Traditional great power rivalry
- Geopolitical inevitability of US-Soviet conflict
- Historians LaFeber + Halle US and Soviets mate whilst expanding
- TraditionalRussian expansionism
- Tradition Russian sense of fear. Defensive expansionism. invaded 1812, 1915,1918and 1941
- US interventionism
- Caused CW after 1945 because aggravated USSR
- Geopolitical inevitability of US-Soviet conflict
- The leaders
- Roosevelt
- Naive & made too many concessions. Duped by Stalin over free elections in Poland.
- Shrewd: made gains at Yalta. His death removed only western leader that may have extended cooperation with Soviets
- Naive & made too many concessions. Duped by Stalin over free elections in Poland.
- Truman
- Lack of international experience.
- Personal characteristics. lacked patience.
- Stalin
- Aggressive nature and Brutality & expansionism. Paranoid after roosevelt death.
- Berlin Blockade 1948-1949 mistake
- Roosevelt
- The emergence of the Cold War (Controversy A)
- Dates and events
- The early stages of the cold war 1945-1949
- The Yalta Conference (1945)
- Big 3 - published TDOLE : Outlined plans for post-war Europe
- Showed unity between members of TGA However: some issues were unresolved
- Ussr to have sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
- Big 3 - published TDOLE : Outlined plans for post-war Europe
- The Potsdam Conference (1945)
- Negociations were difficult due to stalin's behaviour prior to the conference
- Dismantling European factories and re building them in the Ussr
- However: Potsdam was significant as if showed Big 3 were still working together
- Negociations were difficult due to stalin's behaviour prior to the conference
- The Yalta Conference (1945)
- Stalinistaion of eastern Europe
- Satellite States
- Stalin felt threatened by US marshall plan1947 - So tightened control over eastern Europen
- Rigged elections 1947 - led to communi Hungary.
- 1949 Europe Russian satellites
- Western reaction: Truman horrified. CW tensions deepened
- Stalin felt threatened by US marshall plan1947 - So tightened control over eastern Europen
- Berlin Blockade
- Stalin cut off routes between west and east Berlin because f increased US, British cooperation
- The Berlin Air lift. US provided 13,000 tonnes of supplies to West Berlin. Stalin Backed down
- Stalin cut off routes between west and east Berlin because f increased US, British cooperation
- Satellite States
- The early stages of the cold war 1945-1949
- Dates and events
- Misjudgements and misperception
- Post revisionist approach
- Relations deteriorated due to numerous things .. which led to M & M
- Events
- US hadn't been invaded.. couldn't empathise with USSR security need 1945
- Truman Doctrine 1947 based on false assumption Ussr was actively supportingGreek Comm
- Marshall plan was misinterpreted by Kremlin as a calculated attempt to weaken soviet security interests
- Post revisionist approach
- Traditional great power rivalry
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