History paper1 june05 7c)
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- Created on: 14-04-13 19:35
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- Who was to blame for starting the Cold War, the USA or the USSR?
- USA
- The west was suspicious of Soviet intentions in Eastern Europe - Stalin had removed non-communists leaders in Poland
- They responded with the Truman Doctrine and Marshall aid which was to help the vulnerable European economy suffering from the after effectd of WW1 - the UUSR saw this as a threat
- Truman was highly suspicious of Stalin's motives - much less trusting than Roosevelt
- The western allies accused Stalin of breaking agreements over Germany
- The western allies wanted Germany to recover - a barrier against Communism
- The USA interpreted the Soviet takeover of eastern Europe as the start of spreading communism around the world
- European countries set up
- The west was suspicious of Soviet intentions in Eastern Europe - Stalin had removed non-communists leaders in Poland
- USSR
- Stalin refused to reduce the size of the Red army
- Wanted a weak Germany
- Stalin was annoyed with the USA because Truman had not informed him of the use of the atomic bomb on Japan
- Stalin was convinced the US would use the bomb to gain world-wide power and so started work on producing one - this caused the USA to feel threatened
- Stalin refused to allow Soviet controlled countries to accept aid as he thought the real purpose was for the USA to build up friendships with European countries
- The atom bomb encouraged Stalin to rush through the Soviet response and the arms race had started
- BOTH
- Both sides followed different ideas
- They did not trust eachother
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- USA
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