Rivalry in ways such as spying, arms race and propaganda
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Causes of tension between East and West.
WW2
Stalin is paranoid because he wasn't told about the nuclear bomb and that it took so long for England and the US to actually do anything in the world war.
Stalin sees a power vacuum in Europe.
Rivalry in other ways such as; Arms race and propaganda.
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Yalta conference: Agreements
Between the big three; Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
Germany would be divided into 4 zones
Agreed that they would punish the Nazi leaders
Free elections in liberated countries.
Eastern Europe is Russias sphere of influence.
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Yalta conference: Disagreements
Can't hold free elections in a sphere of influence.
Poland
-Stalin wants land from it -England went to war to protect Poland -Poland hates communists
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Potsdam conference: Agreements
New borders for Germany and Poland
Trails held for high ranking Nazis - Nuremberg trials.
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Potsdam conference: disagreements
How far Germany should be weakened
How much reparation payments should go to Russia from Germany
Stalin has too much control over Eastern Europe
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Stalin's tactics in controlling Eastern Europe
Running coalition governments with an imbalance of power.
Rigged elections
Red army
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Iron Curtain speech
1946 in USA, Fulton
Made by Churchill
Truman approves of the speech
Says that eastern Europe is soviet dominated
Says that the people behind the iron curtain are not free
Stalin is furious and says that it's unfair
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Truman Doctrine
1947
The USA says they will give aid and military support to any country in Europe that needs it.
Formed to stop the spread of communism - linked closely with the idea of Containment
Stalin sees it as a threat to Russia
Triggered by the Civil war in Greece
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Marshall aid : Why
Marshall sees poverty in Europe and wants to help it for three reasons
Political - to stop the spread of communism.
Moral - to help out an ally.
Economical - to boost US trade.
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Marshall aid : what was it and what were the react
$17 billion in aid to be sent to Europe.
Stalin didn't like it and referred to it as dollar imperialism
US congress was wary because it was such a large sum of money
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Berlin 1948-1949
Run by 4 powers
Split into 4 zones, France, USA, Britain and Russia
Western zone got lots of Marshall aid which was used as propaganda.
Full of spies.
USA introduced new currency (Deutschmark) - angers USSR
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