fall out of the Big Three

Feb 1945- Yalta Conference 

July 1945- Potsdam Conference 

• Change in leadership- conflicting personalities 

  • Henry Truman: Anti-Comunist, suspiciouse of Stalin. couln't appreciate other's view

• Actions of US:

  • July 1945- 1st succsesful atom bomb

  • refused to re-cripple Germany with reparations for the USSR

• Actions by USSR

  • Red army occuping Eastern Europe-no free elections- Iron curtain (Going back on agreement at Yalta)

Soviet: atempt at communist Greece take over-1946, & Czech. take over 1948

Truman doctorine: communist=thret

• Containment by: sending money & supplies to 'thretened' contries- will us force ifnessisary.

Marshall Aid:1947- 17 billion$ to rebuild Europe's economy to dampen the appeal of communism

The Berlin BLockade:soviet union blocked all land travel into West Berlin- attempt to push US out. US sent planes every 3 min. to support 'free' East Europe