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"COLD WAR" U.S. AND U.S.S.R. 1945-1991 Post World War II conflicts for world leadership between US & USSR Russia wants 1- resources- oil 2- warm water.

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1 "COLD WAR" U.S. AND U.S.S.R. 1945-1991 Post World War II conflicts for world leadership between US & USSR Russia wants 1- resources- oil 2- warm water ports 3- “buffer zone” from German attack US wants 1- more democracies around the world 2- stronger Germany to protect against communism

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3 I.U.S.S.R. gained control in Asia & Eastern Europe A. Yalta Conference - USSR agrees to "liberate" Eastern European countries from Nazi control. o As a result the following countries are incorporated into U.S.S.R. Communist controlled as countries w/ "free government“ Countries behind the Iron Curtain Satellite countries Eastern European countries *Estonia*Lativia *Lithuania*East Germany *Hungary*Czechoslovakia *part of Poland*part of Romania *active in Greece and Italy

4  B. Potsdam Conference - Russia agrees to invade Japan if needed in return for the Sakhalin Islands

5  U.S. must help free people to maintain their free institutions and their national integrity. Reason: 1) Greek communists were about to seize control of government 2) U.S.S.R. forced Turkey to give up control of Dardanelles Possible Result: U.S.S.R. control of N.E. Mediterranean and Suez Canal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQD_W8Pcxg II.Truman Doctrine 1947- Eastern Europe

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7 III. Marshall Plan (1947) – Western Europe  1.U.S. - help European countries in self- help efforts for farms, factories, transport systems- build strong trade partners  2.U.S. supplied money, supplies, machinery to any nation that agreed to take part in program (USSR & satellite nations too)- build strong future military allies in case of war  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoviiavusk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoviiavusk

8 IV.Berlin Blockade & Airlift 1948 1.Germany is divided after WWII West Germany –monitored/ supported by Allies East Germany- monitored/ supported by USSR 2) Berlin divided after WWII Great Britain, U.S.S.R. United States, France

9  3. U.S.S.R. blocked all transport to western zone to force other three powers out.  4.Britain and United States airlift supplies and food for nearly a year.  5.Succeed: Russia opens blockades  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XLwMXv0_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XLwMXv0_0

10 V. NATO :North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949  Western Europe, United States, Canada, Iceland  1.An armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America would be considered an attack against all of them.  2.Defensive military coalition against U.S.S.R.  3. U.S.S.R retaliates & creates Warsaw Pact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdaABYlmWzU

11 The Cold War Comes Home-Tony Kahn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ- DwnHIgic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ- DwnHIgic


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