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Origins of the Cold War
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Setting the Stage
• A history of bad feelings between the U.S. and Soviet Union ever since the Russian Revolution in 1917
• Soviets disagreed bitterly about strategy with their American and British partners during WWII
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Differences at Yalta
• Yalta Conference – Feb. 1945– Meeting of the 3 leaders– Agreed to divide Germany 4 ways – Soviets refused to declare war on Japan– Helped to cause for more disputes
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Differences in Postwar Goals
• Truman mentioned to Stalin that the U.S. had a new weapon of great power
• Stalin simply nodded his head as he already knew of the weapon from soviet spies
• U.S- democracy, unite Germany, and rebuild Europe
• Soviet Union- communism, keep Germany divided, use eastern Europe as a buffer zone
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Soviets Tighten Their Hold
• Soviet troops rolled into Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania
• Spread communism to these countries, which created satellite nations
• Satellite nations- countries subject to Soviet domination, on the western borders of the Soviet Union that would serve as a buffer zone against attacks
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Iron Curtain
• Iron Curtain- The nations that were under Communist domination and oppression
• Helped to stem the Cold War • The Cold War- the competition that developed
between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for power and influence in the world
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Containment
• The U.S. had already lost Eastern Europe to communism
• The U.S. developed a new policy called containment- to prevent and stop the spread of communism
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Quick-write
• What were some issues that led to the shaky relationship between the U.S. and Soviet Union? Name several and explain.