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The Tehran Conference
Tehran Conference Strategy meeting between Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Churchhill
28th November 1943
Held in Iran
The commitment to opening the 2nd front against Nazi Germany
Military staffs of three powers would keep in touch for other impending operations in Europe
Agreed to mislead and mystify the enemy. -
The Yalta Conference
Churchhill, Stalin and Roosevelt
Some decisions were made public,
Made people suspicious about roosevelt and Churchhill betraying them by agreeing to promoting communism in Eastern Europe.
Agreed to:
Germany's unconditional surrender
4 power occupation of Germany and Austria
War Crime trials for Leading Nazis
and free elections in Eastern Europe if possible
Disagreed upon:
German reparations
Poland's self determination without USSR
Poland's post-war borders
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Potsdam Conference
Meeting of the "Big Three", USA, UK, and USSR. Mainly established protocols on political, economic, and social organization of Europe, especially Germany. Sees the breakdown of relations between the Allies as Europe as sharply divided between communism and democracy. -
Dropping of Atomic Bomb (Hiroshima)
Atomic Bomb
Consequences:
US felt superior
Tension in USSR about their nuclear development
Fear among other countries due to the disasters created by the bomb, and fear of the future of nuclear war. -
IRAN CONTROVERSY
Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council that Soviets were still occupying it's northern regions. The USSR was trying to install a pro-communist government to expand its sphere of influence. -
Iron Curtain Speech
Churchhill made a speech at Fulton regarding Soviet expansion and how dangerous it seemed
Stalin replied with a statement " Mr Churchill now takes the stand as the warmongers… How can anyone ..describe peaceful aspirations of the USSR as expansionist tendencies…"
Creating tension and suspicion -
Truman Doctrine
rTuman outlines his foreign policy focusing on the containment of communism. It declared the US would provide political, diplomatic, military, and economic aid to any country threatened by the spread of communism. -
Marshall Plan
June 1947, new Secretary of State George C. Marshall announces European Recovery Plan, or the Marshall Plan. Mainly involving financial aid to pro-democratic governments to resist communist uprisings in Europe. -
Cominform
Soviet dominated organization of communist parties
In response to divergences among Eastern European governments on whether or not to attend the Paris conference on marshall aid (July 1947) -
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia was the only country in the Soviet Union's sphere of influence who refused to accept Stalin's authority. The communist party of Yugoslavia supported Josef Broz (a.k.a. Tito), despite Stalin's attempts to remove him from power. Yugoslavia was expelled from Cominform and would not be considered a part of the Soviet bloc. -
Berlin Blockade (USSR)
The USA, France, and Britain agreed to establish a provisional German government in their occupational zones in 1946, to push back the USSR's expanding sphere of influence in Europe due to their mistrust of Stalin's expansionism. In response, the USSR blockaded all road, rail, and canal traffic between the occupational zones. -
Berlin Airlift (US response)
What the US did:
major crises of Cold War
Carried supplies to the People in West Berlin
Flew over 200,000 flights in one year
providing 4700 tons of daily necessitates (fuel and food to Berliners)
Embarrassment to to USSR
Blockade was lifted in 1949, May
