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Potsdam Conference
US/GB/France insisted that Soviets allow free, open elections in Poland and Eastern European nations after the war
Stalin (Soviet Dictator) refused
Truman did not tell Stalin about atomic bomb
TENSION -
Period: to
WWII
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Kennan Policy of Containment
theory of containment: stop spread of communism, keep it contained -
Soviet Explodes Bomb
When the soviet showed that there could be use of atomic weapons, it made Americans panic and feel like the war was inevitable. -
Rosenberg Execution
Suspected spies for the soviet union were executed. This turned paranoia and accusations into killing fellow Americans