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The Tehran Conference
USSR absorb part of Poland, Poland absorb part of eastern Germany
Roosevelt did not object but said he could not publically agree
(Polish Issue) -
Pecentages Agreement
UK have 90% influence in Greece
USSR have 90% influenece in Romania and 75% in Bulgaria
(Polish Issue) -
Dollar Diplomacy
USSR asked for $6 billion loan
US imposed conditions of opening Eastern Europe Market to US manufactured products -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt responsible due to his tacit agreement/
Stalin responsible as he signed declaration of Liberated Europe without the intention to abide
(Polish Issue) -
Roosevelt doubts
Roosevelt doubts for the first time the possibility of post war co-operation with the Soviets
(Impact of Yalta Conference)
(Polish Issue) -
Atomic Diplomacy
Truman offered Stalin information about atomic bimb in exchange for the reorganization of Sovit-controlled govts in Bulgaria and Romania.
=> accelerated the start of nuclear arms race (characterize the CW) -
Korea
Soviet moved troops across Russian border into NK to take over from japanese.
Us quickly sent troops to occupy SK
=> shows Stalin was still willing to co-operate at this time -
Manchuria
50,000 US marines sent to nort China to secure key communication centres, roads, rail routes & help transport KMT armies to the area.
=> due to Soviets overt aggression
=. trust between US and USSR breaks down -
USSR failure to join IMF and WB
Signalled refusal of the USSR to participate in reconstruction of Global Economy => Beginning of economic schism -
Truman 's Conclusion
in view of Sovietisation of Romania and Bulgaria, Truman had already concluded that they should not compromise any longer and that he was tired of "baying the Soviets" -
Truman Doctrine
1st time containment put on paper
It laid the foundation for the formation of the Marshall Plan in June 1947
However, there was no response from Stalin -
Romania - Sovietisation
non-communist National Peasant Party surpressed and its leader Iuliu Maniu sentenced to life imprisonment; king Michael forced to abdicate -
Marshall Plan
USSR initial willingness => 100 en delegation led by Motolov
American insistance of economic co-ordination, Soviets have to give up exclusive control of their own economy which was unacceptable to USSR
=>Cemented the economic schism in Europe
=> Russians developed their own version, the Motolov Plan -
Berlin Blockade
came close to the first armed clash between the 2 sides and represnted a point where the Cold War might have turned hot.
=> might have contrivuted to NATO in 1949
ended any hope of agreement => microcosm for the division in Europe
