The Early Cold War

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The Early Cold War
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Rebuilding? Yalta and Potsdam
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Who was present at the Yalta Conferenceand what
was decided upon?

• Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill, February 1945
• To decide postwar Germany (Who would govern, what
  to do with conquered territory, etc)
• Stalin Keep weak and Eastern Europe under Soviet
  Control
• Germany (and Berlin) divided into 4 parts for
  each Allie to have control

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Describe the United Nations

• Organization to promote peace
• Organized on the basis of cooperation between the
  GREAT powers, not equality
• (the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union,
  the United Kingdom, and the United States)
• Nuremberg Trials
• Why does it work this time around?
• The U.S. is a part (for one)

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Makes all key political, economic, and military
decisions
Capitalistic Democracy!
Ownership of private property!
Economic and religious freedom!
Respect for individual differences
No freedom to worship, own private property, or
express views freely. Could risk jail or death.
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What issue do the Allies disagree on at Yalta?

• Weak and divided Germany vs. a united, strong
  one?
• Independent eastern countries or under Soviet
  Control?

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Roosevelt Dies!
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NSC-68 recommended policies that emphasized
military over diplomatic action
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The Truman DoctrineThe buck stops here!
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Berlin Airlift
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