Chapter 26 The Cold War Begins

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Chapter 26The Cold War Begins

• Section 1
• Origins of the Cold War

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A Clash of Interests

• After WWII, the U.S. and Soviet Union became
  hostile, leading to an era of confrontation and
  competition that lasted from about 1946 to 1990
  known as the Cold War.

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A Clash of Interests

• Soviets were concerned with security and wanted
  to avoid future attacks from Germany.
• They wanted all countries b/w Germany and the
  Soviet Union under Soviet control.
• Soviets believed communism was superior to
  capitalism.

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The Yalta Conference

• Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta a
  soviet resort on the Black Sea to plan a
  postwar world.
• Although successful, some agreements were key to
  beginning the Cold War.

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The Yalta Conference

• Agreements
• Recognition of a Polish Communist govt set up by
  the soviets.
• Free elections would take place in Poland
• Declaration of Liberated Europe gave people the
  right to choose their form of govt.

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Dividing Germany

• Germany and Berlin was divided into 4 zones.
• G.B., U.S., Soviet Union, and France each
  controlled a zone.
• Germany was forced to pay reparations which was a
  key component of the Cold War.

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Tensions Rise

• Soviets didnt follow agreements at the Yalta
  Conference.
• FDR dies and Harry Truman becomes president.
• Truman stood firm against Stalin to keep promises
  made.

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Potsdam Conference

• Truman, Stalin, and Clement Attlee met at Potsdam
  to work out a deal regarding Germany.
• Truman was against heavy reparations.
• Stalin was not pleased w/ Trumans proposals.
• Truman told Stalin we had successfully tested an
  atomic bomb.

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The Iron Curtain Descends

• Dec. of Lib. Europe was not upheld.
• U.S.S.R. had army presence in Poland, Romania,
  Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
• These nations were known as satellite nations.

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The Iron Curtain Descends

• Iron curtain used to describe the separation of
  the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the
  West.

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End of Section 1

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• The Early Cold War Years