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Why did the
Cold War
Start
1945-1955
Actions of USA
Merged their Zone with Britain's, to
form Bizonia on January 1st 1947
Their Economic Domination of
Europe, Through The Marshall Plan
Kennan's 'Long Telegram'
22nd February 1946
The 'Truman Doctrine' Speech to
Congress,12th March 1947
The Marshall Plan, 5th June 1947
The Berlin Airlift June 1948 to May 1949
The Korean War
1950-1953
Eisenhower' s 'New Look'
Containment: Stop the Soviet Union
spreading their influence through
Europe via Economic and Political aid
Massive
Retaliation
Rollback
A forceful American policy
which would Rollback
Russian occupation and
dismatle the Iron-Curtain
An ultimate nuclear deterrent
strategy and security guarantee for
the USA
John Foster Dulles,
EisenHowers Secratary
of State 1953-1959
This was the Foundation
of the Us policy towards
the Soviet Union and
ultimately determined
the USA's role as a global
superpower
The Plan provided $13.5 billion
dollars to 16 countries in
Europe
Inc GB, France, W Germany.
Actions of USSR
The Establishment of NATO, April 1949
Improve American Influence in Europe, they
had no say in the Western European Policies,
and needed an Org. to change it.
Soviet Expansion in
Eastern Europe,
1945 - 1949
The Warsaw Pact, 1955
Poland
Romania,
Czechoslovakia
The USSR used force to
establish a pro-Moscow
communist rule in POland
All the Non-communist members of the
government resigned in Feb 1948,
giving the communists complete control
of the Government
Bulgaria and Hungary
The occupation of the Soviet Liberation
Army in Romania the King was forced to
establish a communist government
Gradualism,manipulated elections
and the forced removal of opponents
characterised the process in Bulgaria
Much like events in Bulgaria and Poland, rigged elections and
the removal/execution of opponents allowed the Soviet's to
put a pro-Moscow communist regime
Most of the Communist states in eastern
Europe signed what was officially known as
the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and
Mutual Assistance
The signatories pledged to defend one
another should they be threatened by an
external aggressor, in this case the
aggressor was NATO
Establishment of
Cominform, 1947
To improve Soviet National
Security
The intended purpose of Cominform
was to coordinate actions between
Communist parties under Soviet
direction
The Role of Britain, Germany and
other European countries
Britain
Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' Speech, 6th March
1946
From Stettin in the Baltic to
Triest in the Adriatic, an Iron
Curtain has descended across
Europe...
Ernest Bevin, British Foreign
Secretary
The Soviets Ultimate aim was to
spread communism across the whole
of Germany and their pressure to oust
the western powers from Berlin was
the first step in this process. A
retreat from Berlin would hand a
propaganda victory to the Soviet
Union
The Berlin Blockade June
1948 to May 1949
'Special Relationship' with
America
Germany
West Germany allowed into NATO,
1955
The Deutschmark introduced into
western zones to stabilise economy
Konrad wanted
support from
western European
powers and a
treaty with France
Ideology
Capitalism
Communism
Vs
The US government used
anti-communist propaganda to
create mass hysteria and the
'Red Fear'
The Government used this 'Red Fear' to
enable them to adopt strong policies
against the USSR
The USSR wanted to spread
Communism throughout
Europe
Nuclear Factor
Nuclear superiority= main cause for
the Cold War as it forced competition
between USA and USSR
Atomic Bomb
Intercontinental
Bomber
Jet Bomber
Hydrogen Bomb
USA-1945
USA-1948
USSR-1949
USSR-1955
USA-1951
USSR-1954
USA-1952
USSR-1953
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