THE COLD WAR IS ON!Chapter 31

War Time Conferences: “The pot is starting to simmer…” Yalta 1945

“Big 3” FDR, Churchill, Stalin Divide and Occupy Germany

Potsdam 1945 Truman, Clement Atlee, Stalin Agreements:

Demilitarize Germ Outlaw Nazi’s Germ. 1 country w/ democratic gov. War-time criminals tried

If we could all just get along…

2 Major Disagreements:

Boundaries & Reparations

Consequence – “Iron Curtain”

Post WWII Europe

Nuremburg Trials tried Nazis

Maintaining Peace The United Nations:

“THE POT IS BEGINNING TO BOIL…”

Cold War Definition

Struggle b/w communism & democracy or U.S. and Soviets

Mostly, war of ideas, but had some bloodshed

HOW TO FIGHT A WAR W/O FIGHTING…

Situation #1: Turkey and Greece

Problem: GB can’t send $ to T & G; fear T & G will

become communist Solution:

Truman Doctrine: Policy of containment (stop spread

communism) U.S. gave aid to T & G ($400 mill.)

Situation #2: War-torn Europe

Problem: Europe in poverty; fear turn to

communism for help Solution:

Marshall Plan: Econ. recovery plan for Europe ($13 bill.)

Soviet Response: COMECON and Cominform

Econ. recovery plan for communist countries

Situation #3: Berlin

Problem: Soviets blockaded

E. Germ., which meant W. Berlin faced starvation

Solution: Berlin Airlift:

Airlifted supplies to W. Berlin

Effect on Germany: Permanently

divided

Situation #4: Soviets are becoming more aggressive Problem:

Soviets control E. Europe & detonated A-bomb

Communist took o/ China Communist N. Korea invaded S. Korea

Solution: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org.)

If one attacked, then all unite against aggressor

Soviet Response: Warsaw Pact

20 yr. mutual defense b/w E. Bloc