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chapter 18 sec 1 history

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Stalin learned that the US had kept its development of the atomic bomb a secret
what caused the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States after the war ?
United Nations
on April 25, 1945 the representatives of 50 nations met in San Francisco to establish this new peace keeping body . it was created to keep peace but the Soviet Union and the US used the UN as a forum to influence their ideologies over other countries
United States, Great Britain , Soviet Union
who was the big three
Potsdam
where did the big three meet as their final war time conference
Stalin promised Roosevelt that he would allow free elections but by July 1945 it was clear that he would not keep that promise. the soviet prevented free elections in Poland and banned democratic parties
what did Stalin do to make president Truman distrust him
wanted to : 1.) create a new world order in which all nations had the right of self-determination
2.) gain access to raw materials & markets for industry
3.) rebuild European governments to ensure stability and to create new markets for American goods
4.) reunite Germany
what did the united States want to do
wanted to:
1.) encourage communism
2.) rebuild its war ravaged economy using eastern European's industrial equipment and raw materials
3.) control Eastern Europe to balance US influence in Western Europe
4.) keep Germany divided and weak so that it would never again threaten the Soviet Union
what did the soviets want to do
satellite nations
countries that were dominated by the Soviet Union
albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, romania, and poland
what countries were satellite countries
containment
taking measures to prevent any extensions of communist rule to other countries
George f Kennan
who made the policy of containment
democratic
which political party was Western Europe
communist
which political party was Eastern Europe
iron curtain
came to stand for the division of Europe
Cold War
series of wars that went on from 1945-1991 that had no face-to-face contact
Soviet Union and US
who was involved in the Cold War
truman doctrine
a policy of the US to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities o by outside pressures
turkey and Greece
who did the US send $400 million to
marshall plan
was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, (16 countries) in which the United States gave over $13 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World war II
Berlin airlift
flew food and supplies to West Berlin
West Berlin survived
what were the effects of the Berlin airlift
Western Europe: Belgium , Denmark, france, great Britain , Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal
who was apart of NATO (North Atlantic treaty organization )
pledged military support to one another in case any member was attacked
what did NATO guarantee
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