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This was a conference between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt in which decisions were made to self-determine after the war to try and establish peace afterward and divide Germany into four military zones. Yalta Conference | Summary, Dates, Consequences, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. (2021). Retrieved 7 April 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Yalta-Conference. -
Truman confronted USSR for infringing on the agreements made at Yalta, and this conference failed to settle the issues at hand and will therefore cause much greater issues in the near future. Robinson, M. (2018). Potsdam Conference 1945: Day-By-Day - Berlin Experiences. Berlin Experiences. Retrieved 7 April 2021, from https://www.berlinexperiences.com/potsdam-conference-1945/. -
Churchill gave this speech in order to make it clear he didn't support USSR's policies, etc. in Europe and to express the divide on the continent in a way people could understand. This resulted in great tension between USSR and Great Brittain. Winston Churchill Did Not Coin the Phrase 'Iron Curtain'. Time. (2021). Retrieved 7 April 2021, from https://time.com/3733955/winston-churchill-did-not-coin-the-phrase-iron-curtain/. -
The U.S. promised to join any fight against communism. This included helping to supply people, resources, money, etc (Turkey & Greece are two examples). The Truman address/doctrine is known to be the start of the official declaration of the Cold War. The Truman Doctrine: Freedom Precedes Order - History. History. Retrieved 7 April 2021, from https://www.historyonthenet.com/the-truman-doctrine. -
Russians closed all roads and waterways to Berlin to try to prevent food, water, and other necessities from being accessible. This failed due to the U.S. and their allies bringing over supplies (over 2.3 million tons) by air to Berlin. Berlin Airlift. HISTORY. (2020). Retrieved 7 April 2021, from https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-airlift. -
This was a military treaty signed by communists that stated that every nation included must aid one another if they were to be attacked by an enemy (of NATO specifically). The end result of this was an even more serious division in the war among countries. Cavendish, R. (2005). The Warsaw Pact | History Today. Historytoday.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021, from https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/warsaw-pact.