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Tehran Conference
Powers allowed USSR to absorb part of Eastern Poland, and Poland gains some of Eastern Germany. Roosevelt did not object nor agree so as to gain the votes of the Polish Americans. -
Percentages Agreement
Britain to have 90% influence in Greece
USSR to have 90% influence in Romania and 75% influence in Bulgaria
Roosevelt did not do anything about it. -
Dollar Diplomacy: USSR loan requests to the USA
$6 billion dollar loan.
In exchange, Soviets need to open the Eastern European Markets -
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Sovietisation
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Yalta Conference
Due to this event, communications between USA and the USSR began to breakdown, starting the Cold War
First instance of doubt between USA and USSR relations.
The agreement was not exactly met.
Stalin only had 2 London Poles in the Lublin Committee
No free elections held
Polands borders remained the same with USSR. -
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Origins of the Cold War in Europe
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Manchuria: Soviet actions in Manchuria
Post Chinese Civil War Communist Party of China (CPC) receives weapons from Stalin, But he recognises Kuomintang as official government. Stalin hedging his bets on CPC in the event of the breakdown of US-Soviet relations -
USA terminates lend lease to USSR
Increased Soviet need for capital. -
Marshall Tito's forces entered Trieste
Seen as Soviet expansionism, however was in fact Marshal Tito's own doing. -
Atomic Diplomacy: Potsdam Conference
Truman Offered Stalin information about the bomb in exchange for the reorganisation of the Soviet Controlled government of Bulgaria and Romania -
Soviet Failure to Join the International Monetary Fund
Result of dollar diplomacy.
Creation of the economic schism. -
Dollar diplomacy: Soviet Loan request
US imposed conditions of dropping trade barriers in Eastern Europe and compensation for US assets seized in Romania and Bulgaria -
Kennan's Long Telegramme
The soviet leadership was suspicious and aggresive. Insecurities stemmed from their view of the outside world as fatally anti communist. No compromise with the USSR. Decisive factor in Trumans administration change in course to a policy of firmness toward USSR. -
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Things discussed in the Long Telegramme now aired to the public for the first time.
This speech hardened the attitude of the American Public towards communism.
Stalin accused Churchill for being a Warmonger and is trying to start world war 3. -
Negotiations for Loans from USSR end
No more requsts made by the USSR to the USA for money -
Clifford Elsey report
Report highlighted ecamples of Soviet aggresion in Iran and Manchuria as well as identified ideology and not security concerns as a driver of Soviet foreign policy -
Creation of Bizone
USA and Britain agreed to form Bizone. Aid recovery of the German economy -
Baruch Plan
USA no longer sincere in cooperating with the Soviets at this point in time. Plan designed to be unacceptable to the Soviets -
Truman Doctrine
Laid the foundation for the formulation of the Marshall Plan in 1947. USA pledged to help Greece and Turkey from falling into the Soviet Sphere of Influence -
Containing Communism - Marshall Plan
A Plan to contain communism.
Soviet response: Molotov headed a 100 man delegation to participate in the discussion of this plan. Negotiations broke down due to USSR not willing to let go of economic control.
Initially couldnt convince the Congress on giving large sums of money away, until the Coup in Czechoslovakia in Feb 1948. -
Brussels Pact
Inspired NATO. Formed by 5 European countries - Belgium, Britain, France, Netherlands and Luxembourg -
Berlin Blockade
Due to the formation of the DeutscheMark. Stalin rightly saw it as the creation of a new Germany. Scared of this, he blocked all roads and rails routes to Berlin. -
Formation of NATO
Made due to the need to defend western Europe. They needed the USA to protect them. Initiative from Western Europe. -
USSR finishes atomic programme
Sped up due to Atomic Diplomacy conducted a few years earlier
