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USSR absorb part of Poland, Poland absorb part of eastern Germany
Roosevelt did not object but said he could not publically agree
(Polish Issue) -
UK have 90% influence in Greece
USSR have 90% influenece in Romania and 75% in Bulgaria
(Polish Issue) -
USSR asked for $6 billion loan
US imposed conditions of opening Eastern Europe Market to US manufactured products -
Roosevelt responsible due to his tacit agreement/
Stalin responsible as he signed declaration of Liberated Europe without the intention to abide
(Polish Issue) -
Roosevelt doubts for the first time the possibility of post war co-operation with the Soviets
(Impact of Yalta Conference)
(Polish Issue) -
Truman offered Stalin information about atomic bimb in exchange for the reorganization of Sovit-controlled govts in Bulgaria and Romania.
=> accelerated the start of nuclear arms race (characterize the CW) -
Soviet moved troops across Russian border into NK to take over from japanese.
Us quickly sent troops to occupy SK
=> shows Stalin was still willing to co-operate at this time -
50,000 US marines sent to nort China to secure key communication centres, roads, rail routes & help transport KMT armies to the area.
=> due to Soviets overt aggression
=. trust between US and USSR breaks down -
Signalled refusal of the USSR to participate in reconstruction of Global Economy => Beginning of economic schism
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in view of Sovietisation of Romania and Bulgaria, Truman had already concluded that they should not compromise any longer and that he was tired of "baying the Soviets"
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1st time containment put on paper
It laid the foundation for the formation of the Marshall Plan in June 1947
However, there was no response from Stalin -
non-communist National Peasant Party surpressed and its leader Iuliu Maniu sentenced to life imprisonment; king Michael forced to abdicate
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USSR initial willingness => 100 en delegation led by Motolov
American insistance of economic co-ordination, Soviets have to give up exclusive control of their own economy which was unacceptable to USSR
=>Cemented the economic schism in Europe
=> Russians developed their own version, the Motolov Plan -
came close to the first armed clash between the 2 sides and represnted a point where the Cold War might have turned hot.
=> might have contrivuted to NATO in 1949
ended any hope of agreement => microcosm for the division in Europe
