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Percentages Agreement
Established the predominance Britain and the USA would have in Eastern European states. e.g. in Romania the USSR would have 90% while in Greece Britain had 90%. Was a way of controlling the USSR. -
Yalta Conference
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. To show international relations in the post-war world, releasing a set of agreements. -
Roosevelt dies.
HE GONE! -
The war in Europe ends.
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Successful test of the USA's atomic bomb.
Done two days before Potsdam to show Stalin a threat of the USA's military might. Hoped that it would make him more open to compromise. -
Potsdam Conference
Truman, Stalin and Attlee. To decide the future if Germany and further plans for post-war world. -
Bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Leads to Japan agreeing to an unconditional surrender to American forces in September. -
Polish Elections Communist Win
Communist led - democratic block won known as the Provisional Government of National Unity which was Stalin's pluralist approach. -
Communists win vote in Bulgaria
Win 75% of the votes by getting rid of opposition. -
Communists win in Romania
Win 80% of the votes, offered an alternative to the pre-war regime. Romania was occupied by the Red Army, so there was little other choice. -
Kennan's 'Long Telegram'
Shaped the US policy, felt spheres of influence would help, Soviet Union wanted to demonise the West. -
'Iron Curtain' Speech by Churchill.
Splitting up the world in USA and USSR.
