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U3: C1- Origins of Cold War - Coggle Diagram
U3: C1- Origins of Cold War
Post WW2 Conferences
Yalta (Feb 1945)
Discuss what to do with Germany
Tensions: Poland, Germany's economy, SOI
Potsdam (Jul 1945)
Discuss what to do with Japan and reaffirm terms in Yalta
Tensions: Change of leadership, A-bomb, Worsening RS btwn USSR+USA
Tehran (Nov 1943)
Discuss strategies to defeat Germany
Tensions: SOI and Ideological Differences
Reasons for Cold War
History of Distrust
Worsening RS
Establishment of Satellite States
American containment policy
Truman Doctrine
Kennan's Long Telegram
Iron Curtain Speech
Marshall Plan
USSR's Cominform+Comecon
End of Grand Alliance
Ideological Differences
Communist VS Democratic
Manifestation of Cold War
Berlin Blockade
Cause?
Ideological differences
Friction due to goals
Reparations
Berlin Crisis
West Berlin, only part of Russian zone that is controlled by allies
Economic Crisis
21 June 1948, Allies rolled out new currency (Deutschmark)--> Successful
22 Jun 1948, USSR retaliated, introducing Ostmark--> Failure (Embarrassing)
What happened?
24 June 1948, Berlin Blockade implemented (prevent currency from being shipped into West Berlin)
26 June 1948, Berlin Air Lift (sent supplies by air into West Berlin)
Berlin Air Lift carried on for 11 months b4 Stalin gave up
12 May 1949, borders reopened, signifying end of Blockade
Impacts?
Formation of Military Alliances
Warsaw Pact (USSR)--> 1955
NATO (Allies)--> 1949
Arms Race
US VS USSR
Germany split into 2
West Germany--> Apr 1949
East Germany--> Oct 1949