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reasons for the cold war in europe, north atlantic treaty organization,…

- - - - all people are equal
      - properties and work shared equally
      - state controlled economy
        
        all land and means of production owned by state
  - - - property
        
        profit
        
        freedom of expression
    - - individuals and companies are free to develop, own and control resources
    - - provided military and other forms of aid to anti-communist forces during the russian civil war
        
        perceived by lenin as attempts to undermine communism
- - - - urged britain to open a second front in france
  - - - seen as britain wanted the soviet union and nazi germany to destroy each other, as well as minimize its own losses
- - - - maintain good relationship with USA
- - - - stalin sought to catch up with the USA's nuclear power
        
        arms race
        
        both fought to establish dominance, and both had the (nuclear) military strength to wage wars
- - - - perceived as pursuing an aggressive plan to spread global communist influence
- - - - perceived the soviet union as becoming more aggressive because of its actions, such as violating the terms of the yalta and potsdam conferences
        
        the soviet union saw the containment policy as an aggressive bid of the USA to establish its own empire in europe
  - - - offered to soviet union as well
        
        if it accepted, it would be open to the usa's influence
        
        kickstarted economic recovery of europe, contributed to chemical, engineering and steel industries in europe
- - - - prevent countries from negotiating independently with the soviet union
        
        form alliance
- - - - protect ussr's security collectively, counter nato
- - - - it was also a good way to instill pro-western and pro-democracy attitudes in the germans
    - - the western powers transported goods by air
        
        could not be stopped as it would be seen as an act of war
        
        ended on 30 september 1949
        
        stalin was humiliated
        
        western powers boosted credibility, seen as have handled the crisis confidently and purposefully
        
        april 1949, french zone merged with bizonia to form trizonia, which later became the federal republic of germany
        
        soviets formed the german democratic republic in response
        
        germany was formally divided and continued to be a source of tension as well as a symbol of cold war bi-polarity