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History Chapter 7 - Coggle Diagram
History Chapter 7
Impact of WW2 on Europe
In ruins
E.g.About 36 million Europeans had been killed
-Infrastructure of roads, railways, bridges and canals had been destroyed by bombing or fighting
-No gas, electricity or running water in many cities
-Widespread of disease and malnutrition with shortages of food and medicine
-Homelessness, with a huge amount of people losing their home
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Berlin Blockade
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Creation of NATO, 1949
E.g.Most important part was that all NATO memebers would agree to declare war if any member was attacked
-Truman wanted to send message to Stalin that he would intervene in Western Europe if needed
-NATO countries would provide US forces with secure bases in Europe and Britain would be given protection against any Soviet attack
-USSR however saw alliance as a threat that split the world into two military alliance
Warsaw Pact 1955
E.g.If one state was threathened the other members would help to defend it
-This strengthened USSR since it gave USSR command of all armies of the satellite states but tensions increased due to Europe's division into 2 armed camps
-For next 35 years, each side put much energy into plans to stop invasion by the other side and in return USSR could train their military forces and staioned troopps in case NATO attacked
-It also established Soviet rule in Eastern Europe since Soviet troops had to deal with protests and uprisings in Eastern Europe