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The Cold War 1940-1991 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - stalin led the soviet union strengthened the one parry rude and cut back individual rights "for the good of ther nation" scared the west weould destory communism stood firm in negotiations.victory over germany was victory for commun ism...wanted to make eastern europe nations " sattilite states would be under control of ussr and create a buffer zone - wanted to communist poland
        
        Roosevelt believed strongly in democracy and feared communism but needed support from ussr during pearl harbour.didnt want to be tough in negotiations with stalin.belived defeating Germany was a win for capitalism. Disliked imperialism.
- - - - Allies would open up a Second front by invading nazi occupied europe
      - USSR would declare war on Japan
      - Poland would lose land from USSR but gain it from germany
      - International body would be set up to settle future disputes
      - disagreements
        
        Where to open the second front.churchill wanted it in the balkans wheras stalin and roosevelt wanted it in france.
  - - - Germany reduced in size, divided and demilitarised
      - Europe re-built along the lines of the Atlantic Charter; countries would have democratic elevtions
      - United Nations would be set up
      - USSR to declare war on Japan once Germany defeated
      - Poland would be in Soviet controll but still democratic
      - disagreements
        
        future of poland britan wanted whareas stalin wanted communist buffer zone and wanted communist government
        
        democratic election agreement was too vague led to future problems
  - - - council of foreign ministers was set up to organise rebuild of europe
      - nazi patry was banned
      - germany and berlin was devided between four zones ( us ussr uk and france
      - soviet recived 25 percent of the output of other zones as it had the poorest partof germany
    - - truman didnt like arrangements for poland wanted less communist influence
      - trueman didnt like the control that ussr had over eatern europe see red army as an army of occupation
      - ussr wanted germany tlo pay huge reperations but usa belived a strong germant was good for peace
    - - Clear that there were significant issues that that USA and Ussr. couldnt be solved
      - Grand Alliance had come to an end and mutual suspicion and distrust had replaced the previously good relationship.
      - Atomic bomb had damaged relations and increased distrust
      - effectively started the cold war