Notes on the cold war
The cold war was not an actual war but the US and the Soviet Union, went head to head in a nuclear arms race and an ideological struggle of the spread of communis.
USSR+USA=Nuclear Arms Race
The Spread of Communism to Cuba, China, and Korea.
Cold Wars= War without actual fighting
Hot Wars=War with fighting.
Ideological Struggle
Soviet+ Eastern Bloc Nations
Eastern Bloc Nations
Goal:
Was to spread communism
US+ Western Bloc Nations
Goal: To contain the spread of communism to the world.
End WW2 Yalta Conference
Who: Stalin (USSR), FDR (USA). Churchill (UK)
Where: Russian Sea Port on the Black Sea, Yalta.
Why: Divide Europe and Germany among the victors of WW2,
Problems: Fear of the Russian Red Army had a presence in Europe.
Outcomes: Stalin Agrees to divide Germany into 4 zones, occupied by the allies; the USSR takes part of Poland. Eastern Europe was promised by Stalin to have free elections, but turns out to be a police state, with borders sealed, The countries were used as ‘Satellites’ for the USSR. The term ‘The Iron Curtain’ was created.
Truman Doctrine was an important Doctrine describing what the US Should do in another countries time of need.
Marshal Plan
When: 1940
Who: Secretary of State George Marshal
About:
1. Europe Recovery Program
2. US Should give aid to all of Europe for poverty hungerQ and desperation.