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Grand Alliance

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US, BR USSR
1 common enemy
2nd front delayed, not a strong alliance

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Yalta

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Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, end of war imminent
De divided into 4zones of Allied occupation, rebuild into free country
Berlin into 4 sectors, did not Berlin to be controlled by USSR
De Nazification, international war crime court in Nuremberg
Democratised, free elections
Demilitarised, allied troops in zones
EE, free elections, in Soviet Sphere of influence
UN, peace and security
Poland borders to be moved to Oder Niesse river
Reparations, USSR want high, no repeat of T of V

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Changes before Potsdam

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Roosevelt died, Truman anti C
P borders moved, no free elec, C govt
EE, RA did not leave
Atom bomb, Stalin not told, no trust between US USSR
PM change, Clement Attlee, US USSR Dom rivalry
End of GA

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Postdam

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4Ds
Reparations, in kind to Allies, USSR-25%
UN
US wants revived Germany, barrier against C
Disagreement over free elections in EE
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Reasons for USSR expansion

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Percentages deal
Strategic importance
Security
Sphere of influence

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Percentages deal

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Between CH, ST
EE divided, USSR, 90% of Romania
West, 90% of Greece
Stalin accepted that he had control over EE

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Strategic importance

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Most invasions through Poland, wants security, friendly govt

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Security for USSR

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De invades USSR, needs buffer zone for protection

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Soviet sphere of influence

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Agreed at Yalta
Sphere of control
C in coalition, took key positions, elections rigged

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Bulgaria

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C Dom govt
C won
Rig elections
Ban others

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Poland

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Coalition

Election rigged

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Romania

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Coalition
Stalin got C to disrupt govt
Force king to appoint C dom govt
80% of votes
Banned others
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Hungary

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Smallholders-50% 
C controlled police, arrested leader Bella Kovacs
Nagy forced to resign
Election
Banned others
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Czechoslovakia

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Army use to get power
Non C arrested 
Rigged
Won
Ban others
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Cominform

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Coordinate relations between EE and Moscow

Tighten control over E bloc

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Molotov Plan

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Coordinate trade between E bloc and USSR

17
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Comecom

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Counter Marshall
USSR to control economies
Collectivisation of agriculture
Targets for each industry
Czech, EG, heavy ind
Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, agriculture
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Iron curtain

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Division between E and W
Stalin wants buffer states
IR not strong
Animosity

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Truman Doctrine

Why

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Oppose spread of C
Use threat of atom bomb to stop spread
Civil war in Greece, Monarchist vs C
Br could no longer help Mon, US helped

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Truman

What

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Military assistance given to countries likely to fall to C

Subjugated by an armed minority

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Truman

Effects

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US wants to contain C
Protect free world
EU split politically

22
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Marshall

Why

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Ec policy to TD
Poor countries fell to C
Stop this by improving economies

23
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Truman

What

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Money given to all EU countries
Stalin told EE to decline, show C=x
Money, equipment to aid economy
$17bn given
Dollar imperialism
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Truman

Effects

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EU split economically
Molotov Plan
EU had to trade with US

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Blockade
Why
E

A 
Big wealth difference 
USSR wants high reps to starve De 
Bizone, trizone
Deutschmark, Ostmark
Excuse to blockade, split
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Blockade
Why
P

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W wants to stay, listening post
E=x
W fear spread of C
Free elections in W
USSR rep left ACC, excuse to blockade, force W out
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Blockade

What

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USSR cut of all road, rail, water into WZ
US, Br Airlift supplies into WZ for 2mn
Land every 90 secs, USSR disrupt with weather planes, B-29 bombers sent to Br, can carry atom bombs
By April, 4000tonnes of supplies were sent

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Blockade

Effects on IR

A

Increase tension
318 day blockade lifted by Stalin
NATO
Stalin weak, cannot force W out

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NATO

Why

A

Protect W from USSR attacks

Defensive military

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NATO

What

A

12 countries
Collective security
Defensive military alliance

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NATO

Effects

A

USSR saw it as a challenge
Warsaw Pact
Europe divide P, E, M

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Warsaw Pact

Why

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NATO, aggressive alliance

WG join NATO, proximity is a threat to E bloc

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Warsaw Pact

What

A

Defensive military Pact of EE and USSR

Ensure loyalty to USSR

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Warsaw Pact

Effects

A

Increase tension
Europe divided M,
Both were a defensive alliance

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Developments

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China became C, spreads
Anti C hysteria, encompassed by Mcarthy
Atom bomb tested by USSR, arms race starts
Stalin dies, thaw in relations

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