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Chapter 15 – 1 Name ________________________

The Cold War Begins

Clash of Governments

Capitalism: Free-enterprise Citizens own private property

Freedom of choice Individual fend for themselves Limited Govt interference

Communism: Classless system State controlled industry (centrally planned economies)

U.S./Soviet Relations

← 1917 ____Russian Revolution (Lenin / Stalin)___________

← The United States refused to recognize the new Communist government of the Soviet Union until 1933

← During WWII the U.S. had delayed the invasion of France for 2 years (Leningrad – Stalingrad)

Post-War Soviet Union

← ___11,000,000______ Soviets died in the war

← 4.7 million homes were destroyed along with 2000 towns and 70,000 villages

← Soviets interested in protecting their nation against ___invasion from Germany_______

← Stalin: ___25,000,000____ people died (starvation / purging)

← People forced off farms and lost private property. All property belongs to ____Government____

← Propaganda spread about capitalism.

← Textbooks rewritten and children indoctrinated ( ___brainwashed__ ) with communist ideals.

← Soviet citizens (and children) expected to spy on neighbors (and parents) to conform to communism

Post-War United States

← _____400,000_______ Americans died in the war

← US emerged from war more powerful than when it entered; both __economically__ and __militarily___.

← Interested in a ___democratic_____ world with international peace and prosperity

The Yalta Conference ___Feb 1945______

Attended by the “Big Three” = Roosevelt - US, Churchill – Great Britain, Stalin – Soviet Union

|Issues |Resolutions |

| | Communist could remain in control of Poland temporarily |

|Poland (government) |The new govt would include members of the prewar Polish Govt and |

| |Free elections would take place as soon as possible |

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|Liberating European Countries |All European countries could choose their govts with free elections |

| | Germany divided into four parts (US, GB, France, and Soviet sections) |

|Dividing Germany |Berlin also divided into four parts |

| |Soviet Union demands Germany pay reparations (agree: limited) |

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POST-YALTA EVENTS

March, 1945 Soviet Union forces Romania to appoint communist government

Refuses to allow more than 3 non-Communist officials to serve in Polish Govt (18 members)

No free election in Poland (breaking the Yalta agreement)

April 12, 1945 ______FDR Dies______ Harry S. Truman becomes President

April 25, 1945 _____UN Developed____ Organization of "all nations of the world" to maintain world peace, preserve human rights, and propose settlements between nations.

May 8, 1945 ______V-E Day______ World War II Ends

TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN US AND SOVIET UNION

Soviet Concerns: ____Security_____

Goal: Keep Germany Weak. Avoid any future invasion.

Maintain a ____buffer zone_____ between Germany and Soviet Union.

Make bordering nations communist systems

Belief: Capitalism leads to warring classes and imperialist regimes

American Concerns: ____Economic Stability_____

Goal: Increase world trade

Trading nations are ____peaceful___ nations

Promote democracy and free enterprise

Belief: Communism is oppressive and Stalin's ideology is one of power and domination

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