Chapter 15 – 1
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 |
| | |
|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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