Aftermath: Cold War

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Origins of the cold war stemmed from military, political, and ideological differences

between SSR and US

Big Three and Grand Alliance

Stalin, Roosavelt, and Churchill

Met in tehran in 1943 to decide the future of the war

American-British invation of the continent through italy

forces would meet in defeted germany along nort-south dividing line

By the Yalta conference the defeat of germany was decided

Western Powers- faced reality of Red Army taking control of eastern and central europe

eager to obtain economicallty important resources and strategic military positions

Stalin was still under spheres of influence

U.S

Roosavelt- self determination

Liberated counries could hold elections to determine their political systems

Yalta

Roosevelt sought soviet military power against Japan

Gave Soviets Manchuria railroads, 2 warm water ports, and possesions of Sakhalin and Kurile Islands

Creation of the UN was large concern

Big three reaffirmed germany must create 4 zones

Stalin agreed to free elecions

The Potsdamn Conference

Roosevelt dies, Truman took over

Found out the atomic bomb had been succesfull

Stalin sought absolte military security

Stalin viewed Western policy as economic imoerialism

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