Hist. in 20th Cent. Final

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The Cold War

- Begins at end of WWII

- 3 allies: UK, US, Soviet Union were in conflict about what the world will look like

- 1945 2 wartime conferences where the allies made plans for postwar Europe and World: Yalta and Potsdam

Yalta

- Where/When: Crimea, 1945

-Who: FDR, Churchill, Stalin

- Churchill and FDR, believed there was a strong need for Democracy and self-determination

- Stalin wanted to be surrounded by friendly governments...determined that there were communist governments in E.U by end of WWII E.U was surrounded by Soviet Troops

- Stalin agreed to enter the war with japan

- discussion of the creation of united nations