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starter activity By the 1970s the US and the USSR each had enough nuclear weapons to blow the world up several times over. Can you explain this cartoonists joke? Slide 2 Characteristics of Cold War Suspicions between capitalists & communists Propaganda Espionage Nuclear arms race Space race Slide 3 Why did the wartime alliance breakdown? Background to the Cold War Slide 4 Steps to the political, economic and military division of Europe Steps to the political, economic and military division of Europe Slide 5 The Breakdown of the Grand Alliance STEP 1: The Wartime Conferences STEP 1: The Wartime Conferences Note the changes of personnel Note the changes of personnel TEHRAN- the need for a second front. No decision on the future of Germany / unconditional surrender / Poland / Eastern Europe TEHRAN- the need for a second front. No decision on the future of Germany / unconditional surrender / Poland / Eastern Europe YALTA (Churchill ) (Roosevelt) YALTA (Churchill ) (Roosevelt) POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) What was agreed at each? What was agreed at each? Slide 6 YALTA (Churchill ) (Roosevelt) Feb 1945 Red Army occupied most of Europe Red Army occupied most of Europe Germany to be divided into zones Germany to be divided into zones Poland back to 1921 borders (Curzon / Oder- Neisse Line) Poland back to 1921 borders (Curzon / Oder- Neisse Line) United Nations United Nations Declaration for a liberated Europe Declaration for a liberated Europe POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) Slide 7 POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) (July 1945) POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) (July 1945) POTSDAM (Truman) (Atlee) (July 1945) Truman get tough Truman get tough Germany had surrendered in May 1945 Germany had surrendered in May 1945 Atomic bomb tested the day after the start of the conference Atomic bomb tested the day after the start of the conference Zones of occupation Zones of occupation Slide 8 Salami Tactics USSRs takeover of political control of Eastern Europe like slicing off salami piece by piece USSRs takeover of political control of Eastern Europe like slicing off salami piece by piece Soviet supervision of governments in E Europe Soviet supervision of governments in E Europe Political parties sliced off Political parties sliced off Communist core remains- local Communist parties replaced by Moscow trained Communists Communist core remains- local Communist parties replaced by Moscow trained Communists Slide 9 STEP 2 Kennans Long Telegram- 1946 Kennans Long Telegram- 1946 Soviet view of the world was one of insecurity Soviet view of the world was one of insecurity Soviet path was one of Stalinism rather than Marxism Soviet path was one of Stalinism rather than Marxism Cruelty and repression of the Soviet system Cruelty and repression of the Soviet system Impervious to the logic of reason Moscow is highly sensitive to the logic of force Impervious to the logic of reason Moscow is highly sensitive to the logic of force Slide 10 Step 3- The Iron Curtain Speech Slide 11 Step 4- The Truman Doctrine Slide 12 Step 5- The Marshall Plan Slide 13 Step 6- Red Army Occupation of Europe 45-47 Slide 14 Step 7 Czechoslovakian Coup Slide 15 Step 8- The Berlin Crisis of 1948 Slide 16 Who was responsible for the Cold War? Slide 17 Orthodox View- Soviets to blame Orthodox View- Soviets to blame Revisionist View US Dollar Diplomacy Revisionist View US Dollar Diplomacy Post Revisionist View- Misperceptions on both sides- action and reaction both sides improvising Post Revisionist View- Misperceptions on both sides- action and reaction both sides improvising Soviet View Soviet View Balance of Power v Ideology Balance of Power v Ideology Slide 18 Key events 1945, Yalta & Potsdam conferences 1945, Yalta & Potsdam conferences Soviet expansion in E. Europe Soviet expansion in E. Europe 1946, Iron Curtain 1946, Iron Curtain 1947, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan 1947, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan 1949, NATO 1949, NATO 1955, Warsaw Pact 1955, Warsaw Pact 1961, Berlin Wall 1961, Berlin Wall 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis 1962, Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis Berlin Wall last days