Soviets and Americans meeting at the River Elbe in Germany in 1945
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Soviets and Americans meeting at the River Elbe in Germany in 1945
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Soviets and Americans meeting at the River Elbe in Germany in 1945. WWII Alliance between U.S. and USSR. -ideological differences suspicion -Stalin wants buffer zone in Eastern Europe -US wants free elections in E. Europe. Economic and Military Alliances. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Soviets and Americans meeting at the River Elbe in Germany in 1945
WWII Alliance between U.S. and USSR
-ideological differences suspicion-Stalin wants buffer zone in Eastern Europe-US wants free elections in E. Europe
Economic and Military Alliances
-Marshall Plan - $$ to rebuild W. Europe after WWII-Molotov Plan - $$ to rebuild E. Europe after WWII-US puts troops in W. Europe, NATO is formed-Soviets create alliance with E. Europe with the Warsaw Pact
-Inspired the Truman Doctrine –said that the US would stop the spread of communism around the world – policy known as CONTAINMENT
-US gave $$ to Greece and Turkey
Development of Nuclear Weapons
-competition between US and USSR
-attempt to keep each other “in check”
-direct conflict = total destruction -> COLD WAR
Berlin Airlift
-Soviets blockade roads, railroads into Berlin
-Americans airlift supplies into Berlin
-Berlin wall is built in 1961
The Korean War
-Communist N. Korea invades S. Korea in June 1950
--confirms fear of spread of communism
-MacArthur leads U.S. forces
-Cease fire signed along 38th parallel in 1953
Soviet Invasion of Hungary
-increased U.S. suspicion
-brutal suppression of Hungarian resistance confirmed fear of communism
