Origins of the Cold War- Set 1

Key terms Set 1

Dumbarton Oaks Conference

1944- a series of meetings in D.C. where allied powers laid the foundation for the UN.

Yalta Conference

1945- allied meeting to plan post WW2 Europe. Stalin promises free elections but later breaks that promise. Attended by Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt.

Iranian Crisis

1946- USSR refused to withdraw from northern Iran after WW2. US pushed back via UN.

First Cold War Confrontation OUTSIDE of Europe

Potsdam Conference

1945- final WW2 Conference. Truman replaced FDR and clashed w/ Stalin. US hints at atomic bomb.

Attended by Truman, Stalin, and Attlee

George Kennan and The Long Telegram

1946- Kennan warned of Soviet Expansionism and thought that containment- not appeasement- was necessary.

Salami Tactics

1945-48- Stalin’s method of taking over Europe “slice by slice”.

Cominform

1947- Soviet organization to coordinate communist parties in Europe and enforce ideological loyalty.

Molotov Plan

1947-48- Soviet counter to the Marshall Plan

Bizonia

1947- US and UK merged zones in West Germany for economic unity. France later joined (Trizonia). Angered USSR

Baruch Plan

1946- US proposal to the UN for international control over atomic weapons. Rejected by USSR.

Hallstein Doctrine

1955- West Germany’s policy to isolate East Germany diplomatically.

Soviet Bloc Forms

1945-48- Eastern European countries gradually turned into one-party communist states under Soviet influence.