Introduction to the Cold War

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Causes of the Cold War

Tensions post WW2

Idealogical conflict

Nuclear weapons

Nuclear Arms Race (USA/USSR)

Truman Doctrine

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What was the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

1939

Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the USSR 

No military action against eachother for 10 years

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How did Hitler use this

Hitler used the pact to invade Poland without opposition 

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How did it end

Took two years to become broken in June 1941 (Nazi Germany invaded USSR) 

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How is Adolf Hitler partly responsible for causing the Cold War

  1. Powers overcome differences to overcome Hitler

  2. Hitler dies and powers become in conflict again