Origins of Cold War

What was promised at the Yalta Conference by the Soviet Union?

It promised Roosevelt that he would allow free elections

What did the soviets want from Germany at the Yalta conference?

take reparations from Germany to help repay soviet wartime losses

What was finally agreed on the issue of reparations?

soviets, British, Americans, French, would take over reparations

Why did the soviets want to dominate Eastern Europe?

stop further invasions from the west

What was Truman’s goal in establishing the policy of containment?

taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries

What phase did Churchill use to describe the division between east and west?

Iron Curtain

What does Cold war mean?

conflict between U.s and Soviet union in which neither nation directly confronted other on battlefield

What was the Truman Doctrine?

A policy of u.s to support free people who are resisting attempting subjugation by armed minorities

How did the Marshall Plan revive Europian hope?

16 countries received 13 billion in aid and western Europe was flourishing and communist party lost much of it’s appeal to voters

How had Germany been divided at the end of WW11

Into 4 zones accupied by the u.s great Britain, France, west and east Soviet union.

How did the allies get supplies into West Berlin?

Berlin Airlift

What was the pledge of NATO

Military support to one another in case any member was attacked