cold war 1945-49 dates

when was the yalta conference

February 1945

What was agreed at yalta - What problems were there

Germany and Berlin was to be divided into four zones, UN formed

Poland - soviets wanted a communist government, US wanted old polish government

what was UN formed

April

How did yalta affect relations between the West and the USSR

1. improved relations - agreed on zones

2. created a sense of rivalry, underlaying tension - poland, soviet control

long term - deepened mistrust as Soviets broke promise of free elections and set up communist governments

when was the potsdam conference

July/August1945

when was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagaski

Hiroshima - 6th August 1945

Nagasaki - 9th August 1945

how did the relations of the stomic bomb affect relations

the USSR felt threatened as they did not have as good a weapon to use back, crated a foundation of mistrust as Tuman did not tell the USSR about the bomb when they were allies. led to start of arms race

when was the iron curtain speech

march 1946

how dod the iron curtain affect relations between the USSR and USA

stalins response: saw the speech as a deliberate and unfair attempt to paint the soviet union as aggressive and untrustworthy, making him unhaooy with the west.

During this time : the iron cutrain ended all contact between both sides, including trade and tourism → increasing tensions, official divide

when was the truman doctrine

march 1947

how did the truman doctrine affect relations

stalins reaction : increases tensions, unhapoy with Truman containing communism, viewed it as a threat

Strengthened the idea of fhe Iron Curtain

cominform

when was cominform formed

sept 1947

what was cominform

he saw the Truman doctrine as direct criticism of his government, as a threat to his communist control in Europe. - he responded by tightening his control over communist governments

used a new organisation called Cominform, all counties behind iron curtain would meet regularly in Moscow so Stalin could ensure they were following the same policies

when was the Marshal Plan

June 1947

how did fhe Marshal plan affect relations

stalins response : saw it as an attempt to gain greater influence in Europe - had hoped USA involvement would be limited but this showed it would be long term

saw it as dollar imperialism

believed that countries that accepted Marshal aid would be loyal to the USA in future, felong threateed, clear division between countries that accepted - felt threatened when Hungaey and Czechoslavkia (which wree in the soviet sphre of influence) expressed interest.

when was comecon formed

1949

when was Yugoslavia expelled from Cominform + why?

1948,

when did France, Usa and GB combine their zones into Trizonia

March 1948

when was the berlin blockade

march 1949

when was operation vittles

June 1948

when was the easter parade

april 1939

when did stalin order blockade end

12 may 1949

how did the berlin blockade + airlift affect tensions

sudden spike in tension, highest tension until this point, relations had crumbled between duperpowersn

when was NATO

April 1949

how did nato affect relations

the USSR saw NATO as an aggressive alliance, threat to Soviet Security. → in response the USSR firmed the WarSaw Pact with the communist countires in Eastern Europe

when was the warsaw pact

1955

when was the treaty of friendship

1950