World War II Conferences (1941-1945), meetings between Allied
... on August 15; on July 26 the conference issued the Potsdam Declaration calling upon Japan to surrender of suffer destruction (the newly tested atomic bomb was not mentioned). Most of the conference’s business concerned postwar Europe. A Council of Foreign Ministers of the United States, Great Britai ...
... on August 15; on July 26 the conference issued the Potsdam Declaration calling upon Japan to surrender of suffer destruction (the newly tested atomic bomb was not mentioned). Most of the conference’s business concerned postwar Europe. A Council of Foreign Ministers of the United States, Great Britai ...
Chapter 17 Section 1 Two Super Powers Face Off
... A V O I C E F R O M T H E PA S T One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions . . . free elections . . . and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It reli ...
... A V O I C E F R O M T H E PA S T One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions . . . free elections . . . and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It reli ...
File
... “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous cities and t ...
... “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous cities and t ...
Unit: The United States in an Age of Global Crisis
... Soviet Union dissolved as the Cold War took hold. As communism spread through the efforts of the Soviet Union and later China, the United States worked to strengthen its influence in Western Europe and Asia by providing economic aid and building strategic alliances. A growing anxiety about the sprea ...
... Soviet Union dissolved as the Cold War took hold. As communism spread through the efforts of the Soviet Union and later China, the United States worked to strengthen its influence in Western Europe and Asia by providing economic aid and building strategic alliances. A growing anxiety about the sprea ...
Rebuilding after World War II
... –resumed self-government after a few years of American, British, and French occupation ...
... –resumed self-government after a few years of American, British, and French occupation ...
The Beginning of the Cold War
... demand that Germany pay the Soviet Union $20 billion in war damages. At the meeting, Roosevelt pressed Stalin to declare war on Japan. The atomic bomb had not yet been tested, and the President wanted Soviet help if an invasion of Japan became necessary. Stalin promised to enter the war against Japa ...
... demand that Germany pay the Soviet Union $20 billion in war damages. At the meeting, Roosevelt pressed Stalin to declare war on Japan. The atomic bomb had not yet been tested, and the President wanted Soviet help if an invasion of Japan became necessary. Stalin promised to enter the war against Japa ...
Beginnings of the Cold War Review
... Berlin Blockade and Airlift – For fear of not wanting East Berliners to see the better conditions in West Berlin and have problems that result from it, the Soviets blockade West Berlin. The Soviets are also upset at the adoption of a universal currency among the 3 Western zones and subsequent combin ...
... Berlin Blockade and Airlift – For fear of not wanting East Berliners to see the better conditions in West Berlin and have problems that result from it, the Soviets blockade West Berlin. The Soviets are also upset at the adoption of a universal currency among the 3 Western zones and subsequent combin ...
Post WWII The World after 1945
... 4. What was the iron curtain? The Iron Curtain was a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe how communist countries in eastern Europe were isolates from the West. Information and people were not allowed to flow into or out of the areas controlled by communism. ...
... 4. What was the iron curtain? The Iron Curtain was a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe how communist countries in eastern Europe were isolates from the West. Information and people were not allowed to flow into or out of the areas controlled by communism. ...
Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of
... The Cold War, between the United States and the Soviet Union, was one of the most important factors in the postwar world. The Soviet Union created an eastern bloc, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary. The United States, led by Harry Truman, was more antagonistic to the S ...
... The Cold War, between the United States and the Soviet Union, was one of the most important factors in the postwar world. The Soviet Union created an eastern bloc, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary. The United States, led by Harry Truman, was more antagonistic to the S ...
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
... 13. Which was NOT a feature of the Cold War between the United States and the U.S.S.R.? (A) A series of confrontations short of direct military conflict (B) A competition of productivity between differing economic systems (C) A number of direct and open military clashes between U.S. and Soviet forc ...
... 13. Which was NOT a feature of the Cold War between the United States and the U.S.S.R.? (A) A series of confrontations short of direct military conflict (B) A competition of productivity between differing economic systems (C) A number of direct and open military clashes between U.S. and Soviet forc ...
Practice Test
... _____ 3. How might a member of Congress in 1950 have defended the passage of the McCarran Act? a. Military buildup is necessary to protect against the Communist threat. b. Freedom of speech should be protected at all costs. c. It makes sense to punish people for their thoughts before they act on the ...
... _____ 3. How might a member of Congress in 1950 have defended the passage of the McCarran Act? a. Military buildup is necessary to protect against the Communist threat. b. Freedom of speech should be protected at all costs. c. It makes sense to punish people for their thoughts before they act on the ...
An overview of the Cold War
... “iron curtain” by Winston Churchill in 1946. The term represented the impassable barrier that separated free Europe from communist Europe. The communist countries were said to be “behind the iron curtain,” meaning they were cut off from the rest of the world. ...
... “iron curtain” by Winston Churchill in 1946. The term represented the impassable barrier that separated free Europe from communist Europe. The communist countries were said to be “behind the iron curtain,” meaning they were cut off from the rest of the world. ...
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan Discussion Questions
... Greece. Truman opposed communism. He called for America to offer its support to any countries resisting communism. Eastern Europe was attempting to recover from the ravages of World War II. The Soviets offered their communist plan to the regions in an attempt to solidify their power and influence. T ...
... Greece. Truman opposed communism. He called for America to offer its support to any countries resisting communism. Eastern Europe was attempting to recover from the ravages of World War II. The Soviets offered their communist plan to the regions in an attempt to solidify their power and influence. T ...
Unit 1 Breakdown of wartime alliance
... As the Russians pulled back (retreated) they destroyed anything that might be of use to the German army as it advanced - bridges, railways, buildings etc. and poisoned water supplies. This policy was known as "scorched earth" and it was not expected by the Germans and severely hindered their armies. ...
... As the Russians pulled back (retreated) they destroyed anything that might be of use to the German army as it advanced - bridges, railways, buildings etc. and poisoned water supplies. This policy was known as "scorched earth" and it was not expected by the Germans and severely hindered their armies. ...
Chapter 20
... The division between Western Europe and Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe was the beginning of the Cold War. The Soviet Union feared the capitalist West. The United States feared communism. ...
... The division between Western Europe and Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe was the beginning of the Cold War. The Soviet Union feared the capitalist West. The United States feared communism. ...
World History 2 Unit 2 Test for posting
... 18. In which of the following countries were the most civilians killed during World War II? a. USSR c. Japan b. Germany d. Great Britain 19. Which of the following countries had the lowest direct war costs? a. Japan c. France b. USSR d. Great Britain 20. Which of the countries listed in the chart ha ...
... 18. In which of the following countries were the most civilians killed during World War II? a. USSR c. Japan b. Germany d. Great Britain 19. Which of the following countries had the lowest direct war costs? a. Japan c. France b. USSR d. Great Britain 20. Which of the countries listed in the chart ha ...
World War II Conferences Where When Who What was decided
... Soviet declaration of war against Japan had a greater affect on their surrender than the US bombs. ...
... Soviet declaration of war against Japan had a greater affect on their surrender than the US bombs. ...
29.1 Beginning of the Cold War
... • June 1948, Soviets blocked off land, rail, water routes into West Berlin to force West to leave Berlin • Western leaders organized Berlin airlift to supply Berlin by air ...
... • June 1948, Soviets blocked off land, rail, water routes into West Berlin to force West to leave Berlin • Western leaders organized Berlin airlift to supply Berlin by air ...
Europe and North America Section 1
... • June 1948, Soviets blocked off land, rail, water routes into West Berlin to force West to leave Berlin • Western leaders organized Berlin airlift to supply Berlin by air ...
... • June 1948, Soviets blocked off land, rail, water routes into West Berlin to force West to leave Berlin • Western leaders organized Berlin airlift to supply Berlin by air ...
Restructuring the Postwar World,
... A major goal of the Soviet Union was to shield itself from another invasion from the west. Centuries of history had taught the Soviets to fear invasion. Because it lacked natural western borders, Russia fell victim to each of its neighbors in turn. In the 17th century, the Poles captured the Kremlin ...
... A major goal of the Soviet Union was to shield itself from another invasion from the west. Centuries of history had taught the Soviets to fear invasion. Because it lacked natural western borders, Russia fell victim to each of its neighbors in turn. In the 17th century, the Poles captured the Kremlin ...
The Origins of the Cold War
... • Berlin (inside the Soviet zone) would also be divided • Germany would eventually be reunited at an unspecified date (how about October 1990) • FDR dies in April, Harry S. Truman becomes president ...
... • Berlin (inside the Soviet zone) would also be divided • Germany would eventually be reunited at an unspecified date (how about October 1990) • FDR dies in April, Harry S. Truman becomes president ...
Cold War and the Fifties booklet
... lives after the war meant marrying, settling down, and having children. In the postwar period, the United States experienced a huge population boom, with 28 million new Americans added between 1950 and 1960. In the prosperous economy, those added Americans became additional consumers fueling the fir ...
... lives after the war meant marrying, settling down, and having children. In the postwar period, the United States experienced a huge population boom, with 28 million new Americans added between 1950 and 1960. In the prosperous economy, those added Americans became additional consumers fueling the fir ...
Yalta and Potsdam Conferences - Grants Pass School District 7
... help the Allies decide what would happen to Europe, and in particular Germany, at the end of the Second World War. This Revision Bite will help you understand the decisions made at these two important conferences and the differences that emerged between the allied leaders. Yalta and Potsdam – the ba ...
... help the Allies decide what would happen to Europe, and in particular Germany, at the end of the Second World War. This Revision Bite will help you understand the decisions made at these two important conferences and the differences that emerged between the allied leaders. Yalta and Potsdam – the ba ...
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the west and non-Soviet-controlled areas. On the east side of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union. On either side of the Iron Curtain, states developed their own international economic and military alliances: Member countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the Warsaw Pact, with the Soviet Union as the leading state Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with the United States as the leading countryPhysically, the Iron Curtain took the form of border defenses between the countries of Europe in the middle of the continent. The most notable border was marked by the Berlin Wall and its Checkpoint Charlie which served as a symbol of the Curtain as a whole.The events that demolished the Iron Curtain started in discontent in Poland, and continued in Hungary, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. Romania was the only communist state in Europe to violently overthrow its government.The term's use as a metaphor for strict separation can be traced to the early 19th century. It was originally a reference to fireproof curtains in theaters. Its popularity as a Cold War symbol is attributed to its use in a speech Winston Churchill gave in March 1946 in Fulton, Missouri.