Cold War Superpower Tensions & Rivalries PDF

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Cold War Superpowers International Relations History

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This document examines the Cold War, focusing on the tensions and rivalries between superpowers, particularly the US and the USSR. It details key events such as the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, and analyzes the impact of these events on various nations. Also examines the role of leaders like Truman and Stalin.

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Cold War Superpower tensions and rivalries 1Rivalry Mistrust Accord 1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry Ideology US capitalism prod of goodsto earn profit USSR communism Everyone is econcon...

Cold War Superpower tensions and rivalries 1Rivalry Mistrust Accord 1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry Ideology US capitalism prod of goodsto earn profit USSR communism Everyone is econconcerns used for human welfare the Western powers didn't trustcommislack of democracy whatwerebetween clashes USSR saw democracy as pot a disguise forcapitalism's oppression East West Grand Alliance What were stalin’s aims Stalin's aims in the grand alliance? SEEM up gar in EastEU friendly toMoscow Direct controlPoland Romania Bulgaria shareborder with USSR Intermediate zone Yugoslavia Austria HungaryCzechFinland comm liberal coalitions Reparations fromallies G Territory keepland annexed from Poland in1939 Get Baltic states back Roosevelt's aims What were Roosevelt’ tomarkets raw materials West EU s aims in the grand keep access YemmilithysfEs in Pacific Atlantic ofAsia p alliance? Supp de colonisation Create UN Create freetrade zone abolish tariffsprevent command econ Remain friendlywith Brit USSR Churchill'saims What were gov in protectPolish churchill’s aims in the Democratic Poland grand alliance? Boit promised to declare war indep in 1939 G invasionforced Britto wants buffer to G USSR keep empire Prevent Soviet influence in Med CentralEU Remain friendly with USSR USA what tensions dev What was the aim and outcome of the foreign ministers’ meeting in moscow? What were the aims and outcomes of the teheran conference? What were the aims and outcomes of the % agreement? Yalta Conference Feb 1945 State of the war USSR had driven G from East EU was ready to invade EUSSR agreed to enter waragainst Jap once G had surrendered What were the 2ⁿᵈFront created in Normandy terms of yalta and what were the Germany disagreements Dismantled demilitarized deNazified in 4 zones between USSR US UK Fr P borders Borders between Poland USSR would be at Curzon line Poland would receive terr in North west G Free elections Stalin agreed to establish democratic gar in Poland THÉISSUpp London Poles who were prewar go thatfled toEngland But Stalin wanted comm Lublin committee to be new gov EEEalation of liberatedEurope Allieswould help liberate states encourage democracy Ialin agreed to join Impact on superpowerrelations Alliance was sound but cracks would begin to format Potsdam Potsdam Conference JulyAugust 1945 How did developments at yalta incr cooperation or mistrust (truman, UN, atomic bomb) What were the terms agreed/ disagreed at potsdam? Soviet expansion in East EU 1946 47 western actions 1945 47 Explain kennan’s long telegram and its signi cance in the cold war Explain churchill’s iron curtain speech and signi cance in the cold war How did the ussr react to the iron curtain Truman doctrine? Containment Marshall Plan? Soviet reaction to marshall plan Explain what happened in the czech coup 1 2 PRO US USSR containment US’s reasons for containment in japan and china Events Results/ success of containment peaceful coexistence Peacefully coexist with capitalist bloc Long-term SinoSoviet relations reasons of sino-soviet mistrust Relations between 1929 and 1953 Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance Relations during koran war Khruschev and split Sino American relations Relations during chinese civil war and tibet Background and impact of korean war on prc-us relations Impact of taiwan on relations 1960s: why relations were bad Why the US and PRC wanted detente? What china gained from detente What the us gained from detente Détente Than 1953 55 Impact of H bomb on superpower relations End of cold war: what and impact East german uprising: what happened and impact on relations Berlin conference FRG’s entry to nato: what happened and impact on relations Formation of warsaw pact: impact Geneva accords: what and impact What is the hallstein doctrine and impact on relations Reasons forThan Eisenhower and NK’s reasons for thaw Détente 1963 79 Reasons Brezhnev’s reasons for detente Nixon’s reasons for detente IEementsebimitations 1 3Reasons for the end of the Cold War -2nd cold war confrontation -solidarity in poland: confrontation role of reagan in end of cold war Role of gorbachev in end Econ weaknesses Role of detente 2 Leadois nations 2 1Leaders Truman and stalin at potsdam Salami tactics US response: truman doctrine and marshall plan Soviet response Role of truman and stalin in berlin blockade 2 2 Nations How west g was impacted by cold war: divided Econ Crisis How Korea was impacted by cold war: Division Econ Crisis 3 Crises ideology as a cause Geopolitical tensions as a cause Soviet security as a cause Immediate trigger Other causes Impact Signi cance: Containment USSR failed - how? NATO Arms race Military UN and PRC

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