HY 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Warsaw Pact, Loyalty Program, X Article
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Cold war: conflict between u. s. and soviet union, atomic weapons. Interpret all international affairs: strains start after wwii. Fdr tries to get stalin on board: harry truman becomes president. Tougher stance against stalin: united nations created, germany divided into 4 pieces. West=german republic: new japanese constitution, cannot appease dictators. Not through secession: u. s. renews global power. Maintain open markets and free trade: soviet union. Establish eastern bloc: poland election made for communists, fate of china. Iron curtain: winston churchill, fulton, mo 1946 tru(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s tow(cid:374, eastern bloc. Truman doctrine: aid for greece and turkey, prevent communism, free world and unfree world, u. s. duty for free people, referencing munich/appeasement, freedom=anti-communism, marshall plan. National security act: u. s. will maintain advisory institutions, cia, national security council, department of defense. June 1948: soviets want allies to abandon west berlin. Drops supplies into their half of the city: victory for the u. s.