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Intro to the cold war

Intro to the cold war. Yalta Conference. What happened at the Yalta Conference? The Three Powers – Churchill, FDR and Stalin Stalin wanted pro-Soviet governments in Europe Socialism, one-party rule, social goal of equality FDR wanted countries to choose their own governments

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Intro to the cold war

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  1. Intro to the cold war

  2. Yalta Conference • What happened at the Yalta Conference? • The Three Powers – Churchill, FDR and Stalin • Stalin wanted pro-Soviet governments in Europe • Socialism, one-party rule, social goal of equality • FDR wanted countries to choose their own governments • Ideas from the Atlantic Charter • Capitalism, democracy and individualism

  3. Potsdam Conference • President Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin • Postwar Europe divided • Soviet-controlled governments in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia

  4. Beginning of the Cold War • “Constant War of Nerves” • Didn’t directly fight with each other • Supported other countries with economic and military aid • Arms race • Competed for extensive alliances with regions and countries all over the world Duck and Cover

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