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The Iron Curtain goes up

The Iron Curtain goes up. Churchill’s 1946 Fulton Speech What was the iron curtain “on the ground”. The Division of Europe into communist and non-communist. A new conflict now appeared. West versus east Capitalism/ democracy versus communism The USA versus the Soviet Union

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The Iron Curtain goes up

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  1. The Iron Curtain goes up • Churchill’s 1946 Fulton Speech • What was the iron curtain “on the ground”

  2. The Division of Europe into communist and non-communist

  3. A new conflict now appeared • West versus east • Capitalism/ democracy versus communism • The USA versus the Soviet Union • The Cold War had begun

  4. The arrival of the Cold War • “A struggle between communism and capitalism/ democracy” • “A power struggle between the US and the USSR” • It is called the Cold War because the two sides never actually fight each other but oppose each other in a variety of other ways.

  5. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan • Truman Doctrine: • The US will support any country threatened by communist forces from outside or will support any government being threatened by communists from within • The Marshall Plan • Help rebuild western Europe so the people will not be attracted to communism

  6. Issue No 2:Some thoughts on the thinking behind US policy making Clark M Clifford ‘The Clifford Memorandum’ George Kennan ‘The Long Telegram’ Dean Acheson ‘Rotten apples’ The Truman Doctrine The “Mr X” article

  7. What is Truman really talking about in the Truman Doctrine? • Is it ideology? • Is it really a matter of a great power politics? • The use of idealism • Does it all come down to national self-interest?

  8. George Kennan’s “Mr X” article • July 1947 in ‘Foreign Affairs’ • Who? George Kennan of “Long Telegram” fame • What is he saying? • Soviet ideological stance • Impossibility of compromise • The power of the Soviet Union • Traditional Russian behaviour • Containment • US needs resolution and determination • Cold War: a different type of struggle • Time and tactical retreats

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