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Unit 6: The Cold War – An Intro

Unit 6: The Cold War – An Intro. The Crumbling Alliance Growing Differences During WWII, USSR and western nations cooperated to defeat Nazi Germany. The Cold War cont. Conflict ideologies + mutual mistrust = Cold War

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Unit 6: The Cold War – An Intro

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  1. Unit 6: The Cold War – An Intro • The Crumbling Alliance • Growing Differences • During WWII, USSR and western nations cooperated to defeat Nazi Germany

  2. The Cold War cont. • Conflict ideologies + mutual mistrust = Cold War • Cold War – state of tension and hostility among nations without armed conflict between the major rivals

  3. The Cold War cont. • Origins of the Cold War • Stalin – 2 goals in Eastern Europe: • Spread communism • Create a buffer zone of friendly govts. As defense against Germany

  4. The Cold War cont. 2. FDR + Churchill made Stalin promise to allow free elections in Eastern Europe, but he ignored his pledge C. “An Iron Curtain” 1. March 1946 – Churchill gave a speech in Fulton, Missouri – coined the term “iron curtain”

  5. The Cold War cont. a. became a symbol of the Cold War – expressed growing fear of communism b. Described division of Europe into “eastern” and “western” bloc 1. East = communist, Soviet Dominated 2. West = western democracies, U.S. dominated

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