Notes on the cold war



	The cold war was not an actual war but the US and the Soviet Union, went head to head in a nuclear arms race and an ideological struggle of the spread of communis.


USSR+USA=Nuclear Arms Race

The Spread of Communism to Cuba, China, and Korea.


Cold Wars= War without actual fighting

Hot Wars=War with fighting.


Ideological Struggle


Soviet+ Eastern Bloc Nations

Eastern Bloc Nations

Goal:
Was to spread communism 

US+ Western Bloc Nations   
Goal: To contain the spread of communism to the world.

End WW2 Yalta Conference


Who: Stalin (USSR), FDR (USA). Churchill (UK)
Where: Russian Sea Port on the Black Sea, Yalta.
Why: Divide Europe and Germany among the victors of WW2,
Problems: Fear of the Russian Red Army had a presence in Europe.
Outcomes: Stalin Agrees to divide Germany into 4 zones, occupied by the allies; the USSR takes part of Poland. Eastern Europe was promised by Stalin to have free elections, but turns out to be a police state, with borders sealed, The countries were used as ‘Satellites’ for the USSR. The term ‘The Iron Curtain’ was created.

Truman Doctrine was an important Doctrine describing what the US Should do in another countries time of need.


Marshal Plan
When: 1940
Who: Secretary of State George Marshal 
About:

1.	Europe Recovery Program
2.	US Should give aid to all of Europe for poverty hungerQ and desperation.