The Cold WarNOTES
Nov 14 · 10:15 · Prof. Dubois
The origins (1945–1947)
- →Gradual breakdown of the USA / USSR alliance
- →Truman Doctrine (March 1947) — containment of communism
- →Marshall Plan, rejected by the USSR for the Eastern bloc
Western bloc
Eastern bloc
United States
USSR
NATO (1949)
Warsaw Pact (1955)
Marshall Plan
Cominform
“From Stettin to Trieste, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.”
Key dates
1948Blockade & airlift
1961Wall built
1989Wall falls
I - 1947: the rift between the USSR and the United States
After World War II, the USSR and the United States accused one another, forming two blocs split by the iron curtain:
- →Eastern bloc: the USSR and its communist allies.
- →Western bloc: the United States and its allies.
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Contents
IIntroduction
II1947 rift
IIINuclear risk
IVThe war spreads
VEnd of communism
Question 1 / 5
Which organization was created in 1945 in the hope of lasting peace?
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The EU
The UN
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What does the “Iron Curtain” stand for?
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The split of Europe into two blocs, East and West, from 1947.
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