Cold War:
Causes of the Cold War:
Immediate Causes:
-Truman declared the Truman Doctrine
-Started Peace Time Conference
-Launched Marshall Plan in 1947
-Stalin didn't want the Truman Doctrine
American Fear of Communist Attack:
-Nuclear war starting
-Take over the World
Trumans dislike of Stalin:
-Stalin was a murdering dictator
-Truman was a humantitarian democrat
-Stalin wanted to spread communism
-Disagreed over the future of Europe
Russias Fear of the Americans Atomic bomb:
-Thought it would end the world
-All out Nuclear War
-Would ruin way of life and communism
Russias dislike of capitalism:
-U.S was succeeding
-Captialsim: and economic sustem in which resources and motives of production were privatley owned.
Russias Actions in the Soviet Zone of Germany
Americas refusal to share nuclear secrets:
-secrets are part of any war
-(cold or hot) (Shooting or non- shooting)
Russias expansion west into eastern europe -Broken election promise
Russias fear of America Attack:
-Russia was afraid of our weapons
-our atomic bomb was created
Russias need for a secure border:
-Protection
-Invasion
-Attacks
Russias Aim for spreading world communism
-making more countries turn communist
Economics:
-The U.S wanted free trade
-soviet union wanted to shield off from international commerce
-Russia feared trade with the west would involve them being opened with western influences
Power Rivalry:
-After WW2, and decline of Europe, the SOviet Union and U.S shared power
-One wanted to dominate the other
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