Cold War Presentations:
Causes of the Cold War:
The Cold war happened in 1945 and 1990
-United States v. Soviet Union
-Democrats v. Communists
-Major causes were the differences in Governments. We were democratic and the soviet union was communist.
Free trade was an issue. Rivalry of power was an issue. We eached wanted the majority of the power. To see who could control the world with their government.
-Germany was split into 4 parts.
-We controlled the West and the Soviet Union controlled the East, this was the turning point in starting the Cold war
-Soviet Union didnt like the Truman Doctrine because they felt it was aimed at them because they were communist. Marshall Plan was rebuilding the European Countries
- The A bomb was a big one. Their were fears that we would attack each other.
-Truman didnt like Stalin thought he was agressive, not easy to get along with..
The differences in opinion was a big one. Opposite governments. We were all about freedom they wanted absolute control...
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