2 The development of the Cold War

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What did the iron curtain speech consist of?

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-Europe was firmly divided

-USSR controlled all Eastern European countries equally

-West need to negotiate a position of strength

-USSR wanted to expand without limit

-Also wanted to expand doctrine of communism

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Stalin's reaction to the Iron curtain speech (1946)

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-Stalin argued they had the right to take measures to ensure security after losing so many in the war

-accused Churchill of being a 'firebrand of war'

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USA reaction to iron curtain speech

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-Many thought it was irresponsible

-did not change US policy

-Less important than foreign policy experts etc

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What was the contradiction to the iron curtain speech?

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-Soviet influence not as uniform

-Berlin +Vienna not under complete soviet influence

-made assumptions about 'indefinite expansion'

-ramped up tension

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What was soviet control in Poland like in 1945

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-Soviet forces set up a new provisional gov

-Obvious when the polish gov joined there would be no free elections

-Peasant party rep resigned in protest

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What did Romania's (Baltic) gov look like in 1946?

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Stalin created communist-dominated national democratic front in 1946 and the King was forced to abdicate in 1947.

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Soviet zone of Germany government look like?

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SPD forced to merge with the communists to form a socialist unity party

-basis of gov when independent East Germany would become in 1949

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What did Bulgaria's government look like?

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-Stalin first insisted that communists that dominated gov accept non -com om 1946

-1947 Stalin allowed them to repress all opposition

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What was soviet control in Hungary like?

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-allowed free elections in November 1945

1947 leading opposition arrested

1948 socialists forced to merge with the Hungarian communists + new independent front was formed

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What was the Soviet control in Czechoslovakia like?

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1946 - communists got 38% of vote

-Benes working with soviets

-Determined to prevent Czechs from accepting Marshall aid

-1948 communist coup with soviet support took place