Cold War Origins Dates
- Created by: Alice Haddlesey
- Created on: 19-05-14 10:44
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- Origins of the Cold War
- Super Power Tensions: Churchill was now replaced with Atlee and Truman had replaced Roosevelt. Truman was heavily anti-communist.
- 1947: Truman Doctrine, wanted to 'contain' communism. Fundamental to the change in superpower relations.
- 1946: George Kennan sent a 'long telegram', warning of danger of USSR.
- March 1946: 'Iron Curtain' speech warning danger of communism and aggravated Soviets.
- This occurred following Soviet violations of the pacts concerning 'free elections' in Poland which were made at the Yalta conference, 1945.
- 1947: Marshall Plan: A concept by George Marshall to provide financial aid to capitalist countries in Europe. In an effort to contain communism, the US gave out more than $13 billion.
- 1947: The formation of Cominform as a response to the formation of Trizonia, the creation of the Deutschmark and also the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.
- June 1948 - May 1949: Berlin Blockade, first physical act of aggression from USSR. Following the Blockade, Germany was split into two separate states.
- 1948: Czech Coup d'état. Soviets didn't directly involve themselves but US believed that they supported the communist takeover.
- NATO created in 1949.
- 1945: Warsaw Pact signed. The Soviet response to NATO was a signed agreement amongst the communist states to form an alliance.
- Korean War: 1950-53. First and only physical war in the Cold War. Ultimately the Cold War extended to Far East due to US intervention.
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