FDR, Stalin & Churchill

Unconditional surrender from Germany

Agreed to divide Germany into 4 zones of occupation USSR, US, Britain & France

Truman, Stalin & Churchill (replaced by Clement Attlee)

Ratified Germany being divided up into 4 zones

Unconditional surrender from Japan Truman aware of atomic bomb creation

Various agreements German economy, punishment for war criminals,

land boundaries

US and USSR dominated the postwar world

US stronger superpower Most land untouched during WWII Industry thrived Atomic bomb

USSR Controlled most of Eastern Europe Red Army: largest military force in the world

International peace-keeping organization Originally 51 members

General Assembly All countries meet

Security Council Primary responsibility to maintain peace and

security Made up of US, USSR, Britain, France & China

International Court of Justice Legal disputes/advisory opinions

US Capitalist democracy-enjoyed freedoms

Soviet Union Communist-gov’t owned all aspects of life Challenge Stalin: imprisonment or death

Germany US/GB: united Germany & independent

Eastern European nations Soviet Union: weak Germany & control over

Eastern Europe

Satellite states created Independent nations under control of a more

powerful nation

After Potsdam Truman believes Soviet Union was “planning

world conquest” Stalin controlling Red Army presented a real

threat

Cold War 46 years (1945-1991) Soviet Union & US never engage in a “hot”

military conflict

US Top Priority: contain the spread of Communism

Containment policies Truman Doctrine: support nations against

Communism Marshall Plan: send aid to countries in W.

Europe

W. Berlin: controlled by AlliesE. Berlin: controlled by Soviet Union

Stalin wanted to capture W. Berlin Blockade: cuts off supplies

US & GB Sends aid through massive airlift Committed to containment