HS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bolshoi Theatre, Tehran Conference, Yalta Conference
Document Summary
Tension among the allies during wwii contributed to the beginning of the cold war. The status of germany after the war. Power vacuum after the war created a struggle for who would be the next superpower. Meeting of the big 3 - fdr, stalin, churchill. Truman u. s. (fdr dies, truman becomes president), Churchill/atlee (churchill gets voted out halfway through, replaced by atlee), These moments in history were what historians call a declaration of the cold war . February 9, 1946 - bolshoi speech (bolshoi theater) - stalin. There will be a conflict between communism and capitalism - communism will win. February 22, 1946 - the long telegram - george kennan. Fear of encirclement from its neighbors - history. Containment - don"t let communism spread - keep it where it is. March 5, 1946 - the iron curtain speech - winston churchill. The soviets have taken control of eastern europe. The unity of the world was necessary to stop that action.
