The Yalta ConferenceA meeting between FDR, Stalin, and Churchill (Grand Alliance) where post-WWII issues such as the United Nations, treatment of Germany, how to defeat Japan, and allotment of territory in Europe were discussed. It occurred before the war had ended and set the stage for the planning of the war's end.
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The Cold WarThis war between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S did not have any true battles, but was rather an arms race and competition for supreme power on Earth. Although there was no fighting, it still had a great emotional impact on the people because of the fear of being attacked by the other side. It also caused both sides’ to spend massive amounts of money on high tech weapons and machines, which affected the economies.
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Causes of the Cold WarSome of the causes of the Cold War were the the constant struggle for power between democracy and communism, Stalin’s desire for power and a more powerful Russa, mistrust between the USA and USSR, argument over post-war Europe between USA and USSR, and the atomic bomb that the USA had and the USSR did not at the end of WWII. The people in Europe were greatly affected by these things because the two powers indirectly fought to have their preferred form of government take control in countries. The competition to create the strong nuclear and atomic weapons caused great fear in society because the people felt that at any second they would be bombed by an opposing country.
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The "Iron Curtain"Winston Churchill used the phrase “Iron Curtain” to describe the dividing line between communist countries in Eastern Europe and democratic countries in Western Europe. This dividing line caused the separation of Berlin into a democratic western side controlled by Great Britain, France and the U.S., while the eastern side was communist and controlled by the U.S.S.R. The people of Europe were divided by this line because those living to the east of it, that were controlled by communism, had few rights and could not leave the communist side of Europe without a lot of difficulty
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