US military budget

    Europe devastation from the war (economic, land, etc.)

    which countries are directly close to the SU

    • basically all those annexed east European states

    the agreed time for SU to leave Iran

    • March 1946

    the plan for Germany to turn agrarian

    • Morgenthau plan

    Hungary

    When did Byrnes concede to recognize Romania and Bulgaria for 2 non-communist ministers? & Truman’s baby speech

    • 1945 December FM conference in Moscow

    Who is Bevin

    • Ernest Bevin


    What happened in the Paris Peace Conference in October 1946

    • SU demand over Italy
      • Libya colonies

    concessions to the SU at Potsdam and at the Moscow Conference of December 1945

    • Potsdam: G reparations
    • Moscow conference: Bulgaria & Romania recognition

    What happened in winter 1946-47

    • Greek civil war
    • 1946 severe winter in USSR
    • 1945-1946 USSR withdrew troops form the Baltic states and Norway

    Moscow conference March-April 1947

    Finland control 46-47

    Bulgaria control 46-47

    Soviet threats 1946-7

    • Iran
    • Turkey

    difference between Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam

    When did India gained independence


    study the map of Europe

    why is eastern Mediterranean strategically vital?

    • SU require warm sea ports in the black sea
    • Turkey & Greece bordering htem

    Marshall Plan + NATO participants

    • NATO: UK, France, US, Italy, Greece, Turkey,
    • Warsaw Pact:

    details of Greek civil war 1947, e.g. repressive fascist autocracy

    • not fascist but monarchist

    the US person who spoke against Containment

    • Henry Wallace

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    OECC

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    Austria problem

    • Austria broken off from G
    • occupied by the Red Army
    • gained their independence in 1955
      • Austria promised to be neutral in everything

    What did US demand in Potsdam

    • USSR no intervention in Greece
    • Japan under its control
    • A bomb threats

    US demands in Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam

    • UN
    • self-determination; open markets; free elections
      • the American way
      • US want to sell stuff
    • Japan

    April 23 1945 crisis

    • Truman railing to Molotov to keep his promises

    The specific difference in military between US and USSR military

    • e.g. modern navy, air force, A bomb, air defense