Who was to blame for the Cold War? USA or USSR?

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Created by: Ke
Created on: 01-06-16 16:00


	USA	USSR
	Wanted to expand the sphere of influence over the countries so they would be loyal Capitalist, didn't like communism- threat to democracy USA kept the atom bomb a secret and used it in Japan Arms race to have the most powerful weapon New President Truman was anti-Communist and didn't like Stalin Both countries afraid of the huge power of atomic bombs Western Europe supported the USA 'Iron Curtain'	Stalin wanted to dominate the countries and turn them Communists Communist- one party state/ censorship- feared American influence USSR threatened by the USA, suspicious of USA after the bomb- distrust grew Experienced Stalin thought the new British and American leaders were weak so he could do whatever he wanted USSR didn't hold free elections in E.Europe as promised at Yalta Eastern Europe dominated by USSR
	Actions taken	Actions taken
	The Marshall Plan- American aid to European countries to help rebuild economies. Worried if Western Europe remained weak they would fall the communism The Truman Doctrine- Support nations threatened by a communist takeover eg. 400 million dollars given to aid Turkey and Greece	Took over Eastern Europe- made them communist Free speech suppressed Non-communist parties banned/ communist parties controlled by Cominform (Russian-style communists) Comecon (1949)-worked to nationalised states' industries and collective agriculture Red Army occupied E.Europe Weakened the countries instead of helping them and finally pointed that their solution was to become communist

USA

USSR

Wanted to expand the sphere of influence over the countries so they would be loyal
Capitalist, didn't like communism- threat to democracy
USA kept the atom bomb a secret and used it in Japan
Arms race to have the most powerful weapon
New President Truman was anti-Communist and didn't like Stalin
Both countries afraid of the huge power of atomic bombs
Western Europe supported the USA 'Iron Curtain'

Stalin wanted to dominate the countries and turn them Communists
Communist- one party state/ censorship- feared American influence
USSR threatened by the USA, suspicious of USA after the bomb- distrust grew
Experienced Stalin thought the new British and American leaders were weak so he could do whatever he wanted
USSR didn't hold free elections in E.Europe as promised at Yalta
Eastern Europe dominated by USSR

Actions taken

The Marshall Plan- American aid to European countries to help rebuild economies. Worried if Western Europe remained weak they would fall the communism
The Truman Doctrine- Support nations threatened by a communist takeover eg. 400 million dollars given to aid Turkey and Greece

Took over Eastern Europe- made them communist
Free speech suppressed
Non-communist parties banned/ communist parties controlled by Cominform (Russian-style communists)
Comecon (1949)-worked to nationalised states' industries and collective agriculture
Red Army occupied E.Europe
Weakened the countries instead of helping them and finally pointed that their solution was to become communist

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Report Wed 1st June, 2016 @ 16:03

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Pendragon

Report Mon 3rd October, 2016 @ 11:51

Very useful for a quick reminder

Jackson Findlay

Report Tue 31st January, 2017 @ 10:36

Really helpful!!!

LilliFarmer

Report Wed 1st March, 2017 @ 16:52

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Report Thu 18th May, 2017 @ 12:51

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skyeplaza

Report Sun 20th August, 2017 @ 16:24

This is really good but quite biased towards USA. USSR only wanted to 'dominate' Eastern Europe because it had been invaded twice in the past years and didn't want to get invaded again. Also if you are mentioning the comecon then you should mention NATO.

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