the origins of the cold war

• What was a major disagreement at Yalta regarding Germany?

  No agreement on reparations amount
• What was debated concerning Eastern Europe at Yalta?

  Extent of free elections
• What was a key issue regarding Poland at Yalta?

  Type of government Poland should have
• What was debated about the UN at Yalta?

  Voting systems and security council operations
• What suspicion was indulged regarding Japan at Yalta?

  Stalin's involvement in the Pacific
• What was one of the Potsdam agreements regarding Germany?

  Denazification and democratization
• What was decided about Berlin at Potsdam?

  It would remain divided
• What influence did the USSR have according to Potsdam agreements?

  Influence over Eastern Europe
• What was agreed upon regarding Japan at Potsdam?

  Terms for Japan's unconditional surrender
• What did the USA inform Stalin about at Potsdam?

  Successful atomic bomb test
• What was reaffirmed at Potsdam regarding Yalta agreements?

  Maintaining peace in Europe
• What was a disagreement in Potsdam regarding Germany's reunification?

  No agreement on long-term reunification
• What concern did the West have about Eastern European governments?

  Amount of Soviet control and free elections
• What underlying concern existed about Soviet expansionism?

  Concerns about Soviet expansion in Asia
• What information did the USA withhold regarding atomic bombs?

  Capabilities of the atomic bomb
• What was a growing divergence in Potsdam regarding Soviet actions?

  Political control and lack of democracy
• What was a fear regarding Soviet expansionism?

  Takeover of satellite states
• What did Truman claim about Eastern Europe?

  He liberated it while watching struggles
• What did Stalin want as a buffer against capitalism?

  Buffer against capitalist influence
• What change occurred in the dynamics between the big three?

  Increased tensions and disagreements
• What was the West's concern in 1946 regarding the USSR?

  Spread of influence in the Middle East
• How did Stalin respond to Western threats in 1946?

  He backed down for an oil deal
• What conclusion did Truman draw from Stalin's actions?

  Soviet claims should meet opposition
• What did Truman's advisors advocate for regarding the USSR?

  Tough policy against Soviet expansion
• What did Kennan's long telegram label the USSR as?

  A dangerous and expansionist state
• What did Kennan argue about Moscow's sensitivity?

  Moscow responds to strong resistance
• What did Kennan believe about the USSR's view of the outside world?

  They feared outside influences
• What did Kennan predict about the Cold War?

  It was inevitable due to Soviet actions
• What did Kennan believe about the USSR's internal policies?

  Focused on military industrialization
• What was a key aspect of Soviet foreign policy according to Kennan?

  Efforts to expand Soviet power
• What did Kennan believe about Soviet participation in international organizations?

  It would be aimed at advancing Soviet interests
• What did Kennan predict about Soviet actions on an unofficial level?

  They would be negative and destructive
• What did Kennan's beliefs become the basis for?

  American policy for the next twenty years
• What was the nature of the communist threat according to Kennan?

  Huge and irreconcilable with the USA
• What did Kennan believe about the USSR's approach to the USA?

  They would never work with a Soviet government
• What did Kennan believe about defeating the Soviet threat?

  It could be done without a world war
• What did Kennan argue about the USSR's response to force?

  They would back down against strong force
• What did the Truman Doctrine state about countries?

  They must choose between freedom or communism
• What was the economic situation in France and Italy post-WW2?

  Communist parties were gaining popularity
• How did the USA act economically in Turkey and Greece?

  Helped them fight off communist forces