Cold War Introduction The end of the ____ brought an end to the deadly conflict in world history. Yet as the sounds of guns faded in Europe, the hopes of peaceful cooperation between the ____ and the ____ were also fading. President Roosevelt's dream of free elections in all parts of Europe was running into the realities of Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin’s determination to fulfill the original agreement he had made with Adolf Hitler for the Soviet Union to ____ Eastern Europe under Communist rule. The democratic values of the United States and the United Kingdom began to ____ with the communist ideology of their Soviet allies in both Germany and the city of Berlin soon after the fighting ended. Without a common enemy to unite them, the extreme differences between ____ arose into distrust between the former allies against the Fascist National Socialist Germany. By the time ____ made his ____ speech less than a year after the Allied victory in Europe, it was clear that the post-war vision, Roosevelt had for Europe would not be reality. The US and UK had come to accept that the Soviet Union had no intention of ____ its forces from the nations of ____ and was intent on establishing ____ Communist governments. The battle now turned to nations outside of Allied occupation, ____.Greece, while under German occupation during parts of the war, had not been liberated by either the Western Allies or the USSR, instead German troops withdrew, creating an opportunity for the Soviet Union to support ____ who were battling for control. Turkey had been neutral during the war, The Soviet Union was pressuring Turkey to grant it special access to the ____. Fearing that if either Greece or Turkey fell to the ____, the other would fall, President Harry Truman stated that the United States would ____ nations fighting Communist. In the end, both nations would reject Communism. Still, ultimately this plan won over the Europeans and emphasized the United States' dedication to stopping the ____ into new areas. The goal of the Marshall Plan was to contain Soviet expansion by developing the ____ of Western and Southern Europe. Much of Europe’s economy was destroyed by ____. Unemployment and poverty were high. The United States worried that Europeans would ____ to communism as a solution to their problems. Secretary of State George Marshall suggested, that the United States offer more than ____ to Europe to help it recover. Marshall hoped that the aid would ____ Europe’s economy and ____ the further spread of communism. Most countries of Western and Southern Europe participated in the program. The United States sent aid to Europe such as food, machines, and other American products. This aid helped redevelop European economies and made communism ____ to Western and Southern Europeans. Countries under Soviet influence were also invited to join the program, and many accepted. However, the Soviets feared the Marshall Plan would extend the United States' ____ in Eastern Europe, and they pressured Eastern European countries to ____ from the plan.

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