The Cold War 1945-1949

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1meetsThe Second World War in Europe is at an end. By August the war against Japan will conclude. After six years the hot war is over; relations between the superpowers are cooling May 1945The Cold War Begins http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=13982The Cold WarOriginsBy the end of the Second World War European countries such as Britain France and Germany were either weakened economically or in ruins.
The USSR and the USA became the dominant superpowers. They were allies in war but within a year tension developed.3The Cold WarLong-Term Causes4The Cold WarShort-Term CausesYalta February 1945Meeting between Churchill (Britain) Roosevelt (USA) and Stalin (USSR) to negotiate the last stages of the war and the peace.
Agreements
Germany was to be divided between the victorious Allies.
Eastern Europe to be a Soviet sphere of influence .
Countries were to hold free elections to determine their future independently.
Disagreements
The USSR was to take over parts of Eastern Poland. This concerned the USA.
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