HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 16Outline of Last Lecture The World at War- Soviet Uniono The Grand Alliance: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalino The Politics of War: The Second Fronto D-Day and Victory: Seeds of Cold Waro The Pacific War (1941-1945)Outline of Current Lecture The End of WWII and The Origins of the Cold War- Wartime Factorso Second Fronto A-Bombo Italian Surrender- Reconstructing Postwar Europeo Yalta and the Question of Eastern Europe Poland GermanyCurrent LectureThe End of WWII and The Origins of the Cold War- Wartime Factorso Before US and Soviet Union joined Cold War, they had an alliance against Hitler’s rule during WWIIo Second FrontThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Stalin wanted Western allies to open another front in Europe in 1942 against the Germanso A-Bomb Decision by Truman to use A-bombs made by Manhattan Project on Japan, utilized statistics and current death rates to weigh invading Japan against dropping bombso Italian Surrender 1943, surrender of Italy to the Allies- Reconstructing Postwar Europeo Yalta and the Question of Eastern Europe (1945) Purpose of discussing Europe’s post-war reorganization Conference was near Yalta in Crimea At the moment, Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe Poland- Chicago has 2nd biggest population of Polish people Germany- Organizing occupation of Germany was one of top priorities of conference- Cut into 4 zones (British, French, American, and Soviet Union)- US got the industrial west, but Soviet got agricultural easto By end of the war US had control of 50% of international economy- American and Soviet Designs: Churchill, Stalin, and Trumano Open Door - US Goal US still wanted trade, business with the rest of the world US has overwhelming, predominant powero Empire - British Goal Wanted to retain empire (owned Malaysia, Egypt, India, etc.) People had to trade with British currency when it came to trading with countries under British ruleo Defense - Soviet UnionGoals of Cold War - Stop Soviet Union- Stop British Empire - because empire had access to so many
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