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Truman - Foreign Policy 1945-53
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Truman - Foreign Policy 1945-53
Truman and the Potsdam Conference, July 1945
16th July 1945 - America successfully tested the world's first atomic bomb, Truman informed Stalin of this development
Agreements at Potsdam
To divide Germany and Berlin
to demilitarise Germany
to re-establish democracy in Germany including free elections, a free pass & freedom of speech
Germany had to pay reperations
to participate fully in the UN
Disagreements at Potsdam
What to do about Germany
about free elections - Truman wanted free elections in the countries of Eastern Europe occupied by Soviet troops
George Kenan's long telegram
crucial in encouraging a hostile relationship with the USSR
continuation of the Traditional Russian policy of hostility towards the outside world
Soviet Leaders felt threatened because the West was more advanced
The Soviet government was determined to expand and must be stopped
Developed the idea of CONTAINMENT - the USA should use all means possible to stop the expansion of the USSR
The Truman Doctrine
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