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By:Aubrey Heaton
Stephanie Rawls

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Cause #1: The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine

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Cause #1: The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine

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With the initiation of the Marshall plan which gave 13 billion dollars to be allocated to European countries that conformed to Capitalist views was creating an obstacle for Stalin's plan to spread communism. As a result many countries such as Greece and West Germany fell to the USA's influence. Stalin attempted to create a plan similar to the Marshall plan named COMECON but the downfall of it was that Stalin was the true holder of the money instead of the devastated countries.

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During April of 1948, Stalin halted the delivery of military supplies into West Berlin. He then continuously added pressure to force Allies out but he failed at this so he decided to create a full blown blockade. Stalin's proposed rationale was that the Allies had violated the Yalta Conference as well as the Potsdam Agreement because it dishonored the 4 power administration with the enactment of the power currency. And since a "true" treaty wasn't in place , Stalin wasn't violating any international law

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The U.S. , France , and Britain wanted to rebuild Germany to have a strong , democratic state in order to resist the spread of communism. However , Stalin felt the need to weaken Germany and rebuild the USSR by taking Germany's industrial technology , and make communism more appealing to the German people.

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The U.S. began to give money to European countries to help them rebuild their economy and cease the spread of communism. This included giving aid to Germany , helping the Allies to rebuild their sector of Germany

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The U.S. , U.S.S.R. , France and Britain created the Grand Alliance during their fight against the Axis powers. The alliance was meant to bring the nations together and fight as a unit , however the nations became hostile towards each other due to disagreements

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The US and Britain decided to unite against the USSR by combining their occupation zones , creating the Bizone (Bizonia). France eventually agreed to merge their zone , creating the Trizone. They were able to collaborate on their economic and military policies , creating one united west zone.

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In early year of 1946 Charge de'affairs in Moscow George Kennan sent the "Long Telegram: which described the conditions of the USSR's economic sector. He emphasized how the country had a heavy weight on Marxism and declared that the communication between Capitalism and Communism would be impossible.

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The Access to Military material and Stalin refused access to bodies of water, railroads, and roads that lead to the main city.

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After Stalin closed all railroads , highways, and canals running into West Berlin , the US , France, and Britain decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air. This lasted for over a year and they carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into Berlin

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Stalin eventually stopped the blockade and decided Berlin to return back to its original site. However what would follow is the continued tension and the setup of the Berlin Wall in the 60s.

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During the time the airlift was taking place, 25 million Western Berliners relied on limited reserves. While they also suffered severely during the cold months due to limited supplies such as blankets.

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The Allied Control Council (ACC) members USA, France, and Britain attempted to make a new power currency but remaining leader Stalin refused the proposal. Later during the London Conference, a heated opposition between the Allies and Stalin created a more sense of tension between the two. Eventually France, England and USA decided to create a Trizonia which inflicted a point of separation between the USA, Britain,and France with Stalin's USSR.

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One disagreement the Alliance had ,was on how to deal with the defeated Germany and create a united German state. Therefore , they decided to split Germany up into four occupation zones , one zone for each power. This included the splitting up of Berlin into four similar parts