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Background-

Post-war Europe was in dire straits: Millions of its citizens had been killed or seriously wounded in World War II, as well as in related atrocities such as the Holocaust.The reconstruction coordinated under the Marshall Plan was formulated following a meeting of the participating European states in the latter half of 1947. The Marshall Plan provided aid to the recipients essentially on a per capita basis, with larger amounts given to major industrial powers, such as West Germany, France and Great Britain. This was based on the belief of Marshall and his advisors that recovery in these larger nations was essential to overall European recovery.

Way it caused tension-

The plan effectively taken control of much of central and eastern Europe and established its satellite republics as communist nations. The Marshall Plan is also considered a key catalyst for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance between North American and European countries established in 1949.

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The KPD intensifies the relationship between USSR and USA by imposing a Communist dictatorship in East German

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Josh Lin
1926-1939: The Great Depression

1929: Suffered the effects of the Great Depression with unemployment soaring around the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
After Hitler became Chancellor:
Privatization of state industries, autarky,& tariffs on imports.
War as the primary engine of human progress.
The Nazis came to power in the midst of Great Depression Unemployment rate at that point in time was close to 30%

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British and US zones were merged economically in January 1949. It creates the economic conditions for fulfilling the Potsdam Agreement and enable reparations to become paid. Bizonia would be the first stage in restoring economic prosperity to Germany and this prosperity would mean that the French and Soviet zones would eventually merge with it.

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Background: 1947 January, Italian Communist Party PCI was a key member of the coalition government

how it caused tension:
Hostility between PCI and christian Democrats.
Italian Communist Party remained in opposition where it is the largest communist party in western Europe.

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Allied Control Council oversaw the Allied Occupation Zones ( 1945-52 ) in Germany: Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America.
Other ACC states wanted democracy, while the Soviet Union wanted communism. Disagreements on decisions, should keep Germany together or separate?

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ACC-Occupation of Germany Allied Control Counci

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ACC-Occupation of Germany Allied Control Counci

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Background:  The four powers divided 'Germany as a whole' into four occupation zones for administrative purposes, under the United States, United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union respectively;

Way it cause tension:

America, Britiain, and France created the West Germany. Soviet Union blockade the West Berlin.

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Background:
In 1947, January, Poland had its first legislative Election.

Way it caused tension:
USA and Britain were arguing for free election in Poland, while Russia disagrees.

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Background:
the British Embassy announced to the United States that they could no longer provide financial and economic aid to Greece and Turkey.

Reason:
Truman’s declaration of United State's patronage of Greece and Turkey to prevent the soviet's subjugation.

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the United States decided to give Greece and Turkey with 400 million dollars for economic and military assistance, which means that USA wanted to prevent communist take-over.

Why it caused tension?
It was a signal to trigger the Cold War.

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United Nations Atomic Energy Commission UNAEC

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United Nations Atomic Energy Commission UNAEC

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Background:
Founded in 1946 January 24 to deal with the issues caused by the invention of atomic bombs.
Caused Tension:
It caused tension due to the veto of Soviet Union not collaboratively agree their use of atomic activities to be controlled under the United Nations. They abstained the proposal of United Nations.

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KPD(communist party of Germany) is the communist party in Germany.
This political party strongly believe in Leninism and Stalinism

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Stands for United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.

Background:

Created by the UN general assembly ‘to deal with the problems raised by the discovery of atomic energy’.

Aimed to exchange information (on atomic energy) between nations, limit atomic development, ensure use for peaceful purposes only, eliminate national threats due to its capacity of mass destruction.

Tension Caused:

In December 1946, the United States proposed its own detriment of atomic weaponry (the state was the only one to possess such an arsenal at the time) if every country agreed that the UN Security Council veto power would be void in policies regarding controlling atomic development in the future for peaceful use of this energy. Soviet Union rejected it, rendering the commission useless and its disbandment in 1952.

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Background: Poland was granted free election from the negotiations of the Yalta conference. It had its first parliamentary election in January, 1947.

Way it caused tension:
USA and Britain complained about the lack of free election in Poland, but Stalin didn't want to open up more democracy, this caused tension.

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Background:
Paris was liberated in Aug 1944. An independent government was established by General Charles de Gaulle. He singed the Franco - Soviet Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance to prevent future war with Germany.

Way it caused tension:
May be seen as an action that strengthen the powers and sports of communism, which counter the predominance of the Anglo-Americ

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Background:
While the Greece is in civil war after the world war 2, USA's president Harry S. Truman formed a foreign policy. This foreign policy formed in March 12 1947

Reason:
Truman thinks that the Totalitarianism will wrap the people, and that will threat to the peace and security of America. So Truman decide to help up the Western Europe country to become anti-communist.

Tension:
USA clearly announced that they anti-communist, in another way to say this is USA are now become a hostile of Russia. The Great Alliance had came to the end, and the Cold War has begun.

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Back Ground:
It was formed in 1945, between UK, USA, USSR, Frence and China. THe purpose was to  draw up treaties of peace with Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland.

Tension:

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It was an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947.

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Background:  the idea that all Communists around the world are working together for a single cause.

Way it caused tension:  Caused Western countries to see any Communist action around the world as being connected and directed by Moscow.