Responsibility of the Breakdown of the Grand Alliance

Focus of the topic

Not only facts, but need to link back to the responsibility

Background Info

Body

US Responsibility

Operation Torch and Husky

did not open the 2nd front until D-day

Postdam Comference: stronger attitute against USSR

reasons

Roosevelt to Truman

Atomic Bomb

Invention of atomic Bomb

led to escalation of Amrs race

Long Telegram

Iron Curtain Speech

(not really US responsibility)

it actually became wall in 1960s (berlin) (showing context)

Truman Doctorine

contain communism

Marshall Plan

Bizonia

US/UK created new currency and constitution

indicated that they were creating new country

violated Yalta (decided to vote later for unification)

US was afraid of Salami Tactics in Germany

Created NATO 1950

Created FRG 1950

Historiography: Revisionist

USSR Responsibility

Comintern (later Cominform)

Comecon

against Marshall Plan

In fact, USSR controlled economy of Eastern europe

Salami Tactics

breaching Yalta

Czech Coup

Berlin Blockade

Act against Bizonia

Created GDR 1950

Created Warsaw Pact 1954

Historiography: Orthodox

Possible Essay Questions

TWE responsibility of breakdown

Resources

Pearson Cold War and Americas

p11

https://gyazo.com/9d9faa67aabb52e5e02677635511b6ce

p51

Views of 3 historians

Notes

Orthodox: pro american

Revisionist: anti american

Post-revisionist: not blaming both sides,

Use historiographies to support claims!!

Use both sides, and counter the claims

"Evaluation of range of perspectives"が必要