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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchhill discussed. Meeting went well and a lot decided, including what would happen to Germany (being split up into four parts)} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Harry Truman replaced Roosevelt. Disliked communism and was determined to make sure that Stalin didn't get his own way. Churchhill replaced by Clement Attlee. USA had tested nuclear bombs (Hiroshima bombed a month after this) - scared Stalin and made him less likely to be friendly with USA.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Unfriendly atmosphere and little agreement made. Old hatreds reemerging.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Why? USSR had suffered really badly during WW2. 27mil dead, 32,000 factories in ruins. Stalin didn't want USSR to ever be invaded again - one way: to be in control of Eastern Europe himself. Ordered Russian Army to take control of lots of countries and put communist governments in charge.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{USA felt that it had been deceived by USSR, thought Stalin was trying to spread communism round the world. Saw this as a threat to democracy and freedom across Europe and eventually elsewhere. Stalin saw nothing wrong with this, USSR 'friendly' with his country.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Churchhill made speech in which he said Western Europe was now separated from Eastern Europe with an 'iron curtain'. Stalin reacted angrily to this speech, claiming that Churchhill was stirring up trouble. Stalin stated USSR was only trying to defend itself.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Truman promised that the USA would help any country threatened by Communism. Truman said that the USA would be containing Communism. Began containment policy. Truman's words were turned into actions immediately, to stop Communism taking over Greece, the USA gave the Greek government \$400 million to fight the Communists.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{On 1 November 1952, the Americans went further and exploded the first hydrogen bomb. Explosion was 100x more powerful than Hiroshima. USSR weren't too far behind and tested a hydrogen bomb on 14 August 1953. Both superpowers were now capable of destroying each other in minutes.} \tn 
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