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COLD WAR WHO'S WHO?. Franklin D. Roosevelt. President of the U.S. met at Yalta Conference to divide post war Germany. Winston Churchill. Prime Minister of Great Britain represented G.B. at Yalta skeptical of USSR and its leader Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin. leader of USSR - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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COLD WARWHO'S WHO?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the U.S.
met at Yalta Conference to divide post war Germany
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Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain represented G.B. at Yalta
skeptical of USSR and its leader Joseph Stalin
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Joseph Stalin
leader of USSR
communist dictator
made large promises for Eastern Europe during WWII but did not follow through
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Harry S. Truman
President of U.S. at end of WWII
decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan showed Stalin the U.S. had a willingness to stop communism at all cost
at Potsdam Conference he urged Stalin to permit free elections in Eastern Europe
containment as foreign policy
Truman Doctrine
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George Marshall
U.S. Secretary of State under Truman
Marshall Plan
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Former Army General
elected president after Truman
increased military spending while working towards negotiations for nuclear arms reduction
military spying of USSR under his leadership (U-2)
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John Foster Dulles
Secretary of State under Eisenhower
promoted brinkmanship or, willingness to go to the edge of war with USSR
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Mao Zedong
Leader of Chinese communists
supported by Soviets
after WWII will fight nationalists and win loyalty from peasants and gain control of entire country
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Jiang Jieshi
Leader of Chinese nationalists
supported by U.S. but downfall due to corruption
defeated and forced to Taiwan
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Douglas MacArthur
commander of UN forces in South Korea
called for invasion/bombing of China but removed for questioning President Truman
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Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese nationalist who used support from communist countries to drive out France and the U.S.
supported by his people but ruled with cruelty
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Ngo Dinh Diem
leader of South Vietnam
put in power by France and U.S.
ruled as a dictator and created many enemies of his own people
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Richard Nixon
President of the United States at the end of the Vietnam War
introduced Vietnamization
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Pol Pot
led a communist revolution in Cambodia
rebels known as Khmer Rouge
followers killed 2 million people
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Fidel Castro
harsh dictator of Cuba
restricted many aspects of life
supported by Soviet Union
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John F. Kennedy
President of the United States during Cuban Missile Crisis
repeatedly worked with Soviets for peace and reduction of arms
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Nikita Khruschev
Replaced Stalin as leader of USSR
supported communist movement in Cuba including construction and supplying of missile launch sites
worked with U.S. presidents for reduction of arms and peace
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Lyndon Johnson
U.S. president after JFK
increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam
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Ayatollah Khomeni
Muslim leader of Iran who worked to overthrow the shah of Iran
hated U.S. and their support of the shah
called for overthrow of secular nations
led Islamic militants in the taking of U.S. hostages
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Jimmy Carter
President of the United States during the Iranian hostage crisis
boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics because of Soviet fighting in Afghanistan
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Ronald Reagan
final U.S. president in the Cold War
world popularity led to tearing down of Berlin Wall and end to Cold War