Then we will run through the "Breakdown of the Grand Alliance" ppt and read a bit of Potsdam and Yalta. We will also read the Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Long Telegram, and Vyshinsky's response to the Marshall and Truman Doctrine.
After reading through these you will address the prompt in a short 4-5 minute video on FlipGrid.
https://flipgrid.com/28c31ed5 Password: Spurs18
Who was responsible for the breakdown of the grand alliance?
Positions to consider as starting points:
-FDR and Truman attempted to maintain good relations with the USSR and, had the USSR met the US halfway, the Cold War could have been averted.
-The Soviets were ready to make a deal if the US and allies allowed a defensive sphere of influence; instead the US held the USSR to higher democratic standards than were practiced in the US or the British colonies.
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Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Long Telegram
Vyshinsky - Soviet Response to Marshall and Truman
Novikov Assesses the Americans
Best Book Guided Readings
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