A Bi-Polar World
* The Americans are richer than before the war
* Largest Navy, Air force and monopoly on nuclear weapon
* Large influence in Asia and Europe
* Largest Navy, Air force and monopoly on nuclear weapon
* Large influence in Asia and Europe
Division of Germany and Berlin
* Potsdam conference
* Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied control council
* US, GB and France forms West Germany
* Russia claims East Germany
* Divided into 4 occupation zones under control of Allied control council
* US, GB and France forms West Germany
* Russia claims East Germany
Buffer Zones and Satellite States
* Friendly states that separate the hostile nations
* Satellite states under control of USSR
* Satellite states: Poland, Hungary, Romania...
Summary: America and Soviet Union became the two major powers after WW2, which led to the competition between the two.
* Satellite states under control of USSR
* Satellite states: Poland, Hungary, Romania...
Summary: America and Soviet Union became the two major powers after WW2, which led to the competition between the two.