Division of Germany & Eastern Europe - argue over influence, USSR will fight Japan after Germany surrender.

Truman, Stalin, Churchill/Atlee. Eastern Europe control to USSR (troops), how Germany is treated, reparations.

Missouri USA: Encourage Anti-Communism, "world policeman" role to US.

"Containment" - money, supplies, equipment to fight communism.

George Marshall (secretary of state) to Europe, USA owned $11.5 billion, Europe is a mess, so in December 1947 Truman asks congress for $13+ billion - congress decline.

Co-ordinate communist parties of Eastern Europe, (Stalin controlled).

France, GB & USA join together (goes against Yalta Conference).

Trizonia introduces Deutschmark - devalues Reichsmark

USSR shuts down borders to 2.5 million people.

USA fly 2.3 million tons of supplies in, plane every 3 minutes, for 11 months.

Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR, East Germany = Trading group - Communist control over currency, raw materials, trade (USSR need excuse to get cheap supplies).

USA, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK: USA can put A-bombs next to USSR, use Europe troops, influence "too keep peace" = very threatening to USSR.

USA does not recognise it as offical Govt, so communicates with capitalist Taiwan.