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WORKSHEET 3: 1947 Speeches of Soviet leader
Andrei
Zhdanov and President Harry Truman
Please type your responses to
these questions to turn in (be sure to include your name).
Zhdanov
1. How
does Zhdanov see the
alignment of forces in the world in
1947--what are
the two dominant international "camps" that he identifies and who are
the leaders of each "camp"?
2. How
does Zhdanov interpret
the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan?
3. Based on this speech, how do you think Zhdanov understands or
conceptualizes "democracy"?
Truman
1. Identify several main points from Truman's speech.
2. How
does Truman's description
of events in
Turkey and Greece differ from
that of Zhdanov's?
3. How would you describe or explain the differences in the ways Truman
and Zhdanov see "democracy"? What do you think might account for
these differences?