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origins of the cold war people and events Flashcards

1
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conference in February 1945

A

Yalta conference

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2
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who was at the Yalta conference?

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Churchill, Rooservelt, Stalin

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3
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what month did the Germans surrender?

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may

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4
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what month did the Americans drop the atomic bomb and where?

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August, Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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5
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what conference was July 1945 and who was there?

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Potsdam conference, Atlee, Stalin and Truman

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6
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when did the Japanese surrender and when did the war end in Asia?

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September 1945

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7
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Who was the Soviet foreign minister at the end of the war?

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Vyacheslav Molotov

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8
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when was Molotov foreign minister?

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1939-49 and 1954-57

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9
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who was British Foreign Minister 1940-45?

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Anthony Eden

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10
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what was the polish government in exile in London?

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Lublin government

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11
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what agreement was made between Churchill and Stalin in Moscow?

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1944 percentages agreement

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12
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who replaced Churchill and when?

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Atlee, 26 July 1945

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13
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which one of the big three had little knowledge of international affairs?

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Truman

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14
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what Polish government was established in June?

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Provisional Government of national unity

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15
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what 2 parties in east Germany combined?

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SPD - social democratic party and KPD - communist party of Germany

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16
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what telegram was sent in February 1946?

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Kennan’s Long Telegram was sent

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17
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what speech was delivered by Churchill in march 1946?

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iron curtain speech

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18
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what month did communists win elections in Poland?

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June communist dem bloc win Polish elections

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19
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what percentage of communist vote was won in October and in what country?

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75% in October

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20
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what percentage of communist vote was won in November and in what country?

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80% in November

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21
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what east European political parties focused on representing the interests of farming communists?

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Pro-agarian parties

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22
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what was the polish peasant party called?

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Stainslaw Mikolajezyk

23
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who was the polish deputy prime minister in 1946?

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Wladyslaw Gomulka

24
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who replaced Gomulka?

A

Boleslaw Bierut

25
Q

policy that was used in Bulgaria

A

Gradualism

26
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who was Czech president

A

Edvard Benes

27
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who was Yugoslavian leader

A

Josip Broz Tito

28
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what year was the Paris Peace Conference?

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1946

29
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who met at the Paris Peace Conference?

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France, Soviet Union, UK, USA meant to draw up peace treaties for defeated European powers

30
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when were the Paris peace conference treaties signed?

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Signed in 1947

31
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what doctrine was announced in march 1947?

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Truman announces doctrine

32
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what did Stalin create in September 1947?

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Cominform created

33
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who was Kennan?

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Kennan was second ranking officer

34
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who was the soviet ambassador in Washington?

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Nikolai Novikov

35
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who was soviet foreign minister?

A

Vyacheslav Molotov

36
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newspaper of the communist party?

A

pravda

37
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who crated the Cominform and Zhanov doctrine

A

Andrei Zhanov

38
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When was Bizonia created?

A

January 1947

39
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what month was the Marshall Plan created?

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June

40
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who was secretary of state in the USA from 1949-53?

A

dean Acheson

41
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who was under-secretary of state?

A

William L. Clayton

42
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who was US army general?

A

George Marshall

43
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what was the real name of the Marshall Plan?

A

European recovery Programme

44
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how many members were there of the French communist party?

A

1.7 million

45
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what month did the communists gain control of Czechoslovakia?

A

June

46
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when was the new currency introduced in western zones?

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February

47
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what was the new currency called?

A

Deuschmark

48
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what was the name of the council to coordinate actions between the zones?

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Allied control council

49
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communist party in Germany

A

KPD

50
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German socialist democrats

A

SPD

51
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liberals

A

LDPD

52
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Christian deomocrats

A

CDU

53
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what was the SPD and KPD merged to form?

A

Soviet Military Administration of Germany (SMAD)

54
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when was the SMAD party created?

A

February 1946

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