(terrorism) chapter 1 Flashcards
What countries were in the allied powers in WW1 ?
- UK
- USA
- USSR
- China
What countries were in the axis powers in WW1 ?
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
Explain a capitalist democracy
- free and regular elections
- freedom of press and speech
- individuals make their own industries and keep profits
Describe a communist country
- election (if at all) have no choices
- no freedom of speech
- all industry is under gov control
How many soviet died in the German 1941 invasion ?
around 20 million
Why was Stalin initially suspicious of the west ?
They refused to help the Ussr to D-day
What were the key descions made at Yalta ?
- Germany and berlin would be divided into zones
- Germany would pay reparations
- the UN would be established
- New borders for Poland
When was the meeting at Yalta ?
Feb 1945
What were the decisions made at Potsdam ?
- How Germany was to occupied
- how Austria was to be occupied
- Changes to Germanys borders with Poland
When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ?
6 August 1945
How many people were killed at Hiroshima ?
about 250,000
When was the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki ?
9 august 1945 ( three days after Hiroshima)
Why was Stalin annoyed at the japan bombings ?
He didn’t have the technology and he saw it as a way to intimidate the USSR than a way to make japan surrender .
When did the USSR finally have an atomic bomb ?
1949
