Causes Of The Cold War Flashcards

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What were the ideologies of the USA?

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  1. Democracy
  2. Free, multi-party elections
  3. Capitalist
  4. Freedoms
  5. Constitution
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What were the ideologies of Russia?

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  1. Communism
  2. Single party state
  3. Property/assets owned by the state
  4. Few political rights
  5. Millions persecuted
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When was the Yalta Conference?

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February 1945

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Who were the Big Three at Yalta?

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Churchill, FDR and Stalin

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What was agreed about Germany at Yalta?

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  1. Disarmed and reparations
  2. Divided in principle. Berlin in USSR
  3. Council of the four occupiers to rule
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6
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What was the declaration of Liberated Europe?

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  1. Freedom to have elections

2. After Red Army had left

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What else’s was agreed at Yalta?

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  1. USSR sphere of influence in the West
  2. USSR involvement in Japan and promised to give them Manchuria
  3. Set up the UN
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What signs of tension were there at Yalta?

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  1. Democracy meant different things to FDR and Stalin
  2. Didn’t agree on the amount of reparations
  3. Stalin wanted to move Poland’s eastern border west. Churchill made FDR back his refusal.
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Who were the Big Three at Potsdam?

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Truman, Atlee and Stalin. France and Germany were also there

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When was the Potsdam Conference?

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July 1945

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What was agreed about Germany at Potsdam?

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  1. Finalised its division
  2. Total disarmament
  3. Nazis banned
  4. Germans abroad repatriated
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What was significant about the reparations?

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They would be paid in industrial equipment, Russia would get 10% of everyone’s as their land was mostly agricultural

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What did Stalin promise and what did he get in return?

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He promised to hold free elections in Eastern Europe. Polands eastern border was moved west.

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What signs of tension were there at Potsdam?

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  1. Suspicion of Russia (hadn’t left Europe and Poland was pro-communist)
  2. Truman was v anti-communist
  3. Delayed until after the a-bomb test
  4. Disagreement over division of Germany
  5. USSR wanted loads of reparations
  6. They beat Japan without Russia so did t give Manchuria
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15
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What was the Iron curtain about?

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  1. Churchill speech in march 1946 in USA
  2. Division of Europe
  3. West vs east
  4. USSR dominating Europe and denying freedom
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16
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What was the Truman Doctrine?

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  1. Developed from Kennan’s Long telegram about containment
  2. February 1947 GB withdrew from an anti-communist war in Greece
  3. Truman paid $400m in aid and supplies to Greece. Truman said it would start the Domino effect.
17
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what was the Marshall Plan?

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$17bn invested in preventing the spread of communism in europe

18
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what was the Berlin Blockade?

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  1. June 1948
  2. all land access was blocked to West Berlin
  3. lasted 318 days
  4. ended may 1949
19
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what was the Berlin airlift?

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  1. allies flew in supplies

2. no shots fired but soviet preventative measures.

20
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when was NATO formed?

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april 1949