Cold war Flashcards
(46 cards)
What is capitalism?
an ideology where everyone is free to own property and businesses to make money
What is communism
All property is owned by the state to ensure that everyone has a fair share
What were 3 agreements made at the Tehran conference
1- The soviet union would help USA beat Japan after Germany has been defeated
2- Poland would lose land to the Soviets but Gain from Germany
3- An international body should be set up after war to ensure future peace
Where was there disagreements within the Tehran conference
That the US and UK would open a ‘second front’ by attacking Nazi occupied France
What were the 3 agreements made in the Yalta conference
1- Germany would need to pay 20$ in reparations and be split into 4 zones
2- Soviet union agreed that free elections would be held in eastern Europe
3- UN would be established
What was the main disagreement at the Yalta conference
That Poland would become a free government (Stalin wanted Poland to be pro-communist while Churchill didn’t)
Who replaced Roosevelt after his death in 1945
Harry S. Truman
Who replaced Churchill after a general election
Clement Attlee
What were the four agreements at the Potsdam conference
1- Germany’s 4 zones would be split between the superpowers and France
2- Berlin would be split into 4 zones
3- The soviet union would receive 25% of industrial equipment from the other 3 zones in Germany
How did tensions increase at the Potsdam conference
Truman reported to Stalin that the US had successfully tested an atomic bomb
Why did the USA bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2 points)
- To end the war against Japan
- To potentially scare the Soviet union
How did the atomic bomb increase tensions
The usage of the atomic bomb without consent of the other 2 superpowers caused Stalin to distrust the US believing that they were seeking world domination
What was a consequence of the of the atomic bomb
Stalin created a buffer zone between Germany and the Soviet union containing communist countries providing him with allies against the US
What was the Long telegram
A summary by Kennan (US official) of the soviets intentions
What did the Long telegram contain
There would be no peaceful co-existence between the USSR and US
What was the Novikov telegram
Contained Novikov’s assessment of American attitudes towards the Soviet Union:
What did the Novikov telegram conclude
The US wanted to build it’s military strength to achieve world domination
How did the telegrams increase tension
Led to a loss of trust as both sides planned the destruction of each other
What was the iron curtain speech
A speech made by Winston Churchill stating there is a metaphorical wall between the west and the east
What were satellite states
Eastern European countries that had been liberated from Nazi control by the Soviet Red Army that Stalin had control of
Name the 7 satellite states the Soviets had control over
1- Albania
2- Bulgaria
3- Romania
4- East Germany
5- Hungary
6- Poland
7- Czechoslovakia
What was the main method the soviets used to gain control over Satellite states
1- Supporting communist parties
2- Infiltrating political structures
3- Manipulating elections
How did the expansion of the soviets influence increase tensions
Broke the agreements made at the Yalta conference (all liberated countries should be allowed a free government/ free elections)
What was the Truman doctrine
Provided aid to any country to help them stand against communism allowing containment
