cold war Flashcards
when was the Yalta conference and what was agreed?
February 1945
-Germany and Berlin would be divided into 4u zones, -Germany to pay 20 million reperations (and 1/2 will go to the Soviets)
what were the consequences of the yalta conference?
-Showed lack of agreement eg over reparation process
-showed stalin wanted lots of land
when was the Tehran Conference and what was agreed?
-1943
-USSR could keep land in Eastern Europe if they won the war ( to make Germany weaker)
-An international organisation would be created
-USA and Britain launch another attack on Germany so German army would reduce troops in the East
what were the consequences of the Tehran Conference?
-very good and beneficial for the USSR
-gain lots of land
When as the Potsdam conference and what was agreed?
July 1945
-Germany would be demilitarised,
-there would be democracy,
-Soviets would gain 1/4 of goods made in Western Europe in return for supplying food and coal
what were the consequences of the Potsdam conference?
-lots of disagreements, it highlighted the differences between capitalism and communism
when was the atomic bomb dropped, where and how many people died?
-6th August 1945
-Truman dropped it over Hiroshima and Nagasaki
-over 120,000
what were the consequences of the atomic bomb dropping?
USSR saw the USA as a great danger to the world
-Stalin took control of more land between USSR and Germany as a ‘buffer zone’
describe the first telegram sent out and when?
-1946
-Long telegram- Kennan sent a detailed telegram about the USSR’s attitude towards the USA (that Stalin wanted disruption of (capitalism
what were the consequences of the Long telegram?
USA started ‘containment’
-which meant keeping communism in the USSR only
describe the second telegram and when was it?
-1946
-Novikov telegram
-sent by soviet diplomat, shows USA didn’t trust USSR
-showed that America not afraid of war
what were the consequences of the Novikov Telegram
-USSR felt the need to occupy more land for safety
What was the iron curtain speech?
Winston Churchill’s speech when he said that Europe is divided by “an iron curtain” in 1946 , behind it was USSR controlled countries
what were the consequences of the iron curtain speech
-increased tension
-both sides strengthened their forces
why were satellite states made?
-barrier between Germany and USSR
-showed power and strength
-increase of communist influence
name 5 satellite states and how/when
-East Germany
-Poland- 1947 as a communist government
-Czechoslovakia- 1948 a communist government
-Hungary - 1949
-Romania- voted communist after intimidation