Cold War Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
What conference divided Germany into zones?
A
Potsdam 1945
2
Q
When was the Berlin Blockade?
A
1948
3
Q
Response to Berlin Blockade
A
Operation vittles
1949, 170k tonnes supplies airlifted
4
Q
When is Berlin Blockade lifted?
A
July 1949
5
Q
When was communist revolution in China?
A
1949
6
Q
When is NATO established?
A
April 1949
7
Q
When does USSR test its nuclear bomb & what does this show?
A
1949
USA lost its major advantage over USSR
8
Q
When was Churchill’s iron curtain speech?
A
1946
9
Q
What was the Marshall Plan?
A
USA economic aid to war torn countries in europe, stop spread of communism
10
Q
Stalin’s response to Marshall Plan
A
Cominform (satellite states)
Comecon (financial aid to communist countries)
11
Q
What rations occur in Britain due to Berlin Blockade?
A
Bread
