Cold War Flashcards
(36 cards)
What did the USSR and United Sates both want?
They both wanted more power and influence on the world.
When did tensions increase between the USSR and United States?
When the United States created a atomic bomb and kept it a secret from the USSR.
What did Japan rely on?
Japan relied on her strong navy to protect her.
What is a Kamikaze?
a suicide pilot in which they flew their planes directly into the US warships.
What was Enola Gay?
a B-29 bomber plane.
What was the first atomic bombs name?
‘Little boy’
Where was little boy set off?
It exploded over a hospital and city in Hiroshima.
What was the most commenly accepted reason to why America set off little boy?
it would result in fewer deaths, both milatary and civilian than if the war had continued indefinitely.
What was the second bomb called and where did it bomb?
‘Fat Man’ and it bombed of the city of Nagasaki.
Who were known as the ‘super powers’ and why?
USSR and America because the were the most powerful countries in the West and East
Why did distrust and tension grow between the USSR and America?
They both followed different economic and political systems.
Who was in the capital west?
Democratic and was led by the USA and the western Europe countries.
Who was in the communist bloc?
Led by the USSR and the eastern European countries.
What was the Cold War?
It was a war of ideology and beliefs that was fought with words and propaganda in the media.
What does MAD stand for?
M- mutually
A- assured
D- destruction
What was the iron curtain speech?
Churchill had traveled to the USA and had expressed his concerns in a speech at Fulton College in Missouri.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman had announced to sop the spread of communism any further.
What was the Marshall plan?
Financial aid was given to Europe.
What did Stalin do during the Berlin Blockade?
He blocked off all land routes into West Berlin.
What happen in the Berlin Airlifts?
The Western democracies would bring supplies to West Berlin.
Why did Stalin never shoot the plane?
It was an act of war.
What was the arms race?
a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for nuclear weapons superiorit
Who overthrew Batista’s government?
Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara.
How did Catro change the economic system in Cuba?
Redistributing land to the poor and nationalising American companies.
