Cold War Flashcards
What was the communists idology
All property including homes and businesses belonged to the state and every member of society has a fair share
What is the capitalists idoloogy
Everyone should be free to own property and businesses to make money
What were Joseph Stalins thoughts
He wanted to strengthen one party rule and cut back on peoples individual rights. He was convinced that the west wanted to destroy communism so it refrained from negotiations with the USA and Britain
What were Winston churchill Stalins thoughts
He believed in the british empire where as many others believed it was time to let it go. He was deeply suspicious of Stalin and saw it as his duty to stop the communist expansion
What were franklin D.Roosevelts thoughts
He believed strongly in democracy but compromised to form an alliance with Stalin. After japan bombed pearl harbour in 1941. He thought he would need soviet support against japan
What were the agreements made at Tehran
The USA and Britain would launch an attack on west germany meaning they would have to withdraw troops from the east
Stalin would declare war on japan and fight the war with the USA once the war in Europe was won.
Big three spoke about how germany was to be kept weak but no formal agreement
Laid the grounds for the united nations
What was the impact of Tehran
It improved relationships as the soviet union believed that the USA and Britain were delaying the second front in order to weaken the soviet union.
What were the agreements made at Yalta
Germany to be split into 4 zones
United nations to be set up with the first meeting on April 25th. Stalin joined the war against japan. Soviet elections became free
What events happened before Potsdam 1945
Roosevelt died in April 1945 and was replace by Harry S. Truman.
Winston Churchill and the conservative party lost the 1945 general elections
Germany surrendered in may 1945.
USA had developed and atomic bomb
Agreements made at Potsdam
Germany was divided into 4 zones administered by the USA, soviets, Britain and france. Berlin would be divided into the same zones
What was the impact of the atomic bomb
The bomb put Truman in a stronger position for if there ever was and outbreak between the USA and any other country. Stalin was not happy with this as he tried even harder now to make the soviet union secure with a buffer zone ( eastern europe)
