End Of CW 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
In what year was the US producing more arms than all of the axis nations together?
1942
When Truman spoke of concessions what did he expect to get?
His way 85% of the time (his memoirs)
When did George Kennan send his long telegram?
Feb 1946
When did Churchill Deliver his iron curtain speech?
May 1946 - Fulton Missouri
What did the allies call the moving of German’s (today would be Ethnic Cleansing)?
Population Transfer
What conference gave USSR control of cen EUR?
Yalta
How was the body of the Turkish Ambassador to US returned to TUR?
Onboard USS Missouri in 1946
In 1946 how many calories did US Army report Germans were living on?
1200 Calories a day
After WWII, how much of the vote were communists getting in FRA and ITA?
Over 1/3
When did Truman announce his doctrine?
Mar 47
What did the Truman Doctrine become a metaphor for?
Emergency aid to keep a nation from comm influence.
When was the Marshall Plan announced?
5 June 47
Where did the Marshall plan first look to?
Rhine and Ruhr valleys
When did USSR first test an A Bomb?
Aug 49
What did Acheson ask Nitze to take charge of?
Policy Planning staff - created NSC 68
Why was superior mil strength imp to the US according to NSC 68?
To adequately meet needs of containment.
What were Nitze and Acheson’s thoughts about Korea regarding USSR?
That the Sov were becoming bolder as they gained strategic might.
What do Orthodox or Traditional views of the origins of the CW state?
Sov aggression and expansion dictated US reactions.
What do revisionist theories of CW state?
On requirements of intl capitalist system (mainly US) and need to expand
When did ideology become more important in formation of CW?
46 and 47
What prompted the Truman Doctrine?
British withdrawal from E Med - risk of TUR and Greece going comm
It what way was Stalin willing for POL to be independent?
Only in the cultural and lingual sense.
What did Truman’s lack of For Policy Exp mean for advisors?
He relied more on State Dept
