Important Questions-Cold war Flashcards
(43 cards)
Describe some of Nagy’s reforms in the Prague spring of 1968
impartial legal system to ensure fair trials, withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary allowed Hungary to leave the Warsaw pact
What was the Truman Doctrine
President Truman offered help to any country threatened by communism and gave $400m
What was Marshall Aid
The money promised in the Truman doctrine and 17bn was given
What was the cominform
it linked the activities of the communist parties
What was Comecon
The soviet union could financially support the economies of Eastern European countries
Why did Stalin make Comecon and Cominform
To combat the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall aid plan
What were the names of the military alliances of the west, and of the East
Nato-West
Warsaw pact-East
What year was Nato and the Warsaw pact made in
Nato-1949
Warsaw pact-1955
Give two agreements that were made at the Potsdam conference of 1945
Govern Germany in 4 zones and Nazi war criminals to face trial
Give two disagreements in the Potsdam conference
West wanted free elections, East didn’t
East wanted harsh operations for Germany but the west wanted lighter repercussions
Why did Churchill and Stalin not get on in Tehran and Yalta
Churchill was anti-communist and didn’t like the soviet union
When and what was Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech
March 1946 and it was a speech about Eastern European countries were under the influences and control of the soviet union
Explain why Stalin created the Berlin Blockade
Because Stalin wanted to force allied troops out of west berlin
Give one statistic about the berlin blockade
The allies did 275,000 flights to give supplies to West Berlin
Give two examples of how ‘salami tactics’ were used to take control over Eastern Europe
Rigged elections and the red army slowly took over cities
Describe the changes Krushchev made after Stalin’s death
Peacful co-existance and De-stalinisation
How did the changes made by Khrushchev help cause the Hungarian Uprising
When the communist party tried to destalinize Hungary things got out of control
Why did Castro hate the USA and become close to the USSR
Because the USA would buy any sugar from them and the USSR promised they would buy 1 million pounds of sugar
How did the Cuban Missile crisis end
Khrushchev withdrew missiles from Cuba in 1960
How many Hungarians died in the Hungarian Uprising
2500
Give two consequences of the Cuban Missile crisis
Cuba stayed communist and a hotline was set up to prevent a hot war
How many Czechoslovakians died in the uprising of 1968
137
What was the Helsinki Agreement
It was an agreement signed by 35 nations that concluded the conference on security and cooperation in Europe
What was the Carter Doctrine
The USA was prepared to use force to stop any country from aging control of oil-rich states
