Knoweledge Recap Flashcards
(18 cards)
Who was in front for the majority of the arms race?
The USA
Who was communist?
USSR
Who created the fist large bomb and how did they use it and why
The USA and they bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki which ended WW2
How much did the first atomic bomb cost?
$2,000,000,000
What caused the Berlin airlift?
Stalin blockading Berlin
Who had zero battleships or carriers in the arms race between the U.S. and the USSR? And why?
The USSR and because they planned a more land and sky attack if the Cold War turned into a hot war!
Why did the USA and the USSR become rivals in 1945-1949?
Different ideologies!
Who was Capitalist?
USA
What was communism
There was only one government, the government controlled the media and everyone was payed the same wage regardless of the jobs content.
What was capitalism
Different pays on jobs, there is no control on the media and there is more than one government party
Where was the atomic bomb dropped in 1945
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who gave the original iron curtain speech
Winston Churchill
Where did Stalin expand in Europe
The East
What was decided at Yalta
Poland’s borders
What was re-decided at Potsdam?
Who got Poland (USSR)
What was decided at Yalta
Poland’s borders
What was re-decided at Potsdam?
Who got Poland (USSR)
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To solve the situation in Greece and Turkey
