long and novikov telegram Flashcards
what was the long telegram?
a message sent by george kennan, a US ambassador in Moscow sent it to truman in 1946
what did the long telegram say?
stalin wanted the destruction of capitalism to happen and he felt that the world around the USSR was hostile and looking to destroy communism. it also said the soviet union was not suicidal and would back down if the usa showed resistance.
what consequence did the long Telegram have for the relationship between the USA and USSR?
It intensified the tension between the superpowers. The Long Telegram shaped US policy towards the Soviet Union and in the coming years, America believed there should be a policy of ‘containment’ to stop the spread of communism. This then led directly towards the Truman Doctrine, which many historians see as the starting point of the cold war.
What was the Novikov Telegram?
It was a message sent by the Soviet ambassador to Washington in 1946, reporting on the American attitude towards the Soviet Union.
What did the Novikov Telegram say?
It said that the USA wanted to use their massive military power to dominate the world. Novikov believed that, since Roosevelt’s death, the Americans no longer wanted to co-operate with the Soviet Union and the American people would support their government if this led to war.
What consequence did the Novikov Telegram have for the relationship between the USSR and USA?
It also intensified the suspicions and made Stalin more and more determined to develop as much protection as possible in Eastern Europe.
