origins of cold war Flashcards
(11 cards)
how many soviet citizens and soldiers died in the war
20 million citizens, 7 million soldiers
how many US soldiers died
400,000
why did stalin want a buffer zone of friendly communist states?
to protect the USSR from future invasions
What did Stalin claim
eastern europe as a soviet sphere of influence
what did truman want for postwar europe
to allow eastern europe to determine their own form of government
what did the truman doctrine establish
the US policy of containment
We have to step up and help Greece & Turkey against communist aggression. It is our responsibilitv. America needs to take an active role in foreign affairs. No more neutrality!
The Truman Doctrine
US Cold War strategy of stopping the spread of Communism through the use of economic and military policies
containment
Americas foreign economic recovery strategy - provided aid to many European nations.
the marshall plan
security pact between western europe nations and the US
NATO
created in response to NATO, created a coordinated defense aming the satellite states of the USSR. used to put down revolts in satellite nations
WARSAW pact
