Origins of the Cold War Flashcards
What beliefs and attitudes did Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt bring to the Yalta Conference ?To what extent did they realize them ?
What was the principal agreement settled at the Yalta Conference and did it reflect a fair compromise ? What was the principal bone of contention ?
Why did so little come out of the nearly three-week-long 1945 Potsdam Conference ? Why couldn’t the Big Three reach a deeper consensus at Potsdam on the structure of postwar Europe ?
What did Stalin do in 1945-1946 that angered his Western allies and threatened their partnership ?
What specifically was the danger that Churchill was warning about in his 1946 iron curtain speech ? How did Stalin dispute Churchill to his charges ?
Deconstruct the Iron Curtain metaphor. Why did this image capture popular imagination ?
How did George Marshall play a critical role in terms of pushing for a permanent postwar settlement for Europe ?
What specifically was Truman advocating for in his speech made before a joint session of Congress on March 12, 1947 ? How did the Soviets perceive this policy ?
How did the Truman doctrine propose to address the threat of communism ?
What events between 1945-1948 poisoned the relationship between the USSR and the West ?
What event brought the Berlin Crisis to a head in 1948-1949 ? How was it resolved ?
The Berlin Crisis is often seen as the official beginning of the Cold War. Was this outcome inevitable or did both sides contribute to a rising of tensions from 1945-1948 ?
How did the Berlin Crisis reshape Europe and pave the way for the Atlantic Partnership ?
