Origins of the Cold War Flashcards

1
Q

outline causes of war time tension (3)

A

conferences
US tactics - delay 2nd front till 44
USSR tactics; Finnish & Polish invasion, liberation of EE

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2
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What are the wartime conferences; what happened?

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Percentages agreement; no US
Casablanca & Atalantic charter; no USSR
Tehran; acknowledge sphere of influence, German strategy

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3
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key points in ideological conflict timeline

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Wilsons 14 point; 1918
Civil war; 1918
Purges; 1934
Riga axioms

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4
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key points from Potsdam

A

Oder Neisse
4 power control of De
4 Ds

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5
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sumary of Stalin, Roosevellts & Churchill’s keey priorities/instinct

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Stalin = paranoia
Roosevelt = compromise
Churchill = colonialism
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6
Q

When did Truman replace Roosevelt?

attitude?

A

1945

aggressive - avoid being seen as soft bc of Roosevelt & assert authority bc of inexperience

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7
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When did Attlee replace Churchill?

attitude?

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1945

tension w Stalin; labour vs comm

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8
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long term impacts?

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Ideological divide; conflict, conferences & nuclear

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9
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short term impact?

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Refugee crisis - Oder Neisse → Bizonia

Instability; Potsdam protocol

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