Unit 7 - the cold war Flashcards
(46 cards)
Where was the largest invasion force and what was it known as during WWII
Normandy Beach, D-Day
What battle was the germans final attempt
The Battle of the Bulge
What home islands initated final japanese resistance and what were they
Islands of Iwo-Jima and Okinawa
They deployed the rest of their fleet and sent suicide planes against americans
What was the atomic bomb program called
The Manhattan Project
where was the first atomic bomb test and what was it nicknamed
Trinity, in Alamogordo New Mexico
Agreements on which president sending the atomic bomb
President Truman
nothing less could have persuaded the Japanese to surrender
Disagreements on which president sending the atomic bomb
President Truman
The US should have waited a few more weeks because Japan was about to surrender, and it was very unethical.
Orthodox views that caused the cold war
caused by soviet agression at an attempt to spread communism
Revisionist views that caused the cold war
US was responsible, the Manhattan project and atomic bomb set it off to a cold war
Post-Revisionist views that caused the cold war
mutual misinterpretations on both sides and clashes of different ideologies.
What were the dissagreements between the 3 Allied powers (what were their names too)
Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill.
How to combat poland
the german outome. Stalin wanted to punish germany while roosevelt wanted to set up a democracy
Define the ____ Doctrine to combat communism
Truman Doctrine
in support of “containtment” internantional diplomacy. The US would try and prevent communism from spreading leading to the Truman Doctrine where they donated funds to Turkey and Greece to stop communism.
define the cold war
a global power struggle with opposing idealogy systems that included proxy. wars
what is the circumstance of the iron curtain
germany was sandwhiched by all sides
what is operation _____
operation bodyguard
using a fake invasion force to scare germany
What was the _____ Agreement
yalta agreement
divided germany into three zones
How fast did us switch from war to cold war (example with Japan)
very fast, even before the atomic bomb they were talking about rebuilding Japan and becoming their ally again.
left criticism of containment policy
the united states could have made peace with the soviets after the war
right criticism of containment policy, two capital letter names
John Birch Society, by opposing communism so much the US was secretly becoming communist
The US should be pushing back with a rollback policy, John Foster Dulles
What was the plan to revive european economic system
Marshall Plan, economic aid and making sure they don’t turn communist
What does NATO stand for and how did it plan to achieve a goal with what plan
North Atlantic Treaty Agreement
They agreed to an alliance and to create the Warsaw Pact which created a standing military in europe against communism and soviets
Evidence of Anxiety about nuclear in america
regular air raids in schools and offices
fallout shelters stocked up
canned goods in homes and stores
Evidence of excitement about nuclear in america
New york times writes an article about the future of nuclear
the secret atom would bring prosperity
What other country split during the cold war
Korea in the Korean War
