( C1 ) The Cold War Begins Flashcards
what happened in the last months of the second world war
- Eastern Europe had been liberated from the nazis by the red army
what did the soviet troops then do
the soviet troops then decided to remain in the liberated countries
between what dates were the communist Govs set up
between Feb and July 1945
what did occupying these countries provide for the soviet army
the SU were provided with a protective buffer zone against invasion from the west
how many soviets were killed in the second world war
25 million soviet unions
what did the taking over of the buffer zone look like to the USA
it looked like they were trying to expand
when did the USA successfully test the atomic bomb
16th July 1945
why did the SU see the successful bomb test as a threat
they saw this as a threat as USA Was supposed to be their allies and withheld this info
when did the US airforce drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima
6th and 9th of August 1945
what did the SU view this bombing as and what was Stalins instant reaction
stalin speed up and funded more research into atomic bombs by providing the country with scientists and money
