Chapter Four

Question 0

Yalta feb 1945

Answer 0

They agreed to divide Germany and that Stalin had to allow free elections in Poland.
Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed about Stalin.

Question 1

Tehran 1943

Answer 1

The big three agrees to open fronts in France and Japan and agreed to give land to Stalin. They also agreed to form the un after the war.
However, they couldn’t decide what to do about Germany

Question 2

Potsdam July 1945

Answer 2

The zones were confirmed and they agreed to give Germany reparations, most of which would go to Stalin.
However they fell out about the fate of Poland and Stalin was very angry that Truman had tested the atom bomb without telling him.

Question 3

Differences between the super powers

Answer 3

Poland: Stalin wanted it to be a sati lite state but the others wanted free elections.
Communism and capitalism deeper rated them.

Question 4

Soviet satellite states

Answer 4

Hungary, Czech , Romania, Poland, Bulgaria

Question 5

Cominform

Answer 5

An informal political union of the satellite states.

A response to the Truman doctrine.

Question 6

Comecon

Answer 6

Stalins economic union of the satellite states. Response to the Marshall plan

Question 7

Truman doctrine

Answer 7

Truman wanted to contain communism. He said the USA would do anything to stop it spreading eg the Korean War

Question 8

Marshall plan

Answer 8

USA gave money to any country who needed it, including ussr. Stalin saw it as a bribe to remain capitalist.

Question 9

Bizonia 1947

Answer 9

USA joined with England zones in Germany and Berlin. They introduced a new currency. Stalin said it was going against the agreements at the conferences.

Question 10

Berlin blockade 1948

Answer 10

Stalin blockaded West Berlin to try and make USA give it to him. Supplies were flown in for months, upto 8000 tonnes each day.

Question 11

NATO 1949

Answer 11

Alliance of western countries to help each other. It was a direct response to the blockade.

Question 12

Beginning of the arms race

Answer 12

Atomic bomb 1945
Soviets atom bomb1949
USA h bomb 1952
Soviets h bomb 1953

Question 13

Rakosi

Answer 13

Unpopular leader of Hungary put in place by Stalin. Secret police improsoned any one who opposed them. He was very controlling of the economy. He set ridiculous targets in work houses resulting in poor working conditions.

Question 14

Nagy1956

Answer 14

Nagy was a liberal communist. This worried Khrushchev as he thought he would leave the Warsaw Pact, so Khrushchev invaded Hungary and killed Nagy