Co-operation ends and Cold War begins Flashcards
What was capitalism in terms of industry and economy?
Industry - private firms and people usually own own all businesses, agriculture and industry.
Economy- this is a free market economy, companies can make and sell any goods in order to make profit
What is capitalism in terms of government and wealth?
Government - two or more political parties run the country and compete through elections. This is a democracy.
Wealth - there are huge differences of wealth throughout the country as there is in most capitalist countries
What was capitalism as a whole?
Individual freedom was more important than equality - they do not believe in censorship of the media
What is communism in terms of industry and economy?
Industry - the state government usually runs all industry, business and agriculture for the benefit of everyone.
Economy - companies are controlled by the government
What is communism in terms of government and wealth?
Government - there is only one party in government. No opposition parties are permitted to exist. This is a dictatorship.
Wealth - the country’s wealth is equally shared. The level generally less than in capitalist countries but unemployment was rare
What was communism as a whole?
Society was more important than individual freedom. Everyone was to be equal. Media was strictly censored.
Why was there originally tension between the USA and USSR?
USA delayed ‘a second front’ and Stalin believed this to be evidence that they hoped Nazi Germany and the USSR would destroy each other
What did Stalin want a buffer zone for and what did Truman think it was for?
Stalin wanted one as to create a barrier against the West, this barrier was to be made up of communist run countries in Eastern Europe. Truman thought that this was only for domination over Eastern Europe and spread communism around it.
What did each leader want out of the conferences?
Churchill - ensure survival of British empire.
Roosevelt - sought creation of a united nations
Stalin - sought to create a buffer zone
What was agreed at Yalta?
Eastern Europe would come under influence of USSR. Democratic elections were to be held in each country.
Germany would be divided into four zone as well as Berlin.
Eastern part of Poland would go to Russia to build their defences.
USSR would declare war on Japan in Aug 1945.
A United Nations would be set up
What was finalised at Potsdam?
How Germany would be divided and occupied. Each power would take reparations from its own zone, USSR would take some from British and US zones in return for food, fuel and raw materials.
An allied control council would be set up to coordinate the activities of the four zones.
What did the allies disagree about in Potsdam?
Details of how to divide Germany.
The size of reparations Germany ought to pay.
Russian influence over the countries of Eastern Europe
How did the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan change Stalin’s attitude?
He was furious that his allies had not shared the technology with him. He regarded the bombing as more as an act of intimidation aimed at the Soviet Union than a way to force Japan to surrender
