Cold war Flashcards
What was the cold war
The state of hostility without actual warefare that exsite between US and USSR from the end of WWII until the collapse of the Soviet union
Harry Truman (political background, Famous quote, ideals)
- Missouri senator
- Served in the artillery in WWI
- The buck stops here
- not idealism
Marxism and Capitalism dichotomy
- diametrically opposed they cannot both survive
Why was Stalin scared of america
- US did not recognize Bolshevik gov till 17 years after the 1917 revolution
- Saw delayed opening 2nd front as intentional
- US cuts off Lend Lease aid in 1945
What did Stalin say/do post war for communism
- Soviet set up a zone of influence in eastern Europe
- Stalin public denounced capitalism
believed in the spread of communism
Cominform
soviet agency to direct the activites of communist partied around the war
United Nation starting
- first met in San Francisco in 1945, later moved to New York
- Senate approved of UN Charter by vote of 89 to 2 because of Security Council veto
What was the Security Council
- Dominated by Security Council members US, USSR, Britain, France and China
Could veto anything they wanted
What was the first thing UN did
UN played large role in overseeing the creation of the new Jewish state of Israel
What happened to the split of Germany
- Split into 4 zones of occupation
- given to US France Soviet and British
- all countries got a slice of Berlin as well
Three western zones became west Germany in 1949 soviet became east Germany
why was the Berlin Airlift necessary
to bring supplies to the people of west Berlin
Containment Theory
George Kennan soviet specialist in state dep. proposed containment theory to deal with Soviets
Said we need to contain communism to deal with it
NSC 68
The plan for Containment Theory
Marshall plan
gives billions to aid the rebuild the W Europe and keep it from communism; George Marshall Sec. of State
Truman doctrine
gives people millitary aid thats already happening
Who is the first prime minister of isreal
David Ben Gurion
National Security act of 1947
created Dept of Defense; Sec of Defense, army, navy and new air force; National Security council and the CIA
Election of 1948 canidates
Thurmond, Truman, Dewey and Wallace
What upset happened in 1948 elections
Truman defeats Dewy even though there were 3 democrates
Who was Thurmond in 1948 election
Southern Dems Met in Birmingham to elected Thurmond from S. Carolina to run as Dixiecrat
What is the goal of NATO
keep Russians out Germans down and Americans in
Who rules over Japan post WWII
MacArthur
What style of Government did Japan adopt post WWI
Constitutional Dictatorship similar to US with a Emperor
What restrictions were placed on Japan
Couldn’t attack foreign countries with their Military; called Japanese Defense Force
2 opponents in the china civil war
Chiangs Nationalist vs Mao Zedongs communist
Who won China civil war
Mao forces win civl war and force Chiang forces to flee to Taiwan
Where was the first hydrogen bomb tested
Bikini atoll
MAD
Mutual Assured Destruction theory led to both sides stockpiling 1,000 of nuclear weapons
Who attacked south korea
North led by Kim il sung attacked the south
Who led the war in korea for the south
General MacArthur
What was the line of events that happened in korea war
North Korea takes on everyone to Pusan in very south korea
MacArthur takes things up in Inchon and takes NK by surprise
SK retakes NK but china enters so we are kind of fighting china
ends up looking the exact same
What happened to MacArthur after the war
Publicly criticized Truman so he was fired
What was established to examine subverse activites in the 1930’s
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Loyalty program
launched by truman in order to protect federal people from being communist
Who was the houses commie hunter
Richard Nixon
Who was caught as a commie by Nixion
Alger Hiss
What was Truman’s fear of the HUAC
thought of it as a which hunt and tried to veto some of the laws
What is the Internal Security Bill
A bonkers law that Truman vetos but the house and senate overturned the veto
Who leaked the atomic bombs
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage for leaking atomic bomb secrets and both got electric chair
Who led the commie hunt for the senate
Sen Joseph McCarthy leads Red hunt in the Senate comes symbolize overaggressive violation in civil rights
