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
