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What was the Cold War?

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  • global confrontation between Soviet Union & US
  • avoidance of direct war, but battles fought through smaller countries
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What did the USSR want in the Cold War?

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spread communism

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What did the US want in the Cold War?

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stop spread of communism

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What was the Big 3?

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US (Roosevelt), Great Britain (Churchill), Soviet Union (Stalin)

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What occurred at Yalta?

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  • Germany/Berlin split into 4 zones
  • Stalin allowed elections in East Europe
  • representative of 50 counties created United Nations
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What did members of the United Nations do?

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  • settle problems peacefully
  • promote justice
  • solve international problems
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What was the General Assembly?

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all nations came together in the United Nations

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What was the Security Council?

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US, GB, USSR, China, and France could veto any policies in United Nations

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When does FDR die?

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1945; Harry Truman succeeds

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What do Stalin and Truman want during their meeting in Potsdam of 1945 and what does this cause?

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  • Stalin wants reparations
  • Truman wants Polish elections
  • causes friction
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What are satellite nations?

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  • border nations between USSr and the west
  • buffer zone against attacks
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What does Churchill give his speech about?

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Iron Curtain

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What was containment?

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  • US know they can’t do anything about the countries that are already communist
  • goal is to “contain” spread, not get rid of it
  • ida of diplomat George Kennan
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What was the Truman Doctrine?

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  • official policy of containment
  • US would support free people who resist communists
  • first applied with Greece and Turkey
  • $400 million in aid
  • official policy
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What was the Marshall Plan?

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  • created by Secretary of State George Marshall
  • countries would create recovery plans and receive US money
  • 17 Western European nations joined plan
  • received $13 billion in aid
  • US and Europe benefit
  • Soviet refused aid
  • Europe struggles
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How many people were in West Berlin?

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2.5 million

17
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What did the allies do with their portions of Berlin?

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merged their zones and created West Germany

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What did Stalin do after the allies created West Berlin?

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  • closed all access to West Berlin
  • gave up blockade after a year
19
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What was Operation Vittles?

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  • US and British flew food and supplies into West Berlin
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What do the United States propose when the Soviets prevent postwar problems from being solved through vetoes?

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  • proposed “association of democratic, peace loving states”
  • look to become lead in world affairs
  • didn’t want to be only ones fighting communism
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What is NATO?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
“an armed attack against one or more of them (US, Canada, 10 Western European nations)… shall be considered an attack against them all”

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What was the Warsaw Pact?

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  • created by Soviet Union
  • military alliance between USSR and satellite countries
23
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What was going on in China during the Cold War?

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  • had been in civil war since 1920s
  • communists win
  • Truman is blamed for not helping nationalists
24
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Who led the nationalists in China?

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Change Kai-Shek

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Who led the communists in China?

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Mao Zedong

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How was Korea divided after World War II?

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  • at thirty-eight parallel line
  • pro-American government formed in South Korea
  • communists government formed in North Korea
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Who was put in charge of North Korea?

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Kim Il-Sung

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Who was put in charge of South Korea?

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Syngman Rheo

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What was the difference between Roosevelt and Truman against Communism?

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  • Roosevelt was thought to be soft towards communism
  • Truman was far more distrustful of communism
30
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What did the US fight against and what were its goals?

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  • fight against dictatorship
  • develop strong capitalist economies
  • good markets for American products
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What were the Soviets goals?

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  • establish satellite countries
  • countries subject to Soviet domination
  • spread worldwide communism

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