Cold War Flashcards
What did the USSR intend to do in eastern Europe?
Impose communism
What did Western nations want to have happen in eastern Europe?
Free elections
What did Stalin mean by “free elections?”
People would be free to vote for the one communist candidate on the ballot
Why did the US decide to use the atomic weapons to end the war quickly?
The US wants the Soviets to set up a communist state in Japan, like they had an Eastern Europe.
What was the “iron curtain “?
A division between eastern and western Europe people could not travel freely
What is the imagery name of the “iron curtain”?
It was impenetrable
How did the USSR use eastern European nations?
Use it as a buffer zone from the west
What is meant by a “puppet government”?
Controlled by Soviet union.
The North Atlantic treaty organization was a defensive military alliance between USA Canada and 10 western European nations.
NATO
Defensive military alliance between USSR and seven eastern European nations
Warsaw pact
How was the Cold War divided?
Camps
Explain the US policy of containment
Container spread of communism
What was the Marshall plan?
Offered free financial aid to any European nation rebuilding after the WWII
How was it an example of containment?
The aid was considered an investment in stable economies, and permanent democracies.
What was the Truman doctrine?
Offered aid to countries fighting outside “pressures“.
