Cold war Flashcards
Who were the leaders in the Tehran conference?
Roosevelt
stalin
churchill
What were the 2 agreements made from the Tehran conference
USA and Britain would attack Germany from the West
USSR keep land taken from Poland
Consequences from Tehran
USA wanted Britain to end its empire
USSR and USA were becoming the 2 real superpowers as Britain’s influence fell through Churchill Balkan idea being ignored
Agreements made in Yalta conference
Germany split into 4 zones
Germany pay 20 billion in reparations
United Nations set up
Leaders from Potsdam conference
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
3 Consequences of Potsdam
Atomic Bomb
Berlin split into 4 zones
Truman not happy of russian soldiers in countries freed from nazis
2 consequences of the atomic bomb
Started the arms race. USSR had their own atomic bomb by 1949
Increased tensions. USSR felt threatened
What started containment
the Long Telegram
What started the buffer zone
the Novikov telegram
What did churchill iron curtain speech state
showed europe was now divided
What is the Truman doctrine
any assistance to be given to countries which are being taken over by communism
What is the importance of the truman doctrine
Showed USA involved in destroying communism
What was the marshall plan
13 billion to be given to western europe to stop communism
2 consequences of the marshall plan
Increased tensions and started the idea of dollar imperialism from stalin
created cominform and comecon
What is Comecon
Help such as money given to communist countries in
What is cominform
Trade with other communist countries
What is the berlin crisis made up of
Berlin blockade and the berlin airlift
What did the west do to cause the berlin crisis
formed trizonia
made new currency
improve germany
When was trizonia made
march 1948
when did trizonia share the same currency
june 1948
2 consequences of the berlin blockade
Germany became divided by 1949.West and East Germany
Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact
What did Imre Nagy try to do with communism
make communism as ‘socalism with a human face’
2 Importance of the soviet invasion of hungary
Russia came out as strong
Khrushchev rushless care
what was the refugee problem (berlin wall)
people leaving east berlin to go to the west and leave
what was khrushchev ultimatum
leave berlin or to cause another blockade
What were the 4 meeting (summits)
Geneva
Camp David
Paris
Vienna
When did the berlin wall start
12 august 1961
2 concequences of the berlin wall
seperated family’s
130 people killed
2 concequences of the bay of pigs
embarrassed the USA
increased bond with cuba and the ussr.given nuclear weapons.
Why was khrushchev giving missiles to cuba
usa had some in turkey
2 Consequences of the cuban missile crisis
Hotline
signed test ban treaty
Who was the leader of czech
alexander dubcek
what were dubceks reforms
free to travel
criticm of governments
disscusion to allow non communist parties
2 consequence of the prague spring
brezhnev doctrine
brezhnev sending troops into czech and removing dubcek as a leader
What were usa reasons for detente
involved in war with Vietnam.
Social problems in own country.Martin Luther King
what were ussr reasons for detente
economy was suffering
one concequence of detente
SALT 1
When was the Helskinki Accords
1975
What 3 things were agreed at helsinki
borders of countries cannot be moved
trade deals,space mission
accept human rights
when did russia invade afghanistan
24th december 1979
concequences of invasion of afghanistan
American reaction (carter doctrine and also end of detente)
Boycott of olympics
What did the invasion of afgahnisan cause
the second cold war
What was gorbachev new thinking of PERESTROIKA
Introducing some aspects of capitalism to improve economy
What was gorbachev new thinking of GLASNOST
Less corruption and freedom of speech
4 consequences of gorbachev new thinking
end of soviet control in europe
berlin wall comes down
end of warsaw pact
ending of the ussr
What and When is the Washington treaty
INF treaty was signed
All land based missiles with range of 500-5000 km would be abolished
1987
What did Gorbachev scrap
The Brezhnev doctrine
Consequences of Detente
SALT 1 Signed.In may 1972
Interim Treaty Limited.Set amount of missiles
Improved relations
What was Salt 2
Restricted on testing on NEW bombs
When does Gorbachev resign
December 25th 1991
When was Comiecon
January 1949
2 consequences of setting up comiecon
And comiform
Attacked the Marshall Pact
Trade members increased.Increased trade with Bulgaria by 80% in 1951
2 consequences of the formation of NATO
Warsaw pact
America military presence
What was agreed at the Helsinki Accords
Borders cannot be moved
Trade deals and space mission
Human rights
What is the Regan doctrine
Destroy communist in a country
What triggers second Cold War
End of detente
2 consequences of the Berlin Wall
Family split up
Propaganda victory
