Cold war Flashcards
what year and what was the Truman doctrine
1947, a promise from president Truman to aid any country threatened by communism any way. (helped Turkey and Greece)
when and what was the Marshall plan
The spending of 12 billion dollars to help European economy, this was advised by general George Marshall
when was and who was at the Vienna summit
1961 - Khrushchev and Kennedy
what was the main feature of the Vienna summit
Khrushchev demanding berlin to be a free city and Kennedy denying it
when was and who was in the camp David summit
Eisenhower and Khrushchev September 1959 - held in USA
what was the main feature of the camp David summit
it being held in the usa and Khrushchev withdrawing the berlin ultimatum
when and who was at the Geneva conference ?
krushchev and Eisenhower may 1959
what was the main feature of the Geneva conference
no agreement being made and tensions still being high
when and who was at the Paris summit
krushchev and eisenhower may 1960
what was the main feature of the Paris summit ?
the demanding of an apology from Eisenhower for the u-2 crisis that was denied.
what was the u-2 crisis
USSR shooting down an American spy plane that was claimed to be a weather plane
when was the Potsdam conference and who was in it?
July/August 1945v
Truman (USA)
Atlee (UK)
Stalin (USSR )
