Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

History A-Level > Cold war- 1946-1955 > Flashcards

Cold war- 1946-1955 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® U.S. History flashcards World History 101 flashcards European History 101 flashcards AP® European History flashcards AP® World History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards
1
Q

When was Churchill’s ‘Sinews of Peace / Iron Curtain’ speech?

A

March 1946

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What was the immediate aftermath of Germany after WW2?

A

It was divided into 4 sectors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who was PM of Britain after WW2?

A

Clement Attlee (1946-51)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When was the Czech crisis?

A

Marshall aid offered in summer of 1947
Czech crisis in Feb. 1948

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What was the idea of containment?

A

That keeping the weak would cause its system to collapse internally

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

When was the Truman Doctrine?

A

March 1948

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What were the causes of the Truman doctrine?

A
  • Britain was facing bankruptcy as a result of supporting the nationalists in the Greek civil war
  • 40,000 British troops would be pulled out of Greece
  • The Soviets had been pressuring Turkey to give them access to Straits and therefore access to the Mediterranean
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What did the Truman doctrine promise?

A

$300 million for Greece
$100 million for Turkey

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What was the Marshall plan (in a short summary)

A

A plan for the economic rebuild of Europe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What were some reasons for the Marshall plan?

A

Growing communist influence:-

  • France- Communists had gained 28% of the votes in 1946
  • Italy- Communists had gained 31% of the votes in 1948
  • Communists had won 2 seats in Britain in the 1945 general election
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What did the Marshall plan do?

A
  • US invested $13 billion in Marshall Aid
  • Allowed the allied zones of Germany to reindustrialise more and improve economically
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What did the Soviets call the Marshall plan?

A

dollar imperialism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What was Mccarthysim?

A

Named after senator Joseph Maccarthy, it was a fear of communism in the US that caused many to be fired from jobs due to being suspected communists- it evoked more fear of the communist threat within the US

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

When was the CIA set up?

A

September 1947

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How did the CIA influence the Italian elections?

A

They secretly funded the Christian party agains the communist one

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

When was the Sino soviet treaty and who was it signed by? What did it do?

A

January 1950
It was between the USSR and China, it promised mutual assistance as well as no alliances with Japan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

For how many years was Japan under US occupation?

A

8 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What was the significance of the Korean war?

A
  • It showed disregard for the 38th parallel agreed by the UN
  • It was believed to have been helped by Stalin (it was)
  • US politicians were fearful of a potential ‘domino theory’
  • Being a year after the soviets tested their atomic bomb, it showed a willingness of the USSR to be more agressive in wars of proxy
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What was domino theory?

A

Although not really popular in the 40s and 50s, it refers to the idea that the fall of one state to communism could then encourage the fall of another state

20
Q

When did Stalin die?

A

1953

21
Q

When was the KGB formed?

A

1954

22
Q

Why did the Berlin blockade happen?

A
  1. 23 June 1948- The allies introduced the Deutschmark to the West zones in Germany and Western Berlin
  2. In protest, the soviets blocked all rail links to Berlin
23
Q

What was the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe referred to as?

A

Salami tactics

24
Q

How many flights were in the Berlin airlift?

A

277,804
(277,000+)

25
Q

How much grain did Stalin give to Czechoslovakia?

A

600,000 tons

26
Q

What famed speech did Stalin give at the end of WW2 that points to the cold war being of more ideological causes?

A

February 1946
‘Election’ Bolshoi speech
* He blames WW2 on present day ‘monopolistic capitalism’
* He says that another World War is ‘inevitable’ with the current capitalism

27
Q

When did the US first produce a hydrogen bomb?

A

1952

28
Q

When did the USSR produce a hydrogen bomb?

A

1953 (one year after the US)

29
Q

Who was the key Soviet spy that gave the USSR plans for the atomic bomb and when were they exposed for this?

A

Klaus Fuchs
→1950

30
Q

When was NATO formed?

A

4th April 1949

31
Q

When was cominform created and where was it based?

A

October 1947- Cominform was initially located in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, but after the Tito–Stalin split expelled Yugoslavia from the group in June 1948, the seat was moved to Bucharest, Romania.

32
Q

When was the Treaty of Dunkirk signed? What was it a precursor for?

A

March 1947, precursor for the Brussels treaty and later NATO

33
Q

How often were planes landing in Berlin during the Berlin airlift?

A

Every 90 seconds

34
Q

Who which Czech leader mysteriously died by falling off a balcony?

A

Jan Masaryk

35
Q

How many days did it take the communists to takeover Czechoslovakia?

A

5 days

36
Q

Which country in the Eastern Bloc escaped Stalinist communism?

A

Yugoslavia (expelled from Cominform in 1948) under Tito. Yugoslav communists were more faithful to Tito than Stalin and so Yugoslavia was able to remain on good terms with both the West and the Soviet Union

37
Q

When did Truman give his speech in reaction to the Czech Crisis?

A

March 1948

38
Q

When did Truman ‘tell’ Stalin about the atomic bomb?

A

Potsdam 1945

39
Q

Who wanted to use nuclear weapons in the Korean war and who fired them?

A

General Douglas MacArthur
- Truman fired him

40
Q

When did West Germany join NATO?

A

1955

41
Q

What caused the East Berlin uprising?

A

Economic- Collectivisation, new production quotas that were unreachable
Social- Huge immigration from East to West
Political- Death of Stalin and change of US President to Eisenhower

42
Q

When was the Berlin uprising?

A

June 17th 1953

43
Q

Who became PM of the GDR after the Berlin uprising?

A

Ulbricht

44
Q

How many tanks were there at the Berlin uprising and how many people died?

A

600 tanks and 40 died

45
Q

When did West Germany join NATO

A

1955

46
Q

What pact was made in reaction to the formation of NATO and when was it?

A

Warsaw Pact 1955

47
Q

Who was President of the FRG?

A

Konrad Adenauer

History A-Level (14 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions