Cold War Flashcards
Why Cold War
Ideological differences
Suspicion
Yalta
Potsdam
Why Cold War
Ideological differences
Suspicion
Yalta
Potsdam
Origins of Cold War
Communist vs capitalist
McCarthyism
Atomic bomb
Leaders at Yalta
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Leaders at Potsdam
Stalin, Truman, Churchill (replaced halfway through by Attlee after general election)
Yalta & Potsdam
February & July/ August 1945- end war settlements.
Order-Neisse line (Germany and Poland)
Cursing line (Poland and Russia)
Germany into 4 zones- France Britain USA and USSR
All occupied countries to have democratic elections when freed.
Leaders at Yalta
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Leaders at Potsdam
Stalin, Truman, Churchill (replaced halfway through by Attlee after general election)
Iron Curtain
Soviets were in control of Eastern Europe. Europe was now split
(Communist only election in Czechoslovakia
Berlin airlift)
After airlift what happened to Germany
West forms DFR (federal republic)
East formed DDR (democratic republic)
Nato
Mutual defence pact 1949
USA, Canada, Br, fr, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg
West ger joined in 55
MAD
Mutually assured destruction
USA had atomis weapons that ended the war with japan (Hiroshima & Nagasaki)
Russia got them in 49
Truman order construction of hydrogen bomb
MAD may have prevented a war?
Berlin airlift
1948- Br, fr, USA merged zones to become independent. Introduced new currency Deutschmark. Soviets said no so….
USSR shut all land links with West Berlin.
Britain and USA kept West Berlin alive by plane
May 49: Stalin accepted defeat as they had survived winter.
Potsdam agreements
Confirmed Yalta
Demilitarise, denazi, decentral, deindustrialise, democratise Germany
France control Saar 45-57
USSR = East Prussia
Poland = problematic! Stalin mainly got his way as his troops were in Poland at the time. Set up order-Neisse line (German border) and Cursing line (USSR border)
Free democratic elections in all occupied countries
Nazi war criminals judged by USA, Br, fr & USSR judges at Nuremberg
Truman doctrine
1947 USA would support any country threatens by communists