Cold War Flashcards
Potsdam conference
- Harry Truman (US), Churchill was replaced by atlee, and Stalin
- finalized post war plans for Germany, including 4 zones
- mood was tense
- Truman learned of the atomic bomb
- Stalin got mad after Truman hinted the bomb
Why did Stalin and Truman distrust each other during the Cold War
- Truman not telling them about the atomic bomb fueled stamina distrust
- Truman distrusted Stalin because he didn’t allow free elections in the east like he promised, and also rigged elections in Poland
What did Stalin and Truman disagree on?
Stalin wanted a sphere of influence around their country as a buffer zone so they wouldn’t be attacked, Truman wanted Easter European countries to determine their own form of gov
Why did Truman deny Stalin a loan to rebuild the Soviet Union?
He was angered by stamina broken promises and disregard of the Yalta conference agreements
What were major differences between us and ussr
Ideologies in how god element should be run, is democracy, ussr communism
Proletariat
The working class
Collectivism
Communism
Who were the 2 superpowers after ww2
Us ussr influenced / controlled less powerful states
George Keenan
Sent the long telegram to the us
What was the long telegram
Helped shape us foreign policy for decades to come. Keenan described the society’s as being “committed fanatically” to the belief that us system and way of life must be destroyed
Proposed that the Soviet Union must be contained
Containment
The restriction of Soviet expansion as a political strategy, not military
UN atomic energy commission
Truman sent Bernard Baruch to the UN to say that the US wanted the UN to enact strict controls on raw materials used in bomb making and ban the making of any future bombs in
Talks conference
- Between Stalin Churchill and Roosevelt
- agreed about shaping Europe
- divided Germany into 4 zones
- declared support of self government and free elections in Eastern Europe
- thought they could stay friendly
what did the baruch plan allow?
allowed the US to retain its small nuclear stockpile for the time being. but denied the Soviets and other nations the right to build bombs. called for UN inspection of power plants.
who was bernard baruch?
was sent to the UN to explain the US goals to the UN Atomic Energy Commission. Told them that the US wanted the Un to enact strict controls on raw materials used in making bombs.
