Cold War Flashcards
Why were the US and USSR allies?
They hated Germany equally and wanted to destroy it
Name two differences between the Russians and US
US was Capitalist Democracy and had free elections; Russia was Communist and Controlled everything
What was punishment if opposed Russia’s authority?
Killed or imprisoned
What were Russia’s plans for Germany?
To make them weak and divided; Russia wanted to also control them into states for their own use. Russia wanted to advise them and control every aspect essentially making them communist contries
What were the United States Goals for Germany?
Give them their own government to vote on and advise them and make sure they don’t go corrupt and fail
What states were satilite States for Russia?
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Eastern Germany
When did The allies meet at Potsdam?
Summer 1945
What was determined at Potsdam regarding Germany?
Germany would not have free elections under Russia
How long was Cold war?
46 years
Why did the Cold war start?
Russia was viewed as a threat and the alliance was falling apart; US and Russia had different views and were not getting along
Separated Soviets from British and represented expansion of Communism
Iron Curtain
Who spoke on Iron Curtain at Fulton College in Missouri on March 5 1946
Churchill
What German Threatened countries did the Truman Doctrine help?
Greece and Turkey
This had sympathy for the communist countries ( Greece and Turkey ) Gave the Countries 400$ million from Congress
Truman Doctrine
known as “X”; Wrote “Foreign Affairs”
George F. Kennan
What did “Foreign Affairs” idea surround mainly?
the idea of Containment; Said Stalin would not risk home security: keeping communism where it is
Keeping communism where it is
Containment
This man did containment in West Europe; Had recovery plan for Europe
Secretary of State George C. Marshall
Plan that offered 13$ billion to Europe; hoped reduce famine, and jump start economy growth
Marshall Plan
Where were the front lines for Cold War?
Germany
Who controlled West Germany?
Allies ( US and Britain and France )
sent food packages into Berlin and proved how far US would go to protect the non communists; This proved Stalin could be contained
Berlin Airlift
An Alliance or agreement that stated if West Europe Broke out, the Allies would form together to defend against Russia
NATO
what does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The retaliated act that was the Soviet Union’s and States defense
Warsaw Project
What were the 3 schools of thought for the Cold War?q
- ) It was russia’s fault
- ) it was the US’ fault
- ) it was both of their faults
What was discussed at the Yalta conference
That germany would be divided into 4 zones
Who was voted out of office during Potsdam conference ?
Churchill
Where does cold war begin?
Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
The idea if one country is communist the surrounding countries are communist
Dominion Theory
What was the threat or fear back at home in the US
Communism would take over and overthrow democracy
Russia Spies
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
What did Julius RosenBerg do for a living?
Engineer for Army Single Corp
What did ethel’s brother do?
Worked on Atomic bomb and gave secrets of atomic bomb to Russia; he felt bad for them, didn’t work for them
What were the Rosenberg’s convicted of?
Treason
How did the Rosenberg’s die?
Sentenced to death by Justice department; electrocuted in 1953
this man was a State Department Employee; was a harvard Law School Grad, was on FDR’s Advise group; was accused of being a communist
Alger Hiss
Was Alger Hiss a Communist?
In the 1930’s yes
How was Alger’s rights violated?
The state department said he was a communist
What was alger convicted of?
Purgery - lying under oath
What 4 acts were created due to Alger Hiss
Loyalty Program
HUAC
Hollywood Ten
McCarran Walter Act
act that presented background checks; if you had friends that were communists then you could be classified as disloyal
Loyalty Program
this violated basic rights and privacy and freedom of us citizens
Loyalty review board
House un-American activities Committee; Congressional Committee; Investigated unloyal americans; focused on hollywood actors and celebrities
HUAC
Refused to answer questions of HUAC; were actors, directors, writers; bc of no answer they were contempt of congress; blacklisted
Hollywood Ten
All communists were immigrants; did not let immigrants into the country post WW2 and early cold war
McCarron Walter Act