Cold War and Superpower Relations Flashcards
Who were the Grand Alliance (Big Three)
USSR (Stalin)
USA (Roosevelt)
UK (Churchill)
Outcome of the Tehran Conference 1943
USA and USSR are allies
UK and USSR have tension. They agree countries in Eastern Europe should be divided.
Outcome of the Yalta Conference 1945
Set up the Sphere of influence (USSR would govern countries and they would protect USSR from future invasions)
Outcome of the Potsdam Conference 1945
Decided to split Germany into 4 groups
Stalin vs USA and UK
UK and USA didn’t want to damage Germany but Stalin wanted to punish them
High tensions
What was the iron curtain
A division of Eastern Europe countries based on communism
What’s the Truman Doctrine
Containing communism
What was the Marshal Plan
Donating billions of $ to non-communist countries
What were the satellite states
Communist countries as a group
What was dollar imperialism
The USA using money to secure capitalism in other countries
What was Comecon
All satellite states help eachother
What was Cominform
Bring together communist Eastern Europe countries to ensure they follow the same policies
What happened in the split of Germany
It was divided into 4 zones owned by France, USA, UK and USSR
What happened to Berlin
Originally in USSR ownership but the split into bizonia
Who owned Bizonia in Berlin
East Berlin = USSR
West Berlin = UK
What was the Berlin Blockade
Everyone tried going from East to West Berlin so Stalin created a barrier
