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Cold War booklet 1: causes of Cold War Flashcards

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1
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Name the leader of the USSR

A

Stalin

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2
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Name the conference held in February 1945

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Yalta

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3
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Who represented the USA at Yalta?

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Roosevelt

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4
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Who represented Britain at Yalta?

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Churchill

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5
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Name the conference held in July 1945

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Potsdam

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6
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Who represented the USA at Potsdam?

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Truman

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7
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Why was Roosevelt not at the Potsdam Conference?

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Died

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8
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Who represented Britain at Potsdam

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Attlee

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9
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Why did Churchill have to leave the Potsdam Conference early?

A

Lost the election

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10
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What was agreed about Germany at Yalta?

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It would be divided into four zones

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11
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What did the Allies agree to allow the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe?

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A sphere of influence

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12
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What did the USSR promise to allow to happen in countries they controlled?

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Free elections

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13
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Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by using his army

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Baltic States, Czechslovakia

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Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by rigging elections

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Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary

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Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by appointing a communist leader

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Romania

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16
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What was the name of the communist leader in Yugoslavia?

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Tito

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17
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Why was Yugoslavia different to the other Communist dominated countries?

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It was not led by the USSR

18
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What did Churchill say had descended across Europe?

A

Iron Curtain

19
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Churchill named two places the Iron Curtain stretched between. Name the northern city.

A

Stettin

20
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Churchill named two places the Iron Curtain stretched between. Name the southern city.

A

Trieste

21
Q

How can you describe Hitler as the reason the Allies came together in WW2?

A

Common danger

22
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Which two countries emerged from WW2 as superpowers?

A

America and the USSR

23
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What policy had the USA followed in the 1920s?

A

Isolationism

24
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Why did the USA feel it was to blame for WW2?

A

Not stopping Hitler

25
Q

The USA decided every Communist action would be met by?

A

An American reaction

26
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How did the USA help Greece fight off Communism?

A

Paid for British soldiers to remain

27
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When was the Truman Doctrine announced?

A

March 1947

28
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What would be sent to countries threatened by Communism?

A

Money, equipment and advice

29
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What did President Truman accept in the Truman Doctrine?

A

That Eastern Europe was communist

30
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What was the name of Truman’s policy of stopping Communism spreading?

A

Containment

31
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What did some people believe Truman should threaten the USSR with?

A

Military force

32
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Countries who fell to Communism were likely to be suffering from what?

A

Poverty and hunger

33
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What was the name of the general Truman sent to Europe to assess its economic state?

A

George Marshall

34
Q

How much money did Europe already owe the US?

A

$11.5 billion

35
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What was turned off in Britain in 1947 due to shortages?

A

Electricity

36
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What had Britain run out of in 1947?

A

Coal

37
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How much money did the USA put aside to help countries fight Communism?

A

$17 billion

38
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How much did Britain borrow from the Marshall Plan?

A

$2.7 billion

39
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How much did France borrow from the Marshall Plan?

A

$2.4 billion

40
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How much did West Germany borrow from the Marshall Plan?

A

$1.3 billion

41
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What group did Stalin create in 1947 to try and strengthen ties between Communist countries?

A

Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM)

42
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In 1949 what was the name of Stalin’s council created to lend money to Communist countries?

A

Council for Mutual Economic Aid (COMECON)

HCHS GCSE Cold War (Paper 1) (3 decks)

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