Cold War booklet 1: causes of Cold War Flashcards
Name the leader of the USSR
Stalin
Name the conference held in February 1945
Yalta
Who represented the USA at Yalta?
Roosevelt
Who represented Britain at Yalta?
Churchill
Name the conference held in July 1945
Potsdam
Who represented the USA at Potsdam?
Truman
Why was Roosevelt not at the Potsdam Conference?
Died
Who represented Britain at Potsdam
Attlee
Why did Churchill have to leave the Potsdam Conference early?
Lost the election
What was agreed about Germany at Yalta?
It would be divided into four zones
What did the Allies agree to allow the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe?
A sphere of influence
What did the USSR promise to allow to happen in countries they controlled?
Free elections
Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by using his army
Baltic States, Czechslovakia
Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by rigging elections
Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary
Give an example of a country which Stalin took over by appointing a communist leader
Romania
What was the name of the communist leader in Yugoslavia?
Tito
Why was Yugoslavia different to the other Communist dominated countries?
It was not led by the USSR
What did Churchill say had descended across Europe?
Iron Curtain
Churchill named two places the Iron Curtain stretched between. Name the northern city.
Stettin
Churchill named two places the Iron Curtain stretched between. Name the southern city.
Trieste
How can you describe Hitler as the reason the Allies came together in WW2?
Common danger
Which two countries emerged from WW2 as superpowers?
America and the USSR
What policy had the USA followed in the 1920s?
Isolationism
Why did the USA feel it was to blame for WW2?
Not stopping Hitler
The USA decided every Communist action would be met by?
An American reaction
How did the USA help Greece fight off Communism?
Paid for British soldiers to remain
When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
March 1947
What would be sent to countries threatened by Communism?
Money, equipment and advice
What did President Truman accept in the Truman Doctrine?
That Eastern Europe was communist
What was the name of Truman’s policy of stopping Communism spreading?
Containment
What did some people believe Truman should threaten the USSR with?
Military force
Countries who fell to Communism were likely to be suffering from what?
Poverty and hunger
What was the name of the general Truman sent to Europe to assess its economic state?
George Marshall
How much money did Europe already owe the US?
$11.5 billion
What was turned off in Britain in 1947 due to shortages?
Electricity
What had Britain run out of in 1947?
Coal
How much money did the USA put aside to help countries fight Communism?
$17 billion
How much did Britain borrow from the Marshall Plan?
$2.7 billion
How much did France borrow from the Marshall Plan?
$2.4 billion
How much did West Germany borrow from the Marshall Plan?
$1.3 billion
What group did Stalin create in 1947 to try and strengthen ties between Communist countries?
Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM)
In 1949 what was the name of Stalin’s council created to lend money to Communist countries?
Council for Mutual Economic Aid (COMECON)
