Cold War: Early Events and Crisis (DATES) Flashcards
1
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YALTA CONFERENCE
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FEBRUARY 1945
- USSR join UN - Germany divided (4 zones) - Poland moved
2
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POTSDAM CONFERENCE
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JULY-AUGUST 1945
- formalise issues raised in the Yalta conference - reparations set for Germany - arguments over political future of Poland - Council of Foreign Ministers to continue to discuss issues
3
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NUCLEAR AGE BEGINS
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1945
- share technology (Stimson) - keep technology (Byrnes)
4
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LONG TELEGRAM
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1946 - written by George Kennen - Soviets believe: west is a threat --> ideology --> fear of invasion = there will never be peaceful coexistance with America and her allies
5
Q
ARTICLE ‘X’
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JULY 1947
- article written by George Kennen - said the same things as the 'Long Telegram'
6
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IRON CURTAIN
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5 MARCH 1946
- first use of the expression 'iron curtain' - first speech to acknowledge the divide between totalitarian communist Europe and democratic Europe - acknowledge the beginning of the Cold War
7
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TRUMAN DOCTRINE
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12 MARCH 1947
- democratic countries to be actively supported by the US to prevent communist threats - marked abandonment of isolationism - containment of communism by eliminating 'need and want'
8
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MARSHALL PLAN
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APRIL 1947
- 'nothing less than the reconstruction of Europe' - crafted to contain the spread of communism by bringing economic prosperity to WE
9
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BERLIN BLOCKADE
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24 JUNE 1948 - 12 MAY 1949
- Soviets blocked the west out of Berlin - used the airways to Berlin to transport supplies into West berlin
10
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FORMATION OF NATO
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4 APRIL 1949
- collective self defense - -> attack on one NATO member, an attack on all - requires all members to respond, not necessarily military - -> freedom to respond as they see fit - -> limited the possibility of military conflict, possible nuclear war
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FORMATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
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23 MAY 1949
- four days after Berlin Blockade - West Germany
12
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GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
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OCTOBER 1949
- USSR response to formation of FRG - East Germany
13
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COMECON
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JANUARY 1949
- Council for Mutual Economic Assistance - bind countries in the Soviet Bloc economically tightly to the USSR
14
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ARMS RACE
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AUGUST 1949
- Soviets explode first atomic bomb - ends US monopoly on nuclear weapons