Cold War- Early On Flashcards
What happened at the Teheran conference (1943)
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt
Stalin distrusted the other two in there promise to intervene in their nazi battle
The USA and UK agreed to intervene a second front to help the USSR
The USSR agreed to declare war on japan after Germany was defeated
Roosevelt and stalin disagreed with Churchill (wanted to declare war on the Balkans- stop soviet advancement)
What happened at the yalta conference (1945)
Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt
It was agreed that Germany will be reduced in size, demilitarised and pay reparations when defeated
Plans were begun for how Germany would be divided
The UN was set up to replace the League of Nations
Poland should be in soviets influence sphere but run democratically
Largely a success but tensions rose (mainly to do with Poland)
Successes of the Potsdam conference (1945)
Churchill, Stalin, Truman Germany was defeated They decided to: Ban the nazi party Reduce the size of Germany Divide Germany and Berlin into four fair zones (France included)
Failures of the Potsdam conference (1945)
Disagreed on Germany’s reparations- USSR wanted heavy, USA wanted light for Germany to rebuild
Stalin wanted more/better land as his was generally poorer
Truman used his atomic bomb as power to control discussion
Stalin broke his word about setting up a communist/capitalist government in Poland
Disagreement about the Greek government
What was the Truman doctrine? (1947)
America sent in economic resources and troops into struggling European country’s (Greece and Turkey) to strengthen them against the USSR and to temped the people away from the appealing communism.
Why was it Truman doctrine significant? (1947)
For one of the first times, America were getting involved in other international affairs and ‘protecting the world’.
Was the first clear statement of a divided world
What was the Marshall plan? (1947)
13 billion dollars given to European governments to rebuild.
The enhancement of trade with Europe and America
Stalin was not happy with the USA’s alliance building
What country’s turned to communism?
The Baltic States, East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
Czechoslovakia
All were taken quite forcefully using intimidation tactics in free elections (if that failed they took it by force - Czechoslovakia)
What was Cominform? (1947)
The communist Information Bureau
Represented European communist parties and brought them under the USSR’s ‘guidance’
(Rejected the Marshall plan)
What was Comecon? (1949)
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
Stalins version of the Marshall plan - communist ruled countries were given economic aid and stopped trading with the west
What was trizonia?
The unofficial name for the three united parts of West Germany
What did the west do in West Germany to anger the USSR?
Set up a constitution and new currency (Deutschmark)
What was the Berlin Blockade? 1948/49
A military blockade around West Berlin to stop west Germany functioning - to prove a divided Germany could not work.
How did Truman respond to the Berlin Blockade?
With the Berlin airlift.
Allied planes transported supplies to West Berlin (the British followed suit)
Stalin did not shoot planes down, even after threatening
What are the GDR and FDR? (1949)
FDR was west Germany’s official name as an independent state
USSR followed with the GDR one month later (another satellite state for the soviets)
