Cold War: Early Tensions Flashcards
When was the Tehran conference and who attended.
November 1943
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Name two agreements and one consequence from the Tehran conference
Agreements:
Stalin would declare war on Japan once the war against Germany was over
An international body will be set up
Consequences:
Set foundations for the UN
When was Yalta and who attended
February 1945
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Name two agreements and two consequences of the Yalta conference
Agreements:
Germany would pay $20 billion in reparations with the most going to USSR
Stalin would allow eastern countries to have free elections
Consequences:
Germany was split up
Tensions grew over polish border
When was the Potsdam conference and who went.
Why was this significant
August 1945
Attlee, Stalin and Truman
Truman was an extreme capitalist and would fall out worth Stalin over opposing ideologies
Name one agreement and two consequences of the Potsdam conference
Agreement:
Germany would be split into 4 sectors as well as Berlin
Consequences:
USA and USSR fell out and the grand alliance broke apart
Elections were rigged and most eastern countries were under soviet control
What year did the Novikov telegram get sent
Who sent it
What did it say
When? 1946
Who? USSR (Nikolai Novikov)
What? USA was preparing for war and world domination and only the USSR could stand up to them
When was the Long telegram sent
Who sent it
What did it say
When? 1946 before Novikov telegram
Who? USA (George Kennan)
What? Soviet Union was threatened by capitalism and was building in military power. Peace between USA and USSR was impossible
What was a satellite state and why did Stalin want them.
A conuntry under soviet sphere of influence
Can be used as a buffer zone incase of another German invasion
