COLD WAR MOCK YR 10 Flashcards
3 leaders that attended the Yalta conference
- Roosevelt
- Churchill
- Stalin
Two key decisions made in Yalta
The splitting up of Germany
that Berlin would also be divided
When was Yalta
February 1945
3 leaders who attended Potsdam
- Stalin
- Attlee
- Truman
What was the outcome of Potsdam
It was decided that Germany would be occupied by the Americans, British, French and Soviets. It would also be demilitarized and disarmed.
When was Potsdam
August 1945
China and USSR
Treaty of alliance
Cuban Missile Crisis
America supported the old leader, Batista. 1959 - Castro took power, ejected all us business from Cuba. America refused to buy sugar or coffee as a result. Khrushchev wanted to use Cuba to Bully USA.
Cuban Crisis Overview
Leaders of the U.S and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the instillation of armed soviet missiles on Cuba
Prague spring
- Life in Czechoslovakia was difficult - poverty etc. Soviet satellite state, controlled By USSR. Wanted reforms, USSR said no, leader forced to resign, replaced by Dubcek, because he was communist. Dubcek started reforms. Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia, Killed hundreds. Because USSR killed many, people began to lose faith in communism.
U2 crisis and Paris peace summit
Gary powers shot May 1st 1960 after photographing USSR weapon development. Sentenced to 10 years, increased tensions.
USA and USSR were going to meet in Paris to discuss anti-proliferation of nuclear weapons, but it was cancelled. Both countries continued to spy on each other.
When was Prague spring
5 January 1968 – 21 August 1968
When was the cuban missile crisis
16 October 1962 – 28 October 1962
