Cold War Starts Flashcards
Stalin promised free elections where? Did he? Who asked?
Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania.
No
FDR
Differences in economy.
USA-Capitalistic
USSR-Communist (Few consumer goods)
Differences in Religion
USA-Freedom of Religion
USSR-Atheism (FORCED)
Differences in Government
USA-Democracy
USSR-Dictatorship (Stalin)
Iron Curtain Quote
“An iron curtain has descended on Europe, and the people on the other side are not free.”
What happened when people tried to escape East Berlin?
Killed
Berlin Wall death toll
200
Three Proxy Wars
Korean, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
1949 Chinese Communist Revolution
Supported by Stalin won. Fear, as over half the world was now communist.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Due to the Red Scare and Cold War, hastily convicted and executed for espionage. They gave Soviets nuclear bomb information. Though their sons denied it. Declassified information changed their minds, but they still think they shouldn’t have been executed.
Containment Policy
An attitude towards combating Communism and actively trying to stop the spread. Led to proxy wars.
Proxy Wars (How they worked)
One of the two sides would fight, while the other would supply aide. The two sides thus didn’t actually fight each other.
Marshall Plan
By Secretary of State George Marshall.
- $12.5 Billion
- 16 countries
Not for military purposes.
Was the Marshall Plan a success?
Yes!
Countries exceeded prewar outputs. Communism failed in these countries.
Soviet Union and the Marshall Plan
They were offered it until intentionally hard to accept conditions.
They forbade their countries to accept the payments.
