date then event- Truman Flashcards
What occurred 1945?
Truman became president
What occurred July-August 1945?
The Potsdam conference
What occurred August 1945?
WW2 dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ending WW2 in Asia
What occurred January-March 1946
Soviets refused to withdraw presence from Iran after UN’s and Iran’s request. Eventually leave in March.
What happened February 1946?
Kennan’s Long Telegram
What happened March 1946?
Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech?
What happened May 1946?
West Germany stopped giving USSR reparations
What happened August 1946?
Stalin wanted to redraw the Soviet boarder to he would have control of the straits and naval bases in Turkey
Summarise events of 1946
January-March- Soviets refuse to leave Iran, UN intervenes
February- Kennan’s Long Telegram
March- Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech
May- West Germany stops giving USSR reparations
August- Stalin wanted to redraw Soviet boarder to gain control over straits and naval bases in Turkey
What happened January 1947?
Creation of Bizonia
What happened March 1947?
The Truman Doctrine
What happened June 1947?
The Marshall Plan
What happened September 1947?
Cominform/comecon
Summarise the events of 1947:
January- Bizonia
March- Truman Doctrine
June- Marshall Plan
September- Cominform/Comecon
What were the events of 1948?
June 1948- Deutsche Mark introduced and the Berlin Blockade