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Cold War: Origins (1945-1949) > Dates > Flashcards

Dates Flashcards

1
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When was the Yalta Conference?

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February 1945

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2
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When was the Potsdam Conference?

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July-August 1945

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3
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When was the ‘percentages agreement’ made?

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October 1944

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4
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When did Roosevelt die, and Hitler commit suicide?

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April 1945

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5
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When did WWII in Europe officially end?

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May 1945

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6
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When were the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs dropped?

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August 1945

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7
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When did WWII officially end?

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September 1945

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8
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When did Petru Groza become PM in Romania?

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March 1945

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9
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When was the anti-communist demonstration outside of the Royal Palace in Bucharest?

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November 1945

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10
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In which election did the Communists win 84% of the vote in Romania?

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November 1946

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11
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When was King Michael forced to abdicate, where soon after Romania was declared a republic?

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30th of December 1947

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12
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In which election did the PCF become the largest party in French parliament, with 182/627 seats (approx. 29%)

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November 1946

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13
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When did the Communists become the largest party in Hungary?

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August 1947

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14
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When did Hungary officially become a republic, passing a constitution near-identical to the USSR’s one?

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August 1949

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15
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What election in Czechoslovakia did the Communists win 38% of the vote, with Gottwald becoming PM?

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May 1946

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16
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When was the Prague coup?

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February 1948

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17
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When was Masaryk assassinated?

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March 1948

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18
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When did Kennan send his ‘Long Telegram’?

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February 1946

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19
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When did Churchill make his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech?

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March 1946

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20
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When did the Communist-led Democratic Bloc in Poland win the elections?

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June 1946

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21
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When did the Communists win 75% of the popular vote in Bulgaria?

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October 1946

22
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When did the US/UK stop giving reparations to the USSR?

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July 1946

23
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When was Bizonia formed?

A

January 1947

24
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When was the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers?

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Spring 1947

25
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When was the London Conference of Foreign Ministers?

A

Autumn 1947

26
Q

When did the British announce they could no longer support Greece with aid?

A

February 1947

27
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When did the KKE eventually succumb to defeat in the Greek Civil War?

A

September 1949

28
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When was the Truman Doctrine?

A

March 1947

29
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When was Marshall Aid announced?

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June 1947

30
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When was the Paris Conference?

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April-July 1947

31
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When was the Cominform launched?

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September 1947

32
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When did the PCF launch massive anti-Marshall Aid strikes, with two million workers?

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November-December 1947

33
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When was the idea of the Balkan Federation scuttled by Stalin?

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January 1948

34
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When did the breach in relations between Tito and Stalin become public knowledge?

A

June 1948

35
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When was Yugoslavia expelled from the Cominform?

A

June 1948

36
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When was Comecon founded?

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January 1949

37
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When was trizonia formed?

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June 1948

38
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When was the Deutschmark introduced?

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June 1948

39
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When did the Berlin Blockade begin?

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June 1948

40
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When did the Berlin Blockade end?

A

May 1949

41
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When was the Federal Republic of Germany (FDR) formed?

A

September 1949

42
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When was the German Democratic Republic (DDR) formed?

A

October 1949

43
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When was Marshall Aid officially signed into law?

A

April 1948

44
Q

When does the Korean War start?

A

June 1950

45
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When does the Korean War end?

A

July 1953

46
Q

When was Byrnes’ Stuttgart speech?

A

September 1946

47
Q

When was the Brussels Pact signed?

A

March 1948

48
Q

When did the USSR test its first atomic bomb?

A

August 1949

49
Q

When was the Chinese Communist Revolution finally successful, under Mao Zedong?

A

October 1949

50
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When was the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship signed?

A

February 1950

Cold War: Origins (1945-1949) (5 decks)

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