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End of CW2 Flashcards

1
Q

How much money did Marshall plan provide?

A

$17 bil

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2
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What was the secondary domestic aim of Marshall Plan?

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Prevent US recession

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3
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When was the Bretton Woods agreement?

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1948

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What was the aim of the world bank?

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Provide reconstruction loan and promote investment

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5
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What was the aim of the IMF

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To prevent currency diffs from hampering Intl trade

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6
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What did Molotov believe the aim of the Marshall Plan was?

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Creating an anti-Sov bloc

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7
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What orgs did Molotov create in response to Marshall Plan?

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COMECON - economic

COMINFORM - Politcal

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8
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How many war dead did USSR suffer?

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27 Mil

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9
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Who was Stalin’s favourite allied ldr?

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FDR

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10
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By the fifties how much of world’s pop was in the ‘sociolist’ camp?

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1/3

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11
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In May 1945 how many troops did British Empire have serving overseas?

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4 mil serving overseas

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12
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How far back had GBR began to predict an exclusive SOV sphere of influence in E EUR?

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1942

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13
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What made Churchill’s attitude to USSR incoherent?

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Had personal hatred of comm, but respect for Stalin

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14
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What British For Secretary was instrumental in persuading US of need for Atlantic Treaty?

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Ernest Bevin

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15
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When were the Three wartime conferences?

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Tehran - 43
Yalta - Feb 45
Potsdam - Jul 45

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16
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After WWII, how much of the world’s gold reserves were in US hands?

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2/3

17
Q

When did the Korean war start?

A

June 1950

18
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What increase in defence spending did NSC 68 call for?

A

Trippling

19
Q

When was the Berlin Airlift?

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1948-49

20
Q

How did George Kennan start his Long Telegram?

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the assertion that the Soviet Union could not foresee “permanent peaceful coexistence” with the West.

21
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When did Stalin make his famous speech at the Bolshoi Theatre?

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Feb 46

22
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Prior to the Truman Doctrine, what did his conservative critics want?

A

To expose domestic communists and destroy the New Deal

23
Q

How did Bevin describe the Marshall Plan?

A

a lifeline to sinking men

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