End Of Grand Alliance/Break Of Trust Flashcards
Who were the leaders at the start of the Cold War in 1945?
Stalin, Churchill and Truman
Who was a key figure in holding the alliance together?
Roosevelt
The USA dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan gave the USA a military advantage, what increased as a result?
Tension
Truman trusted Stalin much less than who?
Roosevelt
Who felt that, thanks to the advantage of the atomic bomb, he could push Stalin around at Potsdam conference?
Truman
Stalin disliked the way who tried to push him around at Potsdam conference?
Truman
Without a common enemy to fight, what happened with tension between USA and the Soviet Union?
Increased
Because of ideological differences, there was a distrust growing between which two countries?
USA and Soviet Union
The Military advantage of USA caused tension as The USA had nuclear weapons, yet who did not?
Soviet Union
The USA and Britain (and other capitalist countries) said which ideology enslaved people to the state?
Communism
The Soviet Union (and other communist countries) said what ideology exploited the workers to make the rich richer?
Capitalism
Capitalist countries claimed that capitalism was based on what?
Fairness and democracy
Communist countries claimed that communism was based on what?
Fairness
Which ideology believed everyone should be free to make money for themselves?
Capitalism
Which ideology claimed capitalism only makes some rich by exploiting everyone else?
Communism
Which ideology believed individuals are better at deciding what to make and sell than the state?
Capitalism
Which ideology believed that individuals are not as strong as everyone working together for the same aim?
Communism
Which ideology believed that trading between countries makes everyone richer?
Capitalism
Which ideology believed the state should take control of the economy and run it to benefit everyone?
Communism
