Europe Flashcards
What was agreed at Yalta?
•Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met and agreed on :
- USSR declaration of war on Japan.
- Germany and Austria divided into 4 zones under Allied supervision.
- Nazi war criminals to be tried and punished
- USSR, UK and US joined UN
- Eastern Europe would be a Soviet Sphere of influence
- Declaration of a liberal Europe-democracy
What was discussed at Potsdam?
Stalin, Atlee and Truman
- Germany disarmed
- Nazis on trial for war crimes
- Allied control council-for 4 zones
- Each allied power to take reparations from their own zone
What countries fell to communism in 1945?
Yugoslavia
What countries fell to communism in 1946?
Albania and Bulgaria
What countries fell to communism in 1947?
Poland/Romania/Hungary
What countries fell to communism in 1948?
Czechoslovakia
What countries fell to communism in 1949?
East Germany
When did the US and UK zones merge?
January 1947
When did Truman make his speech to congress about the Truman doctrine?
March 12th 1947
What did the Truman doctrine state?
Truman offered assistance ( econimically, diplomatically and militarily ) to any country in danger of communism.
What was Marshall aid?
An economic programme that went hand in hand with the Truman doctrine. Two halves of the same walnut.
What was ERP?
Economic recovery programme. This would supply 13 billion dollars to 16 countries between 1948-52
What was cominform?
Communist information Bureau
What was comecon?
Council for mutual economic assistance.
When did the French zone merge with the Anglo American zone?
January 1948
What happened on June 24th 1948?
Stalin blocked the road, canal and rail links between Berlin and west Germany allegedly due to repairs.
What did Berlin stand for in the east?
A beacon of hope, it was a potential travel point to the west.
When did the first planes of the airlift arrive?
June 26th 1948
What was the name of the operation?
Operation plainfare
At the peak of the airlift, how often did a plane land?
Once every 90 second, there were 4,600 tons of supplies delivered every day.
How long did the airlift last?
324 days.
When did Stalin back down in the airlift?
12th May 1949.
