Events inside Europe, 1945-61 Flashcards
US Congress granted how much in loans to Europe through Marshall Aid?
$13.3 billion
In 1948 the 3 western zones united in a single economic area called…
‘Trizonia’
Stalin blasted Marshall Aid as what?
Dollar Diplomacy
How much did the Berlin Airlift cost the United States?
$350 million
What Soviet-sponsored organisation was established in 1955?
The Warsaw Pact
Which summit collapsed after revelations of a U2 spy plane over Soviet territory?
Paris
Which policy was Truman determined to maintain after the success of the Berlin Airlift?
Containment
What nickname did the West give the Berlin Wall?
The Concrete Curtain
By 1962 how many people had passed from East to West Berlin?
2 million
Give the name of two organisations Stalin set up for Buffer Zone states after WW2.
Comecon and Cominform
What phrase did Khrushchev use to envisage East-West relations after 1955?
Peaceful co-existence
Which moderate took over from Rakosi in Hungary in 1956?
Imre Nagy
How many Hungarians died in the uprising in Hungary?
30,000
Name two of Nagy’s proposed reforms.
Free elections to govt; Impartial legal system to ensure fair trials; withdrawal of Soviet troops; Farmers allowed private land ownership; or Hungary to leave Warsaw Pact and declare neutrality in Cold War.
Which more hard-line communist replaced Nagy as Hungarian leader?
Janos Kadar
