GCSE History - Cold War Flashcards
What were the consequences of the Tehran conference in November 1943
A second front was opened up
Relations improved - all agreed to join the UN
What were the consequences of the conference at Yalta in February 1945
Germany split into 4 zones
War against Japan
What happened at the conference at Potsdam in July 1945
Truman breaks down relations
Reparation disagreements
Invasion of Eastern Europe
What were consequences of the atomic bomb dropping
Truman had more prestige
Nature of warfare changed as countries could use atomic bombs
Increase tensions between USSR and USA
Turning point in WW2 and future war with Russia
What were the consequences of the iron curtain
Starts the Cold War due to tension and declaring USSR are the enemy
What are the consequences of the marshal plan
Marshal plan, cominform, comecon
What was the USSR response to the marshal plan
Cominform and Comecon
What is the ‘brain drain’
When all the educated people in Berlin moved to the west due to the better economy and less strict leadership
When was the Berlin blockade
24th June 1948 - May 1949
What is the Berlin airlift
The USA response to the Berlin blockade in which planes carried money and supplies into Berlin, one arriving every 3 minutes
When is the turning point in the arms race
1957 - USSR take the lead for the first time
When was NATO created
1949
When was the Warsaw pact formed
1955 - when Stalin died
Who replaced Stalin as leader of USSR
Nikita Khrushchev
Who was the leader of Hungary while Stalin was in control
Rakosi
