History: Cold War Flashcards
When was the Potsdam Conference?
17th July 1945
When was the Yalta Conference?
4th February 1945
Who attended the Yalta Conference?
- Winston Churchill
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Joseph Stalin
Who attended the Potsdam Conference?
- Harry Truman
- Joseph Stalin
- Clement Attlee
What was discussed during the Potsdam Conference?
- Post war Germany
- Terratorial changes
- War reparations
- Future of Eastern Europe
What was discussed during the Yalta Conference?
- Division of Germany
- United Nations
- Eastern Europe
- Liberty of Europe, allowing countries to choose their own governments
What was the Iron Curtain?
A metaphorical boundary between the communist East and the capitalist West
What was containment in the Cold War?
The United State’s policy to prevent the spread of communism
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A policy by Harry Truman, aimed at containing the spread of communism during the Cold War, primarily a response to politcal and military pressures in Greece and Turkey
What was the Marshall Plan?
Billions of dollars was spent to help Western Europe rebuild after WW2
How was money from the Marshall Plan used?
- Food supplied
- Fertilisers for farming
- Machinery for farming
- Farm animals
In which 2 ways did the Soviets respond to the Marshall Plan?
- Cominform
- Comecon
What was Cominform?
An alliance of European communist countries, also known as the Communist Information Bureau.
What was Comecon?
An economic agreement between communist countries by giving them economic aid and encouraging them to trade with the USSR
How did communism develop in China?
After WW2, the communists and nationalists in China ended their alliance, resulting in a civil war. By 1949, Mao Zedong gained the upper hand. Eventually, establishing the Poeple’s Republic of China. China was now a communist nation.
