how did western attitudes to the USSR change after 1945 Flashcards
who was to blame for the cold war
what state is the USSR in in 1945
Soviet union is broke, has lost 27 million people
what does truman do or offer in 1945 to the countries in Stalins sphere of influence
he provides and offers resources, aid and money to them hoping that they’ll side with him and not the USSR ( not become communist)
how does stalin react to trumans offer
Stalin kind of forbids ‘his’ countries to accept Trumans offer and sends what he has (very little) to them.
what does stalin set in place in 1945
COMICON
how did trumans speech to congress create tensions between east and west
Truman openly declared that the USA would try and contain world spread of communism, which triggered the cold war. ( said they would help and aid anyone who is against communism)
when was trumans speech to congress
1947
what was the truman, clifford/ elsey report
Truman was worried that stalin wanted to accomplish world domination and so he wanted to document his concern. He spent weeks on his report and interviewed top officials of the USA. All offcicals agreed that something should be done and respond.
what did the truman, clifford/ elsey report state
The report stated the policy of their country should be set and that the USSR was a menace to the freedom of the world + they must be prepared for them.
when was the truman, kelsey, clifford report
1946
what was churchills iron curtain speech
He said there was a line separating Eastern Europe and USSR to the west of europe. He said that communists were a threat to christian civilians and needed to be stopped
when was churchills iron curtain speech
1946, in a college in fulton
british withdrawal of aid to european countries
Britain would withdraw from economic + military aid bcs they didn’t have enough resources and money anymore. This led to the Truman doctorine.
what was the truman doctorine
says truman will help anyone that is against communism
what was the marshall plan
gave aid, money and resources to european countries
when was the marshall plan
1946
when was the truman doctrine
1947
difference in experience between USA, USSR in the war
USA- 300,000 americans died. America was left greater + stronger then before. Unemployment rates decreased and production of ammunition provided money and employment for everyone.
their economy was on the rise
USSR- 27 million citizens died. whole of russia was destroyed. poverty was everywhere and people had no homes. 70000 villages destroyed
what misconduct did the soviet troops show after the war in germany
after soviet troops arrived in germany, soviet soldiers would loot and vandalise homes and hunt down women and rape them. They seized industrial resources like machines + thousands of scientists and craftsmen which were taken to USSR.
What was stalin Bolshoi theatre speech
For the soviet elections, stalin made a big speech. He promised no rewards to his people and only 5 year plans for heavy industry. he also warned that capitalism and imperialsim made future wars inevitable and communism would rule the world ( basically saying he was prepared to fight the west)
when was stalins bolshoi theatre speech
1946
