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What happened at the Tehran conference

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They agreed to do a second front
USSR war either Japan after Germany was defeated
UN set after the war
Adding area form easten Poland to USSR

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When was the Tehran conference

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November 1943

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When was the Yalta conference

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February 1945

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What were discussed agreements at the Yalta conference

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The declaration of librated Europe
Germany and Berlin 1/4
Hunt and try Nazi war criminals
Free elections of the country’s liberated
UN set up

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What was discussed disagreements at the Yalta conference

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Staying wanted higher reparations than Rosenvelt and Churchill
Staying wanted the polish border to be more west and a friendly polish government

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Who was at the Yalta conference

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Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill

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Who was at Tehran conference

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Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill

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Who was at the Potsdam conference

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Stalin
Attle
Truman

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How did the change in leadership effect international relations Potsdam

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Roosevelt died, and Truman became president. He distrusted Stalin, believing he wished to take over Europe.
Stalin suspected the West Di not want to see a strong USSR. He wanted USSR controlled communists goverments.
Before Potsdam, the atomic bomb was tested. USSR were mad that they went told and felt threatened.
Churchill was suspicious of the USSR he thought that the USSR troops would remain in liberated countries form Germany.
Clement Attle replaced Churchill as prime minister

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what was discussed during the Potsdam conference (agreements)

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Germany and berlin 1/4
Germany pay reparations
de-Nazification
to move Poland borders west
UN participations

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what was discussed during the Potsdam conference (disagreements)

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Stalin wanted higher reparations. Truman disagreed seeing a better Germany a barrier to futures soviet expansion
Turman wanted free elections in eastern Europe occupied by soviet troops. Stalin disagreed.

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why did the soviet union create satellite states

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they created satellite states immediately following the end of WW2. it helped the soviet unions to gain influence in eastern Europe.
Stalin created soviet controlled states as a buffer zone for future invasions

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soviet satellite states

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Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania

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consequences of the soviet states

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It gave security for the soviet union. Eastern Europe acted as a buffer zone against invitations from the west.
Increased rivalry. USA believed Stalin’s motives were political, the expansion of communism throughout Europe
The soviet union had controlled eastern Europe. Confirmed in the iron curtain speech.

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what year was the Potsdam conference

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July 1945

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what was the long telegram about

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it was about how he saw the soviet union as aggressive and suspicious and recommended firm action against soviet expansion in eastern Europe. This greatly influenced Truman policy of containment.

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who wrote the long telegram

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1946.
written by George Kennan

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who wrote the Novikov telegram

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1946.
written by Nikolai Novikov

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what was the Novikov telegram about

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It was in retaliation for the long telegram. Where he accused the US of trying to achieve world domination.

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Truman Doctrine what was it

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Turman believed that the ussr were trying to spread communism
Greece was being threatened by a communist take over
Britain told the USA that it could no longer afford to support greece.
this increased rivary between the two superpowers

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when was the truman doctrine

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1947

22
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when was the marshal plan

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1947

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marshal plan what was it

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it was financial aid
it was to help the economy of eastern country’s
also to containment of communism

Rivalry - comecon
Organisation -
Aid - uk and italy economy boost
Division - east/west

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consequences of Truman doctrine

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Containment
Rivalry
Aid
Stalin
Help

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what was comecon

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this was the soviets response to the marshal plan. it was suppose to be a mean to financially support country’s in eastern Europe. in reality it was used to control the economy of theses states.

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what year was comecon made

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1949

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what year was comiform

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1947

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what was comiform

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communist information beauru
enabled USSR to co-coordinate communist party’s in Europe
USSR response to the Truman doctrine.
It was introduced to ensure that the states in east Europe followed USSR aims in foreign policy’s

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events of the Berlin blockade and Airlift

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June 1948 west Germany states made a new currency without telling Stalin.
24 June 1948 Stalin accused the west of interfering with soviet zone. he cut of road, rail and canal traffic to starve the west. STARTING THE BERLIN BLOCKADE.
Truman containment. allies decided to airlift supplies from baces in west
airlift began 28 June 1948 lasting 10 months.
may 1949 Stalin lifted the blockade.

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when did the airlift begin and end

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began 28 June 1948
ended/ lasted 10 months

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when did the blockade began and end

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began 24 June 1948
ended May 1949

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impact of the blockade and airlift

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increased rivalry
confirmed division of Germany and Berlin
led to NATO

D- division
N- NATO
R- rivalry

33
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formation of NATO

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1949
confirmed Trumans commitment to the west
NATO’S main purpose was to prevent USSR expansion

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consequences of NATO

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US commitment to defend west Europe
Stalin believed that NATO was aimed against the USSR
within 6 years- Warsaw pact
Europe was now divide in a constant state of hostility

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what was the Warsaw pact

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it was a military alliance of eight nations and was designed to counter the threat of NATO

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what where the consequences of the Warsaw pact

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two rival alliance systems
West NATO and East the Warsaw pact
increased rivalry and intensify the arms race

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what year was the Warsaw pact made

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1955

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what is the arms race

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a competiton between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons

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arms race: atomic bomb

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1945 USA
1949 USSR
-earlier than the west expected
now they bot had the atomic bomb thy poured more money into weapons

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arms race: H-Bomb

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1952 USA
1953 USSR

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what was sputnik

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it was a satellite that could complete an orbit in 1 and half hours

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how did this change the arms race. consequences

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their was a hope that the two superpowers would slow down their development of weapons.
1957 changed it complete when sputnik was lunched
USA saw this as a military threat so they increased spending on misses and placing missile bakes in the west

sputnik therefore increase and acerated the arms program due to the fear that the USSR would overtake them in the arms race

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causes of the Hungarian uprising

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USSR h control over Hungary they were unpopular, there was little freedom.
economy controlled through comeon this body stop killing 2000ed trading with the west
- they were forced to trade uneven with the USSR. they didn’t receive fair prices
Matyas Ratosi communist leader of Hungary led with terror and brutally killing 2000

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events of the Hungarian uprising

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October 1956 demonstrations against soviet control. in response Khrushchev sent troops and tanks.
26 October
Nagy was reinstated he held talks and it was agreed with the USSR to remove the tanks
30 October
Nagy released political prisoners
31 October
Nagy proposed reforms. most controversial intention was to withdraw Hungary from the Warsaw pact
4 November
Khrushchev decided that Nagy had gone to far and sent 200,000 soviet troops and 6,000 tanks returned

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when was the Hungarian uprising

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1956

45
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international reactions

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there was little thru uk and usa could do
the west condemned the USSR actions
Hungary was to far for military intervention
wets were keen to avoid military confrontation with the USSR

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soviet invitation of Hungary

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Khrushchev waws anxious to be seen as weak by other members of the wars pact
he was afraid that the events of in Hungary would encourage the same

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