KQ1 - Cold War Flashcards
Who attended the Yalta conference?
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
When was the Potsdam conference?
July 1945
Who attended the Potsdam conference?
Truman, Clement Atlee, Stalin
What differences were there between Yalta and Potsdam?
Roosevelt died, no common enemy, nuclear bomb tested and the red army was occupying most of Eastern Europe
Why did Russia want a buffer zone?
They wanted friendly States between Germany and them to prevent invasion
How much money was used for the Marshall Plan?
$17 billion
What is Comecon?
A communist organisation to coordinate economies of the East
What is Cominform?
Communist organisation to coordinate Eastern governments
What was Truman’s response to the Grecce and Turkey problem?
Greece and Turkey bill, Truman scaled up the problem so that congress would pass a $400 million aid
What was truman’s response to future policy on communism?
The Truman doctrine $4 million in economic aid
What was Truman’s response to the war damage in Europe?
The Marshall Plan, $17 billion aid
When was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
