origins of cold war Flashcards
what was the cold war
superpower rivalvry between usa and ussr
what were the rival ideologies
capitalism and communism
what is the nuclear deterrent
prevention of crisis as both sides know it will lead to complete destruction of both sides
MAD stands for
Mutually Assured Destruction
what was the war fought through instead of physical battle
espionage, propaganda, arms and space races
give a reason the superpowers supported allies in flashpoints around the world
ideological similarities. eg. Berlin Cuba
what type of government system did US have
democracy
what type of economy did the US have
capitalism / capitalist
What were the USSR ? ideologically
communism / communists
why were americans scared of communism
property and prosperity was american dream. communism didnt have freedom. state owned property
why were Russians scared of capitalism
capitalist inequality, decadence and exploitation of workers
why USSR scared of US and felt co- existance wasn’t possible
felt US was determined to eradicate communism and take over world through its economy
why were americans scared of the USSR and felt co-existance wasn’t possible
felt co-existance wans’t possible because USSR was constantly trying to expand communist ideology and US were terried of communist world revolution
why can ideological rivalry be called as more superior than superpower rivalry in the cause of cold war debate?
Rivalry with other powers had not caused conflict
difference with the USSR was ideology
Who were the two superpowers after world war 2 had left
USA and USSR
why can superpower rivalry be called as more superior than ideological r rivalry in the cause of cold war debate?
Ideology had not caused conflict before 1945
difference after 1945 was the superpower rivalry
Why were US distruct of USSR
red terror, execution of Tsar and Stalin’s Purges
led to Red Scare
shocked by stalin allying with hitler in the Nazi-Soviet pact
stalin refused allies acess to soviet airfields
stalin was not trusted
Why was USSR distrust of US
felt USA would never accept USSR as equal
thought USA was determined to eradicate communism
US supported Whites against Bolsheviks in Russian Revolution
GB and France (us allies) refused to ally with stalin against hitler
felt allies delayed D Day to force fight hitler
propaganda = fear of capitalism
what important thing happened in yalta relating to free elections
countries liberated from Nazi rule were to hold free electrions
eastern european countries to be under soviet control and influence was called
satellite states
what was the name for the soviet influence in eastern europe
soviet ‘sphere of influence’
what is the truman doctrine seen as in terms of cold war
first open declaration of the conflict
