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Origins Of Cold War Flashcards

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Germany defeated

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May 1945

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Potsdam conference

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July 1945

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Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima

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August 1945

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Iron Curtain speech

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1946

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Truman Doctrine

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1947

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Marshall plan announced

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June 1947

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7
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Cominform set up by Stalin

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1947

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Comecon

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1949

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Communist takeover of Czechslovakia

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Feb 1948

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Yugoslavia expelled from Cominfrom

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1948

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Berlin blockade

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June 1948 - May 1949

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Formation of NATO

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April 1949

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13
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Korean war

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1950 - 1953

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14
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The ‘Thaw’

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1953-56

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Warsaw Pact

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May 1955

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16
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Who attended Yalta

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Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill

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Who attended Potsdam

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Stalin, Truman, Attlee

18
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How much did USA give to Europe to aid its recovery (Marshall Plan)

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$17 billion

19
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How much did Congress grant to help Greece

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$400 million

20
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When did GB and USA set up a mew currency in West Germany

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1948

21
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How far was Berlin into the Soviet zone?

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160km in

22
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How many tonnes of supplies needed to be brought in ever day during berlin airlift

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4,000 tonnes

23
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How many US and GB pilots lost lives in airlift?

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79

24
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How many killed in korean war or made homeless

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4 million soldiers and civilians killed

5 million made homeless

25
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Yalta Conference

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Feb 1945

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