Origins Of The Cold War Flashcards
Main objective of the Tehran conference
To decide germanys future;brits, america and germany wanted to split germany and re build it whilst ussr wanted reperations
Main objectives of yalta conference
- Russia to help US defeat japan
- work for ‘democracy’ in europe
Main objectives of potsdam conference
- Ban nazi party and prosecute war criminals
- reduce size of germany
- split germany into four zones
When was the potsdam conference
July 1945
When was the yalta conference
Feb 1945
When was the tehran confernce
Nov 1943
Why did tensions rise after the tehran conference
They disagreed about germanys future so caused tension
When and what was the iron curtain speech?
1946,churchill speech about stalin’s ideas on division and communism(ask usa for help)
What did the truman doctine say?
1947,
- America should help countries resist communist take over with economic resources and troop
- contain communism foreign policy(usa)
What did the marshall plan hope to achieve
- Help europe recover
- make communism less attractive
What was the impact of the marshal plan
- Ussr furious at us attempt to split europe
- increased division europe
- stalin againts it
What was the comin forms aims and the date
1947, control communist parties AND ENSURE LOYALTY OF EASTERN EUROPEAN GONVERMENTS
WHAT WAS THE EFFETC OF THE COMINFORM
CONSOLIDATE THE POWER OF THE USSR BY STAMPING OUT OPPOSITION
WHAT WAS THE COMECON AND DATE
1949, TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN EUROPE(STALINS ANSWER TO THE MARSHALL PLAN)
WHAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF THE COMECON
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DIVISION OF EUROPE
WHY HAD THE REFUGEE ISSUE IN BERLIN BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM FOR THE USSR BY 1957
- flow of refugee was humiliating
- many were skilled workers, important to the economy
Name the four summit meeting between the years of 1959-61
Geneva
Camp david
Paris
Vienna
What was the result and date of the geneva?
No real agreement but arrangments made for krushchev to visit USA
What was the date and result of camp david
1959, no solution but agreed further summit meetings
What was the date and result of the paris summit
1960, a disaster.
- Krushchev storms out afte esinhower refused to say sorry about the u2 incident
- repeats six month ultimatum
What was the date and what was the result of the vienna
1961 the last one, krushchev tries to exploit kennedy’s inexperience and repeats 6 month ultimtum
When was the birlin wall built
1961
What was the birlin wall
East german governemtn surrounded berlin with barbed wire and closed bores from east to west
What was the date for when the berlin wall was exactly built
15th august 1961
