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Origins Of The Cold War Flashcards

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What were the agreements made in Tehran conference?

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  • Western allies agreed to launch attack on Germany from the west (D-Day)
  • Agreed about spheres of influence after the war
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Tehran conference tensions?

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Stalin thought westeren allies deliberately delayed D day

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Yalta conference agreements?

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  • Agreements on what happens after the war
  • Russia to help US defeat Japan
  • Work for democracy in Europe
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Yalta disagreements?

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Disagreed about definition democracy

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Potsdam agreements?

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  • Germany To ban Nazi party and prosecute war criminals
  • Reduce size of germany and divide germany in 4 zones (USSR,Britain,France,USA)
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Potsdam tensions?

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  • Different leaders Atlee and Truman
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When was Cominform set up?

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Stalin in 1947

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What was the job of Cominform?

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  • To keep activities of communist parties in Europe in line with Soviet Union
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When was COMECON created?

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Stalin in 1949

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Why was Comecon created?

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To control economies of Eastern Europe countries under soviet influence

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Who said the Iron Curtain speech?

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Winston Churchhill

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What are the causes of the iron curtain speech?

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  • USSR,USA,UK more suspicious of one another
  • With WW2 over Big 3 no longer need to be allies
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Effects of Iron curtain speech?

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-Stalin responded by calling churchill a warmonger
- Greater tensions between USSR,USA and UK
- Led to secret telegrams in 1946

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What was the trumane doctorine?

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  • Promised it would help any country threatened by communism
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When was the trumane doctorine and Mashall plan?

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1947

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What was the marshall plan?

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$17bn to help war damaged European countries to recover and to stop them turning into communism

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How did Stalin react to Marshall plan?

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  • It was offered to all countries of Europe but ordered Eastern Europe to refuse as he didn’t want to make communism look weak
18
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How much did USA give to greece and Turkey?

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$400 million

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Whats was the trumane doctorine?

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It pledged to support any nation threatened by a communist takeover

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What happened in 1959?

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Fidel Castro began a guerilla war and he had enough support to take ofer Cubas capital

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Why were USA Worried in 1959?

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USA owned half of cuba and had shares in Cubas industries so they though they had a rite.

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When were the USA angered?

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In 1959 when Fidel castro nationilised US companies and increased taxes on goods imported to america

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Why was eisenhower concerned?

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He was concerned Fidel was moving towards communism

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What did eisnenhower do as he was concerned?

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Stoped importing Cuban sugar as it was their main source of wealth but instead signed a trade agreement which USSR took all Cubas sugar

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What happened in 1961?

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US president didnt recognise Castros government and Cubas government consolidated its ties with USSR

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What happened in April 1961?

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Kennedy authorised invasion on Cuba and rebels landed in bayof pigs. Theywere defeated and USA didnt help

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Things about trumane doctorine?

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  • In a Speech Trumane set out why they should get involved
  • Countries had to choose between communism or captilism
  • Communism was bad because it would not set people free
  • USA should provide troops and money to help free governments
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Things about Marshall plan?

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  • $13bn from USA to rebuild europe.
  • Communism appealed to most people with nothing to lose so Marshall plan stopped it by giving people a stake in capitilist system
  • Countries must trade with USA to earn money
  • 16 countries took the aid including West Germany, Great Britain and France
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Why was Trumane concerned?

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  • Europe had been destroyed due the war and many people were homeless and starving. Trumane feared this could lead to people electing communist governments

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