Origins Of The Cold War Flashcards
What were the agreements made in Tehran conference?
- Western allies agreed to launch attack on Germany from the west (D-Day)
- Agreed about spheres of influence after the war
Tehran conference tensions?
Stalin thought westeren allies deliberately delayed D day
Yalta conference agreements?
- Agreements on what happens after the war
- Russia to help US defeat Japan
- Work for democracy in Europe
Yalta disagreements?
Disagreed about definition democracy
Potsdam agreements?
- Germany To ban Nazi party and prosecute war criminals
- Reduce size of germany and divide germany in 4 zones (USSR,Britain,France,USA)
Potsdam tensions?
- Different leaders Atlee and Truman
When was Cominform set up?
Stalin in 1947
What was the job of Cominform?
- To keep activities of communist parties in Europe in line with Soviet Union
When was COMECON created?
Stalin in 1949
Why was Comecon created?
To control economies of Eastern Europe countries under soviet influence
Who said the Iron Curtain speech?
Winston Churchhill
What are the causes of the iron curtain speech?
- USSR,USA,UK more suspicious of one another
- With WW2 over Big 3 no longer need to be allies
Effects of Iron curtain speech?
-Stalin responded by calling churchill a warmonger
- Greater tensions between USSR,USA and UK
- Led to secret telegrams in 1946
What was the trumane doctorine?
- Promised it would help any country threatened by communism
When was the trumane doctorine and Mashall plan?
1947
What was the marshall plan?
$17bn to help war damaged European countries to recover and to stop them turning into communism
How did Stalin react to Marshall plan?
- It was offered to all countries of Europe but ordered Eastern Europe to refuse as he didn’t want to make communism look weak
How much did USA give to greece and Turkey?
$400 million
Whats was the trumane doctorine?
It pledged to support any nation threatened by a communist takeover
What happened in 1959?
Fidel Castro began a guerilla war and he had enough support to take ofer Cubas capital
Why were USA Worried in 1959?
USA owned half of cuba and had shares in Cubas industries so they though they had a rite.
When were the USA angered?
In 1959 when Fidel castro nationilised US companies and increased taxes on goods imported to america
Why was eisenhower concerned?
He was concerned Fidel was moving towards communism
What did eisnenhower do as he was concerned?
Stoped importing Cuban sugar as it was their main source of wealth but instead signed a trade agreement which USSR took all Cubas sugar
