Origins of the Cold War Flashcards
What is an ideology?
A set of shared beliefs
What do Communists believe?
That all property, including home and businesses, should belong to the state, to ensure that every member of society has a fair share.
Who were the ‘Big Three’?
Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill
When was the Tehran Conference?
November 1943
What agreements were made at Tehran?
- The USA and Britain would open a second front by attacking Germany in Western Europe
- Stalin would declare war against Japan and supply Soviet troops to help the war against Japan but only once the war was over
- An international body would be set up after the war to settle disputes through discussion and negotiation.
When was the Yalta Conference?
February 1945
What agreements were made at Yalta?
- Germany would be split into 4 zones after the war
- A United Nations would be set up
- Stalin agreed to join the war against Japan. three months after the defeat of Germany.
- Stalin agreed that future governments of countries in Eastern Europe would be decided by free elections
When was the Potsdam Conference?
July-August 1945.
What agreements were made at Potsdam?
- Germany would be split into 4 zones
- Berlin would also be split into 4 zones
- Agreement was not made over the government of E. Europe.
Why was Potsdam different to the other conferences?
- Leaders changed (Attlee replaced Churchill, Truman replaced Roosevelt)
- Truman much more anti communist
- USA revealed they had the Atomic Bomb
Name 3 countries taken over by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, East Germany, Poland, Hungary
When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
March 1947
When was the Marshall Plan announced to congress?
June 1947
When was the first Cominform meeting?
September 1947
When was the Berlin Blockade set up?
June 1948
