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Origins Of The Cold War Flashcards

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When was the grand alliance formed

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1941

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When was the Tehran conference

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1943

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When were the Yalta and Potsdam conferencesl

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1945

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The USA explodes first atomic bombs

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1945

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Churchill makes iron curtain speech

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1946

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Kennan’s long telegram

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1946

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Truman doctrine and Marshall plan launched

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1947

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Setting up cominform

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1947

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Beginning of Berlin blockade

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1948

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Setting up of Comecon

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1949

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End of Berlin blockade

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1949

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Formation of federal republic of Germany

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1945

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Formation of German Democratic Republic

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1949

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Formation of North Atlantic treaty organisation

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1949

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Setting up of Warsaw Pact

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1955

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Franklin d Roosevelt

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President of USA until 1945

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Joseph Stalin

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Leader of USSR until 1953

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Harry S Truman

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President of USA from 1945 - 1953

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Winston Churchill

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Prime Minister of UK from 1940 - 1945 and 1951 - 1955

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Clement Attle

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Prime Minister of UK from 1945 - 1951

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George F Kennan

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US ambassador to USSR

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Nikolai Novikov

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Soviet Ambassador to the USA

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Nikita Khrushchev

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Leader of USSR from 1953 - 1964

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Bolshevik

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Member of the Russian Bolshevik party

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Communism

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Ideology followed by the USSR. Believed all property should be shared among the people. State control of industry

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Capitalism

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Ideology followed by the USA. Believed individuals should be able to become privately wealthy. Private ownership of industry

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Free trade

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All countries free to trade with each other without barriers

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Comecon

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Organisation coordinating economies of Soviet satellite states

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Cominform

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Organisation to exchange information between Soviet satellite states

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Containment

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US policy of opposing expansion of Communism into non - communist countries

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Coup

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A sudden seizure of power from a government

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De Stalinisation

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Elimination of the influence of Stalin

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H bomb

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A hydrogen bomb. An explosive weapon of enormous destructive power

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Marshall Aid

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US program of economic assistant to Europe after WW2

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Marshall Plan

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System of loans from the USA to European countries to help recovery from WW2

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NATO

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Military defence organisation for Western nations

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Red Army

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The Soviet Army

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Satellite States

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A country under the domination of a foreign power

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Sphere of influence

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Area of the world where one state is dominant

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Superpower

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A county has greater influence than most over global events

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Truman doctrine

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President Truman’s idea that it was America’s duty to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world.

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United Nations

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International body set up in 1945 to promote peace and global cooperation

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Warsaw Pact

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A military association between Soviet Union and satellite states

Gcse History Cold War (2 decks)

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