Tension Arising to the Outbreak of the Cold War Flashcards
why did the USSR and the countries in the Allied Alliance did not get along with
each other
they had different political and economic
systems.
what happend during world war 2
did the USSR and the allied powers get along
why?
although there was tension between the USSR and the Allies, they
put their differences aside as they were both trying to defeat a common
enemy.
after world war 2
when germanys fate was to be decided
what happened between the allied countries and the USSR
they clashed as they had completely different ideas.
the USA and other western countries (allied countries, wanted Capitilism, democracy
and freedom of individual rights.
Soviets (USSR )wanted communism, which meant that there was no individual
freedoms, the government owned all properties and
businesses.
name 5 differences between the USA AND THE WEST and the USSR
USA
capitalism
free trading.
make as much money as possible
democracy
private ownership of property
USSR communism state controls everything everyone paid equally dictatorship state owns everything
POTSDAM CONFERENCE
what did Stalin want to gain control of
he wanted to gain control of Poland, the Balkans and all the states where Russian soldiers had defeated the Germans.
POTSDAM CONFERENCE
what did Stalin want to do with Germany
to take huge reparation out of Germany so that it would
never be able to rise up again.
POTSDAM CONFERENCE
what did the allies country want to do with Germany
wanted to loan Germany money so that they could get going economically again.
the war in Europe(WW2) came to an end on 8 May 1945
what was this known as
it was known as V-E Day
the war with Japan in the pacific still continued
what did the allies give Japan ad what did tis mean
they gave Japan an
ULTIMATUN
which meant surrender or the Japanese forces will be completely destroyed
did Japan surrender
no Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender..
why did President Harry S Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan
because they did not obey the international laws of being the POWs
how many days after the
silence from the Japanese government, Truman ordered the first bomb to be
dropped
and on which city did he order it to be dropped on
after 10 days after the silence from the Japanese government
he ordered it to be dropped on the city of Hiroshima
why ddi he oder ye first bomb to be dropped on that city
Hiroshima was chosen as the
target as it was an important
military and industrial city.
two days after the first bomb was dropped on Japan
who attacked Japan
did Japan finally surrender
the USSR, which had previously been neutral to Japan had attacked Japanese forces on the
mainland.
no they did not surrender ,the Japanese army preferred to die then surrender.
a) when was the second bomb dropped on Japan
b) how many days after the first bomb was the second bomb dropped
c) on which city as the second bomb dropped on
a) on the 9 August 1945
b) 3 days after the first bomb was dropped
c) it was dropped on the city of Nagasaki
