(terrorism) chapter 2 Flashcards
What countries were ruled by the USSR by 1947 ?
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
- Poland
- Romania
What did Stalin promise to do with the countries he ruled in eastern Europe ? and did he do it ?
He promised to democratise them, he didn’t do this
What was the reason Stalin give for controlling all the countries in eastern Europe ?
To create a ‘buffer zone’ to protect from another German invasion
What did Stalin do to ensure that the GOV of eastern Europe were friendly towards the USSR ?
- Many communists gained key positions in the GOVs
- controlling elections to ensure a communist victory
- controlling the populations by the way of a secret police
Who was the american diplomat based in Moscow that advised Truman ?
George Kennan
What did Kennan warn the USA about communism, and what did the USA do to stop this ?
He warned that the USSR wanted to spread communism throughout the world. So the USA introduced the policy of containment (To stop communism from spreading).
When and where did Churchill give his iron curtain speech ?
Fulton, Missouri in March 1946
What did Churchill say in his iron curtain speech ?
- condemned Stalin’s attempts to control Eastern Europe
- demanded an Anglo-American alliance to stop him
How did Stalin react to the iron curtain speech ?
- He was annoyed
- He felt his actions were necessary
- The way that the USSR suffered during WW2 merited his actions
What was the Truman Doctrine ?
The USA would use economic or military means to stop a country falling to communism
What events lead to the formation of the Truman doctrine ?
Greece was in a civil was between allies and communists. The UK could no longer afford to fund them so the USA had to step in
How much was released by congress for the Truman doctrine ?
$400 million (enough to end the threat in Greece )
Explain the Marshall plan
Truman thought that communism would take control easier if the country was poor. So the Marshall plan was introduced to help economically
How much money was in the Marshall plan and how was it to be distributed ?
$13.3 billion over four years.
The countries had to open their markets to western goods and allow the USA to inspect their economic records
What happened in Czechoslovakia in Feb 1948 ?
Most Czechoslovakians didn’t want a communist GOV. But the only non-communist minister was thrown to his death. So on the 31st March congress approved the plan.
