The cold war Flashcards
what were the two conferences held at the end of the war?
Yalta
Potsadam
when was the Yalta conference?
February 1945
when was the Potsdam conference?
July 1945
why was the conference at Yalta a critical point?
it changed the relationship between the USA and USSR from allies to rivals
what was agreed at the Yalta conference?
Germany divided into 4 zones Stalin to join war against Japan Nazi war criminals found and punished Eastern Europe became a soviet sphere of influence to protect USSR from future invasion A united nations to be set up
what was disagreed at Yalta?
polish borders
free elections
what was agreed at Potsdam?
allies receive reparations
polish border
Nazi party banned
Germans living in eastern Europe sent back to Germany
what was disagreed at Potsdam?
amount of reparations - the USSR wanted more
USSR wanted shared occupation of Japan once defeated
UK and USSR did not want pro soviet governments set up in eastern Europe
what leaders changed between the Yalta and Potsdam conference?
Atlee was elected over Churchill
Roosevelt dies, Truman took over
when was the Berlin wall built?
August 13th 1961
what were the causes for the Berlin war?
Kennedys actions - placed soldiers in Germany
Cuba
Spies and espionage
Free movement - people allowed to go to the west, workers went decreases the economy
Poor living conditions
why did Khrushchev put nuclear missiles in Cuba?
to bargain with the USA - the USA had missiles in Turkey and Iran
to test the USA
to close the missile gap - the USA had more missiles
to defend cubs
to strengthen his own position in the USSR
when was the Vietnam war?
1954 - 1975
when did America declare war on Vietnam?
1965
how did America fight in Vietnam?
bombing - with agent orange and napalm called operation rolling thunder
escalation - Johnson increased the number of soldiers
air and artillery
search and destroy
technology
