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The Cold War - Paper 1 Flashcards

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When was the Tehran conference ?

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Novemeber - december 1943

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When was the Yalta conference

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Febuary 1945

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When was the potsdam conference ?

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July - august 1945

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What was agreed in the Tehran conference ?

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  • Agreed about the spheres of influence ( USSR in east europe , US and Britian in western europe
  • western allies agreed to launch an attack on germany from the west (D-Day)
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What was the tension increase in the Tehran conference ?

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  • disagreed about germanys future
  • stalin wanted reparations from germany but Roosevelt and Churchill wanted to rebuild germany
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What was the 4 things agreed at the yalta conference ?

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  • Russia would help defeat Japan with the US
  • work for ‘democracy’ in europe
  • set up UN
  • USSR sphere of influence in eastern europe
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What was the tension increase in the yalta conference ?

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  • They disagreed about what it was meant by ‘democracy’
  • Roosevelt had a good relationship with stalin - after his death Harry Truman was less willing to compromise
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What was agreed at the Postsdam conference ?

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  • Ban Nazi party and prosecute war criminals
  • reduce the size of germany
  • divide germany and berlin into 4 zones (USSR,Britian,France and US)
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What was a tension increase at potsdam conference ?

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  • reperarions on germany
  • USA had the atomic bomb
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What are the 4 features of the ‘iron curtain’ speech ? 5th March 1946

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  • churchill mentions increase in control from moscow . Implying stalin wants to control europe
  • The use of the term ‘iron curtain’ implies that stalin wants to create division between the capitalist west and the communist east
  • the speech implies that stalin is a threat to much of europe , not just britian
  • he wanted US support to stop communism from spreading further
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When was the iron curtain speech ?

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5th March 1946

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What was the key features of the Truman doctrine ?

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  • America should help other countries resist communist takeover with economic resorces and troops if necessary
  • moved away from isolationism
  • displayed that the grand allience was finnished
  • Truman said that they should contain communism which becomes centeral to american foreign policy in post-war years
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What was the Marshall plan ?

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13 billion USD to help rebuild post-war europe

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What did the marshall plan hope to achieve ?

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  • Help europe recover
  • make communism less attractive
  • Help US economy as countries had to agree to trade with america
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What was the impact of the marshall plan ?

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  • USSR was furious at US attempt to split europe
  • stalin insisted for eastern european countries should refuse it
  • makes the division of europe even bigger
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16
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When was cominform introduced ?

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1947

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What was the aims of Cominform ?

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  • To control communist parties and ensure loyalty of eastern european governments
  • removed ‘disloyal’ government members
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What was the effects of cominform ?

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Consolidated the power of the USSR by stamping out opposition sometimes with violence

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When was comecon introduced ?

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What was the aims of comecon ?

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To encourage economic development of eastern europe (stalins answer to the marshall plan )

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What was the effects of comecon ?

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Political and economic division of europe was cemented

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Why had the refugee issue in berlin become such a problem for the USSR by 1957 ?

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-The berlin crisis
-the flow of refugees was humiliating for the USSR
-many were skilled workers ,important to the economy

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What were the 4 summit meetings over the berlin crisis ?

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Geneva 1959
Camp david 1959
Paris 1960
Vienna 1961

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What was the result of geneva 1959 ?

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No real agreements but arrangements made for krushcev to visit the US

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What was the results of camp david 1959 ?
No solution but agreed further summit meetings -khruschev withdraws from ultimatum (6 montsh for them to remove there troops / make it demiliteralized from west berlin )
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What was the results of paris 1960 ?
A disaster. Khrushchev storms out after eisenhower refused to apologise about the u2 spy plane incident
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What was the result of vienna 1961 ?
Neither side backed down , khrushcev tries to exploit kennedys inexperience and repeats 6 month ultimatum
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When was the berlin wall constructed ?
During the night on 12th august 1961 the east german government surrounded berlin with barbed wire closing the border. On 15th August 1961 the construction began
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When did the berlin wall fall ?
November 1989 and during the time more than 300 people died trying to cross it
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How was the berlin wall a success for khrushchev ?
- it stopped the refugee problem - it allowed krushchev to avoid war whilst appearing strong
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How was the berlin wall a failure for khrushchev ?
Khrushchev had been unable to force the west out of west berlin - humiliating that the soviets had to build a wall to keep the people of east germany in
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How was the berlin wall a success for kennedy ?
- It avoided a war - khrushchev had admitted he was not able to force the west out of berlin - it was a propaganda victory for the west
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How was the berlin wall a failure for kennedy ?
- west berlin was now encircled by a wall which limited their freedom and america had not done anything to stop this from being bulit
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What were the 5 consequences of the cuban missile crisis ?
1. Hotline set up - communication between two sides made easier 2. Limited test ban treaty - all overground nuclear tests banned 3. Khrushchevs authority affected - eventually replaced in 1964 4. USSR more determined to catch up in the arms race 5. Theory of MAD widely accepted ( each power had enough arms to destroy eachother)
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Brief explanation of the causes of the invasion of czechoslovakia ?
- antonin novotny was unpopular , poor living standards , secret police was feared , no political opposition - then replaced by alexandre dubcek - he wanted to make a popular form of communism 'socialism with a human face ' , opposition grew and some aspects of capitalism was allowed. - ordered invasion of czechoslovakia
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What was the Brezhnev doctrine ?
USSR will invade any eastern european country if the security of eastern bloc is threatened
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What were the results of the czech invasion ?
- further evidence of unpopularity of soviet style control - showed soviet commitment to protecting eastern bloc - condemned by US but no military help - condemned by other communist parties showing its lost support
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What was Helsinki 1975 ?
Three baskets - agreed greater co-operation in terms of : 1. European borders - improved security of country boundaries 2. International co-operation e.g economy and trade 3. Human rights - freedom of speech , religion Stabilised their relationship in europe
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Give me a timeline of what happened in afghanistan 1979 ?
April 1978 - pro-soviet government uder taraki came to power September 1979 - government overthrown by amin - soviets on his side but suspect hes seeking US support December 24th 1979 - soviets invade afghanistan claiming they were 'invited' December 27th 1979 - Amin assassinated and replaced by karmal
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Reasons of soviet invasion , december 1979 ?
- extend influence in oil -rich middle east - USSR didnt trust amin and feared muslim groups would take over - feared that other soviet controlled muslim states would start to become independant
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3 impacts of the soviet invasion of afghanistan ?
Salt 2 : carter withdraws from this agreement Sanctions : US imposed economic sanctions on ussr trade ban Impact of détente : detente was completely finnished Mujahideen : US sends them funds and weapons
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Why dis communism collapse in 1989 ?
Gorbachevs reforms ( glasnost and perestrokia ) led to increase desire for more change
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When was the fall of the berlin wall ?
1989 - represented the fall of communsim
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What finally signalled the end of the cold war ?
Gorbachev resigned and the soviet union collapsed in december 1991

2024 History Mock Exams (4 decks)

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