the cold war pt2 Flashcards
what were the main political and economic features of the USA?
- it had a democratic system of government. The president and congress were chosen in free elections
- it had a capitalist economy
- The USA was the worlds wealthiest government, but under capitalism there were always great contrasts- some people were very rich and some were very poor
what was isolationism?
staying out of world affairs
who was the USA willing to help?
countries that wanted democratic states and capitalist economies
name 3 features of the USSR’s communist state
- people could vote in elections for the council but not the communist party (really the council had no real power)
- peoples lives were closely controlled. The rights of individuals
- it had a planed economy. Government owned all industry and planned what every factory should produce
what had happened by may 1948?
all eastern European countries had been communised
what countries had been communised?
Bulgaria, Albania, Poland, Romania and Hungary who were all opponents of communism
who was the leader of Yugoslavia?
tito
how did tito stop from giving in to the USSR and communism?
he cut off any type of support from the USSR
what division was announced to be the iron curtain and who by?
the east and western Europe by Churchill
what was the coniform and comecon?
the trading alliance of communist countries
what were the countries that became reliable on the USSR called?
satellites
what were the 2 movements called in greece after the war?
the communist and the royalists
what were royalists?
people who wanted the king to be a ruler
who was in charge after the war in greece?
royalists
how did the USA help prevent greece from becoming a communist country?
by providing them with arms, supplies and money
when were the communists defeated in Greece?
in 1949 after a civil war
what was the Truman doctrine?
a policy that announced America would not return to isolationism
and the aim was to contain communism (containment)`
how did the Truman doctrine aid both Turkey and Greece?
the USA provided military and economic aid
what did Truman believe helped the spread of communism?
poverty and hardship
who was the US secretary of state?
George Marshall
what was the Marshall aid/plan?
a European recovery programme
why did the marshall plan cause tension?
only 16 European countries accepted it and these were all western states
Stalin rejected it and banned the eastern European countries to accept it
what was the Eastern country called that accepted Marshall aid?
Czechoslovakia
what forced Czechoslovakia to become communist?
marches and protests took place which caused non communist ministers to resign and minister Jan was probably murdered
