The Conferences+Iron Curtain Speech Flashcards
What was the significance of the conferences
The conferences showed how the big 3 worked together in order to come into agreement over many of the decisions after the war.
Why did tensions start to rise after WW2
The US and USSR had a common opponent in Nazi Germany during the war meaning they put their differences aside and fought together.However now that common enemy was gone
What did Stalin create due to him being paranoid about protecting the USSR
He created a buffer zone by forcing countries in eastern Europe to become communist
What were some decisions mad at yalta potsdam and tehran
Germany was divided into 4 parts,Decisions were made about the end of the war and what happens after,nazi party banned,Russia to help USA beat Japan
What was the significance of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Showed how the USA werent afraid to use force to win battles,Caused the USSR to start developing a better bomb than the US,Starting the arms race,It also made the two more reluctant to go to war due to MAD,Stalin felt more determined to make the country secure by creating a buffer zone of countries sympathetic towards communism
What was agreed at Tehran,1943
The big 3 decided a winning strategy on how to beat the Germans once and for all,Stalin was also to declare war on Japan
What was agreed at Yalta (Feb 1945)
The allies discussed winning the war and also decided that after the war Germany would have to pay 20 billion in reperations and would be split into 4 zones each controlled by a superpower
What was Agreed at Potsdam (July-August 1945)
Germany and Berlin would be divided into 4 zones,instead of crippiling the german economy they decided that each administering country should take over for reperations to their specific zone
What were the problems that arose after WW2
There was tension between the allies as Stalin wanted control of eastern Europe however Truman viewed this as communist agreesion creating hostility between the two
What was the significance of the long telegram
It stated that Stalin wanted to see the destruction of capitalism and that he felt everybody wanted to destroy communism.This started the American Ideology of containement
What was the significance of the Novikov Telegram
Novikov’s telegram stated that the Us wanted to use their power to dominate the world,they no longer want to co-operate with the soviets.This meant that the soviets now focused on protecting themselves
When was the Iron Curtain Speech and who was it made by
March 1946,Winston Churchill
What was the Iron Curtain Speech and where was it which made it Significant
It was a speech on how the soviets were a threat to world peace and freedom,they formed an iron curtain across europe.This was significantly done in the US as it showed Stalin that this was also the US’s thoughts,and it got the US on the side of the british which helped end the policy of isolationism
