The Early Cold War Flashcards
What leaders were at Yalta?
Churchill (Britain), Roosevelt (USA) and Stalin (USSR)
When was Yalta?
February 1945
What was agreed at Yalta?
Germany would be split into four zones with each of the allies getting a zone. Berlin would also be divided into four zones. The USSR would gone on to fight against Japan. eastern Europe would hold elections to decide how they should be governed. Nazi’s would be prosecuted.
What was disagreed at Yalta?
What to do with Poland. The USSR wanted Poland as a buffer zone and Britain and the USA wanted Poland to be democratic.
When was Potsdam?
July 1945
Which leaders were at Potsdam?
Attlee (Britain), Truman (USA), Stalin(USSR)
What was agreed at Potsdam?
Allies would receive reparations, Poland’s eastern border would be moved west, the Nazi party was banned and it’s leaders tried as war criminals, germans living in Poland, Hungary and Cechzoslavakia would be sent back to Germany
What was disagreed at Potsdam?
Stalin wanted to take more reparations for Germany to cripple them but Truman blocked it. Britain and the USA denied The USSR an naval base in the mediteranian. Truman refused the USSR a share in Japan
What was trizonia?
Britain, USA and France combined their zones of the Germany
Why did Stalin blockade Berlin?
Due to Marshall aid West Germany began to recover. East Germany was in poverty and there was hunger. East Germans were moving to West Germany as it was a nicer place to live and this made Stalin Jealous so he blockaded Berlin to stop the supplies getting to West Berlin.
Why did the Berlin blockade fail?
The allies got round the blockade by airlifting supplies into Berlin(June 1948). Stalin couldn’t shoot the planes down since it would be see. As an act of war. When it was clear the blockade had failed Stalin reopened communications.
When was the Marshall Plan?
1947
Why were the Marshall plan and the Truman doctrine set up?
To stop the spread of communism, the believed that if a country had money it would be happy and wouldn’t turn to communism.
When was billions of dollars poured into europe?
1947-51
Which countries accepted marshall aid?
16 countries and these were in the west, stalin refused Marshall aid.
