The Origins Of The Cold War Flashcards
When was the tehran conference
November 28th 1943
Who was at the tehran conference
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
What was disscused at the tehran conference
How to open up a ‘second front’ against germany in westurn europe
What were the concequences of the tehran conference
It resulted in the westurn allies landing in northern france in operation overlord or d-day on june 6th 1944 opening up a second front
When was the yalta conference
February 4th 1945
Who was at the yalta conference
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
What was disscused at the yalta conference
The division of germany and the conditions of the ussr joined the war against Japan
What were the concequences of the yalta conference
The divsion of germany was agreed on and the ussr agreed to fight Japan
When was the potsdam conference
July 17th 1945
Who was at the potsdam conference
Stalin, Truman and Attlee
What was discussed at the potsdam conference
The final division and disarmanent of germany, the final destruction of Japan and the fate of poland
What were the concequences of the potsdam conference
Germany was divided into 4 occupation zones aswell as berlin, the ussr entered the war against Japan and poland was left in the ussr’s sphere of influence but It was agreed that It would have free elections
Who is Stalin
Stalin was the leader of the ussr from 1924 until his death in 1953. He was a strong, powerful communist leader and was very anti -capitalist and was also a very cruel leader
Who is Roosevelt
Roosevelt was the presedent of the usa from 1933-1945. He was a capitalist and a strong believer in democracy. He also was willing to comprimise with the ussrbin order to defeat germany
Who is Churchill
Churchill was the prime minister of great britain from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. He was a capitalist and an imperialist who was very anti-communist. He was also part of the centre-right conservative party
Who is Truman
Truman was the presedent of the usa 1945-1953. He was a capitalist and a strong believer in democracy. Unlike Rooservelt, Truman was anti-communist as he made the truman doctrine.
Who is Attlee
Attlee was the prime minister of great britain from 1945-1951. He was a capitalist and part of the center-left labour party. He was willing to cooperate with the ussr on post war issues
When did the the usa get the atomic bomb and what were the consequences
The usa developed the atomic bomb in 1945 though the secret manhattan project and the consequences to this was that two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan resulting in the country surrendering. Aswell as this the ussr was annoyed that the usa kept the development of the bomb a secret from the ussr
When was the long telegram and what did it say
The long telegram was a message sent to washington from moscow by George kennan the american ambassador to the soviet union and was sent in febuary 1946. In the telegram it warned the usa government that stalin and the ussr were very hostile to the west and wanted to see the destruction of capitalism
What were the consequences of the long telegram
One consequence of the long telegram was that the usa government was more hostile to the ussr due to suspicious about the growth of communsim
When was the novikov telegram and what did it say
The novikov telegram was a message sent to moscow from washington by Nikolai novikov the soviet ambassador to the usa and was sent in september 1946. In the telegram it warned the ussr and stalin that the usa wanted to use their massive military to dominate the world and that after Rooservelts death the usa no longer wanted to cooperate with the ussr
What were the consequence of the novikov telegram
The consequences of the novikov telegram was that the ussr no longer trusted the usa as an ally and now saw them as a threat
When was the iron curtain speech and who was it by
The iron curtain speech was spoken on march 5th 1946 by former prime minister Winston churchill
What were the consequences of the iron curtain speech
The consequences of the iron curtain speech was that it cemented the anti-Soviet perspective that Eastern Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union and It helped bolster American and Western European opposition to communism and the Soviet Union
When was the truman doctrine and what did it contain
The Truman doctrine was in 1947 and established the usa’s new foreigh policy of containment towards communism which resulted in them sending $400 million dollers to great britain and greece in order to stop the spread of communism in these countries
What were the consequences of the truman doctrine
The consequences of the Truman doctrine is that the usa moved away from isolationism towards containment which resulted in the usa expanding its influence across the world in order to combat the ussr
When was the marshall plan and what did it contain
The marshall plan was in 1948 and was an economic aid package worth around $12.7 billion dollers offered to westurn europe to rebuild from ww2 and prevent communism from spreading in westurn europe and to ensure american influence
What were the consequnces of the marshall plan
The consequences of the marshall plan was that europe was slowly able to economicly recover from ww2 and avoid falling under communism
When was the berlin blockade and why did it happen
The berlin blockade happend from 24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949 and it happened because the ussr wanted to starve out the westurn allies so it could take west berlin in order to secure communism in easturn germany
What were the consequences of the berlin blockade
The consequences of the berlin blockade is that is solidified the division of europe and pushed the west to make Nato and create west germany
When did the ussr get the atomic bomb and what were the consequences
The ussr develped the atomic bomb in 1949 and the consequences to this was that is ruined relations with the usa and it started the arms race between the two countries. It also made the usa more worried about interving in communist countries out of fear of the ussr retaliating with the atomic bomb
When did the arms race start and what were the consequences
The arms race started in 1949 after the ussr got the atomic bomb and the consequences to this was that billions were spend on the military each year by both the ussr and the usa
When did the korean war start and what were the consequences
The korean war started in june 25th 1950 - july 27th 1953 and the consequences were korea was perminatly divided and that it secured communism in asia as china got involved to save north korea
When was the hungarian uprising and how did it play out
The hugarian uprising happened from october 23rd to november 11th 1956 after hungary’s leader nagy annoced the country was leaving the warsaw pact on november 1st 1956 therefore leaving the soviet sphere of influence as nagy though he could break away from soviet influence after the death of stalin. This resulted in the ussr and the warsaw pact invading the country in order to overthrown nagy and replace him with a pro-soviet government. This involved sending 1000 tanks into budapest on november 4th which pushed hungary to send a desparate call for help to the west reading ‘Help! Help! Help!’ but the west ignorded it. This lead 20,000 hungarians being killed and nagy being removed and replaced by a ruthless pro ussr leader called kadar who was nicknamed ‘mini stalin’ for his brutality
What were the consequences of the hungarian uprising
The consequence of the hungarian uprising was that hungary was brought back into the soviet sphere of influence and that it showed that the new soviet leader Khrushchev was willing to use military force to crush rebellions
When did easturn europe fall to communism and what did this cause
1945-1949 though a series of ‘free elections’ and coups the ussr gained parcial control over all of easturn europe though new satellite states
When was cominform created and what was its purpose and consequence
Cominform was created on october 5th 1947 and its purpose was to coordinate political actions between the ussr and the communist easturn european countries. The consequence of this is that it was used by the ussr to strengthen its grip over easturn europe to ensure its buffer zone and influence
When was comecon created and what was its purpose and consequence
Comecon was created on january 25th 1949 and its purpose was to coordinate mutual economic assistance between the ussr and communist easturn europe. The consequence to this is that it was used by the ussr to strength its grip over easturn europe to ensure its buffer zone and influence
When was Nato founded and what was its purpose and consequence
Nato was founded on april 4th 1949 and its purpose was to provide collective security to all of its members against the soviet union. The consequence of this is that westurn europe was secured from communism and that the ussr made the warsaw pact later on
When was the Warsaw pact founded and what was its purpose and consequence
The warsaw pact was founded on may 14th 1955 and its purpose was to make a collective security to its members. The consequence of this is that the ussr was now able to force their foreigh policy over easturn europe
Who is Krushchev
Krushchev was the leader of the ussr from 1953 to 1964. He was a strong, powerful communist leader and was anti-capitalist
