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The transformation of the Soviet Unions international position Flashcards

1
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When was the US Marshal Plan and ‘Truman Doctrine’?

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1947

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2
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When were Summit conferences at Yalta and Potsdam?

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1945

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3
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When was the first successful test of Soviet atomic bomb?

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1949

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4
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What had happened to most Eastern Eurpoean countries by 1948?

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been absorbed into USSR or turned into satellite states

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5
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What was salami tactics?

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Communist parties join with Socialists and liberals to gain power, then isolated and eliminate rivals

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6
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What did Stalin hope that the buffer zone would do?

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protect the USSR from future invasion

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7
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When did Eastern Germany become a soviet zone of occupation?

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1945 - communists took political control in 1946

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8
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What enabled pro-Soviet governments to control Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1947 and 1948?

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‘Salami Tactics’

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9
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When were the Baltic states occupied by USSR?

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1940 - Nazi-Soviet pact

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10
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Who led Communists in Yugoslavia?

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Josip Tito

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11
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How many well-equipped soldiers in 1949?

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7.5 million

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12
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How can the UN show USSR as a superpower?

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the USSR was one of 5 permanent members on UN security council

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13
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When did the Allies agree to demand unconditional surrender from Germany?

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Tehran in 1943

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14
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What was Stalin very critical of the Western allies?

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them not opening up a Second Front to relieve pressure on Red ArmyW

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15
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Who met Stalin in Moscow late 1944

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Churchill, disagreed over future of Poland

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16
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What was the Yalta conference in Feb 1945 dominated by?

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conflicting ideas over post-war borders

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17
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When was the Potsdam conference?

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July-August 1945

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18
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What was clear at the Potsdam conference

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that the USSR was asserting political control over liberated countries

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19
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When was Stage 1 of East-west breakdown?

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1946

20
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What was the USA and UK concerned by?

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Soviet expansionism and USSR’s demind for ‘buffer zone’

21
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What was the ‘Long Telegram’?

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A report from Moscow by American diplomat George Kennan - urging USA to contain spread of communism

22
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Who sent ‘The Long Telegram’?

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George Kennan - USA diplomat

23
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When did Winston Churchill give his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech?

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March 1946

24
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What did Churchill advise at the ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech 1946?

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‘strength’ was needed to deal with USSR

25
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When was the Second stage of East-West breakdown?

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1947-48

26
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What was Western Europe plagued by in 1947?

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Economic decline - strong communist parties in France and Ital

27
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What did the Truman Doctrine - March 1947 - commit to?

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a policy of containing communism,

28
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When was the Truman Doctrine announced?

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March 1947

29
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What was the Marshall Plan June 1947?

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provided US aid for European economic recovery,

30
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What was the Soviets response to the Marshall Plan 1947?

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hostile - thought it would extend US influence

31
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When was the third stage of East-West relations breakdown?

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1948-49

32
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What did the USSR and the West disagree over?

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the control of Berlin

33
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When was the blockade of Berlin?

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1948-9

34
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When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation formed?

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1949 - establishment for defence of Europe, seen as hostile

35
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What increased Cold War tensions in 1950?

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the Chinese Civil war, as well as Soviet atomic bomb 1949

36
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When did Stalin die?

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1953

37
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How old was Stalin when he died?

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73

38
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When did Stalin have a stroke/die?

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28th Feb/5th March

39
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What suggested a new wave of repression and terror?

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Stalin’s increasingly unpredictable behaviour

40
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What did Stalins funeral do?

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unite the country in mourning

41
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What was Stalin’s legacy?

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USSR - industrial power, nuclear superpower
National prestige
Spread of Stalinism
Demographic damage from terror and famine
Psychological damage
Long term underinvestment in agricultrue
Cold War tension

42
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How was Succession a problem after Stalin’s death?

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There was no clear successor, Khrushchev eventually emerged as leader after power struggle

43
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How was the legacy of terror dealt with?

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Beria was executed - However could’ve been for what he knew about leadership contenders not crimes

44
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What did Khrushchev do after Stalin’s death?

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Denounce his ‘crimes and errors’ - people were released from Gulags

45
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How was agriculture an issue after Stalin’s death?

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could raise kolkhoze wages? would mean less money for industry and higher food prices

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