Unit 1🩷 Flashcards
Why did the Cold War start
Capitalism and communism
What were the 3 conferences
Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam
What was the order of the 3 conferences
Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam
T Y P
Thank You Peter
What happened in the first conference
They agreed to work together to win the Second World War
To keep Germany week after the Second World War
Who were the 3 prime ministers during Tehran
US- Roosevelt
UK- Churchill
USSR-Stalin
What was agreed in the second conference
For Germany to split into 4 equal zones
Who were the prime ministers during the second conference
US- Roosevelt
UK- Churchill
USSR- Stalin
What was agreed in the third conference
Germany and Berlin to be divided to weaken Stalin
Control in East Germany
Who was prime minster during the third conference
US- Trueman
UK- Attlee
USSR- Stalin
Why was there tension in the beginning
Stalins communism is democracy but trueman believed communism is the root of evil
What was Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech
USSR was a threat to freedom
What was the long telegram(US)
Stated Stalin wanted to destroy capitalism
What was the novikov telegram ( USSR)
It shown a distrust in the grand alliance
UK,USA,USSR
The creation of the satellite states
Created a buffer zone of safety for communism
USA seen this as USSR spreading communism
Trueman doctrine
Containment+marshal plan
Financial aid to poor countries to prevent them turning to communism
