Unit 1: Topic 2: The USA as a Superpower Flashcards
When and where was the Yalta Conference?
4-11th February 1945 in Russia
When and were was the Potsdam Conference?
17th July - 2nd August 1945 in Germany
When was the UN officially formed?
24th October 1945
Who were permanent members of the UNS security council when it was formed?
China, France, USSR, UK and USA
When was Kennan’s Long Telegram and how long was it?
1946, 8000 words
When was CHurchills Iron Curtain speech?
1946
When was the Truman Doctrine established?
1947
How much money was dedicated to the assistance of Greece and Turkey in the Truman Doctrine?
$400million
When was the Mrashall Plan (european Recovery Program) established and how much money did it offer in total?
1948, $17 billion
As a result of the Marshall Plan, by how much did industrial production rise in Europe?
35%
When was the 4 point plan and how much money did it offer to Latin America and Asia?
1949 - $400 million
When was the National Security Act that setup the CIA passed?
1947
When was Comecon established as a soviet alternative to Marshall Aid?
1949
When was the Berlin Crisis?
1948-1949
How many flights were taken in the Berlin airlift and how many people were supplied over the 11 months?
275000 flights, 2.5million people
When was NATO established?
1949
When was NSC Document 68 written?
1950
How much did NSC - 68 increase defence spending by?
$13 billion to $50 billion
When was it discovered the soviets had an atomic bomb?
Aug-49
How many US troops were in Japan after the Japanese surrender?
350,000
When did Mao Zedong declare the People’s Republic of China?
Oct-49
When did US occupation end in Japan?
1952
How much of Frances costs to take over Vietnam were covered by the US?
78%
Who were the leaders of South and North Korea during the Korean war?
Syngman Rhee - South Korea, Kim II Sung - North Korea
When did the Korean War start?
June 25th 1950
When did Seoul fall to the North Koreans and the UN agree to get involved?
28th June 1950
When did the Chinese counterattack in Korea begin?
25th November 1950
When did the Korean war end?
1953 (under Eisenhower)
What was Trumans approval rating after MacArthur’s firing?
26%
How much did the Korean war cost?
14% US GDP
How many US citizens were injured or died in the Korean war?
138,000
When was the Chinese civil war?
1946
When was the China White Paper published and how long was it?
1949 (before China’s communist fall), 1000 pages
By how much did Truman’s approval rating fall after the announcement China had fallen to Communism?
70% -35%
