: US Soviet Relations 1945-6 and Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe Flashcards
When did the USA drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?
The USA dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August the 6th and 9th 1945
How did the development of the atom bombs make the USA and the West feel?
The development of atom bombs made the West and the US feel secure as they were much better protected than the rest of the world, by being the world’s only nuclear superpower
What did Stalin do in reaction to the bomb?
Stalin ordered Soviet scientists to work on the atom bomb in desperation to be on level footing with the US
How did the development of the atom bomb affect USA/USSR relations?
The development of the atom bomb made the USA/USSR relations worse as Stalin was angry that Truman kept this secret from him.
What was the Kennan Long telegram?
The Kennan Long telegram was a telegram that paved the way for US foreign policy for the next forty years as he said a lot of negative things about the USSR so the US made the foreign policy of containment.
What was the Novikov Telegram?
The Soviet ambassador to the US made this telegram by stressing the dangers of the armed and global US which made the Soviet foreign policy
How did both telegrams affect American-Soviet relations?
Both telegrams affected made American Soviet relations worse as they made more radical foreign policy to both countries.
Why did Stalin ensure that every government in Eastern Europe was pro-communist?
So that he could be sure that every country in the East didn’t rebel against him or try and topple the Stalin’s power
How did the USA interpret this move by Stalin?
The US interpreted this move as evidence that Stalin wanted to take over the World.
What was the Iron Curtain speech?
The Iron Curtain speech was a speech by Winston Churchill about the dangers of Soviet control.
How did the Iron Curtain speech affect American-Soviet relations?
It eroded them as Stalin saw that the speech was “commissioned” by Truman as a way of influencing the people of the planet
What were satellite states?
A satellite state is a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control from another country.
How did Stalin set up pro-Communist governments?
Stalin set up pro-communist governments by liberating countries that were controlled by the Nazi’s with the red army. Afterwards they held “free elections” where the red army bullied and intimidated people into voting for communist parties.
