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Who was to blame for the Cold war (2) Flashcards

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1
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What is a cold war?

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no actually fighting just tension between countries

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2
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Who were the allies against hitler and what united them?

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  • USA
  • UK
  • Soviet Union
  • AH most common danger
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Why were relations harmed between UK and USSR harmed + what year?

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  • in the 30’s

- bc of appeasement

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4
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When was the nazi soviet pact signed?

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24th AUG 1939

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What were the USA ideologies?

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  • capitalist
  • wealthiest country
  • equality - free of control
  • ‘doing the right thing’
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What were the USSR ideologies?

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  • Communist
  • econ supowerpower- less that USA
  • Rights tightly controlled
  • Selfish building of own econ and country
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When was the yalta conference?

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Feburary 1945

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What were the disagreements of the yalta conference

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  • Poland

- stalin wanted to move borders westward and the west was unhappy about these plans

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What were the agreements of the yalta conference?

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  • GERMANY - divided into 4 zones
  • EAST EU- soviet sphere of influence
  • UN
  • WAR CRIMINALS - Punish them
  • JAPAN- stalin went to war in JAP after Ger surrendered
  • ELECTIONS - free elections
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10
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Why was poland important?

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It was the largest country in the East EU

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Who were the london poles?

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Pole gove fled to london
strong anti soviets
-catholics
-landowners

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12
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Who were the lupin poles?

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  • Jully 44. soviet union, future government of poland

- mostly comm

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What happened on August 1944

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  • warsaw uprising
  • nazi crushed uprising - 300,000 poles were killed
  • red army liberated warsaw
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14
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When did the red army take control of poland

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January 1945

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Why did russia refuse to let the london poles have control?

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  • not comm
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16
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what happened 16th March 45?

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comm resistance arrested by stalin

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When was the potsdam conference held?

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17th july -august 1945

18
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why had relationships changed since yalta? (5)

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  • new US president -Truman
  • S occupation of East EU
  • comm gov in poland
  • east eu= defensive measure
  • s left troops in occupied countries
19
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When did the allies test the atomic bomb?

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-16th July 1945

20
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What were the disagreements at the potsdam conference?

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  • GERMANY -S wanted to cripple ger. truman didn’t want repeat of TOV
  • REPARATIONS- 20 mill rue dead, S wanted compensation
  • EAST EU - T unhappy with stalins attitude - get tough
21
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What were the key decisions to do with potsdam? (5)

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  • ger division
  • de nazification
  • s wanted compensation
  • ger terrirtory
  • S agreed to demands Eg Japan
22
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Why was Potsdam the start of the cold war?

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heightened the mistrust between nations

23
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when did the iron curtain come down - what does this mean

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  • 5th march 1946

- divide in east/west EU

24
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When was czechoslavakia ‘liberated’

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9th may 1945

25
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Who led the czech gov?

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Benes- left wing

26
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what was marshall aid?

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  • econ pack from US aids with war recovery
27
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what did the SOviets want instead of Marshall aid?

What did stalin do?

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Comecon was created

-prevented East eu from receiving it

28
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Why was Jan maseriqat murdered?

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-because he accepted marshall aid in January 1948 murdered

29
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What was the Truman doctrine about?

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  • Containment

USA spend money and advice to countries threatened by communism

30
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Czechoslovakia 1948

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  • coalition gov non comm and comm

- Gottwald (comm leader) controlled radio, army and police. Became prime minister- non comm arrested

31
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When was the berlin blockade?

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  • June 1948
32
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what was the berlin blockade and what did it symbolise?

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  • blocked supply lines, cut off 2 mill strong population of west, berlin became dependent on USSR
  • berlin symbolised freedom behind iron curtain
33
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What was the berlin airlift

-how long

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10 months of airlifting supplies e.g. clothes food oil

-

34
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when was the blockade lifted by stalin

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MAY 1949

35
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What were three consequences of B blockade

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Divided Ger

  • pattern for cold war = suspicion
  • Powerful system __ demo system in heart of comm - divided for 4 years
36
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When and what was nato?

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west powers allied
- April 1949
West powers would defend and not interfere with internal affairs

37
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When and what was COMIFORM

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Politcal, in 1947 brought together all the EU comm parties

38
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Comecon - what?

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  • States must trade with comecon

- set up to coordinate econ polices

39
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Why was USA more responsible for increased tension - explain each one

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  • NATO (12 states, collective security, S left out)
  • ATOMIC BOMB - (makes RSA feel threatened)
  • GREEK CIVIL WAR- (uk monarchy, rsa comm= clash)
  • TRUMAN DOCTRINE - (Containment, unsympethetic to USSR)
  • NEW WEST GER STATE - ( alliance = threat to S, ideologies)
  • MARSHALL AID - (Usa exert influence, political effect, boost own econ)
40
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How was the USSR more responsible for tension - explain each
(7)

A

FIXED ELECTIONS ( comm, S untrushworthy, force/manipulation)

BERLIN BLOCKADE - (challenge west, S increase sphere of influence, made berlin dependent on USSR)

  • COILITION GOV- 1945 romania
  • BANNED OTHER PARTIES (rigged elections, czech and hungry ‘48)
  • PREVENTION OF MARSHALL AID
  • CONTROL OF CZECH
  • OPP LEADERS ARRESTED
  • COMECON/COMIFORM (political org for comm, s increased power)

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