Why did the cold war begin up to 1945 Flashcards
Key arguments
The alliance during ww2 was a shotgun marriage of convenience
As soon as there is no common enemy the alliance collapses
Stalin never trusted the intentions of the west
How many USA and British troops were killed fighting the soviets in the Russian civil war
In the Russian civil war there were 279 American soldiers and 359 British soldiers killed
Who did the USA and Britain back in the cold war
They backed the whites
When were the USA and UK very against communism and what did Churchill make a speech about
They were very against communism in the 1920s-30s and Churchill made a speech about strangling bolshevism in the cradle
What did molotov do when he visited london and when
Molotov visited London in 1941 and slept with a revolver under his pillow
when did the USSR sign the Nazi Soviet pact
1939
How many were executed in the Katyn forest massacre
22000 Polish army officers were executed in the Katyn forest massacre
What countries did Stalin invade before they were invaded by Nazi Germany when were they invaded
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania. Poland and Finland they were invaded in 1941
What did Stalin do about the American war with Japan
They did not invade until the very end
How many Americans were killed in WWII compared to UK and US
25 milllion soviet soldiers compared to 1 million UK/ US
What did Stalin feel that the US were doing
He believed that the USA were letting the Russians do all the fighting
When did the US and UK refuse to open a second front and where did Stalin suggest to open it
in 1942-44 Cherbourg or the channel islands
what did the USA keep from the USSR
kept the development of the atomic bomb a secret
What was Stalin doing by 1945
He was setting up Communist governments in Eastern Europe by 1945
In Hungary what happened to the votes and what date and month
in December 1945 the communist party only received 17% of votes but got 3 key posts in government
How many polish were arrested by Soviets between what dates
47000 poles were arrested by Soviets 1944-45
What do the USA and USSR disagree over in the conferences
They disagree over reparations although the USA does agree to collect reparations
What does Stalin demand in the conferences about the USSR polish border with Germany
The East Curzon line marks the USSR Polish border and in the West the Oder Neise line marks the German polish border
What conference do the USA test the Atomic bomb 1945
During the Potsdam conference in 1945
When was the first nuclear test and when did Potsdam start
The first nuclear test was on the 16th July and the Potsdam conference was on the 17th
