Coldwar

• What was the Cold War?

  A struggle between the USA and USSR
• When was the term "Cold War" first used?

  In 1947
• What characterized the Cold War?

  A war of words, propaganda, and threats
• What are proxy wars?

  Conflicts where superpowers support allies
• What were the differing ideologies of the USA and USSR?

  USA was democratic and capitalist; USSR was communist
• What did the USSR fear about the West?

  That the West wanted to destroy communism
• Why did Stalin distrust the West?

  Due to past invasions and appeasement of Hitler
• What was The Grand Alliance?

  An alliance of USSR, USA, and Britain
• What was agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?

  Germany to be divided into four zones
• What was a major disagreement at the Yalta Conference?

  Free elections in Poland
• Who were the leaders at the Potsdam Conference?

  Stalin, Truman, and Attlee
• What was Truman's stance at the Potsdam Conference?

  He was fiercely anti-communist
• What did Stalin demand at the Potsdam Conference?

  Harsh reparations from Germany
• When did the USA successfully test its first atomic bomb?

  On August 16, 1945
• How did the atomic bomb test affect Stalin's view of the West?

  It made him more suspicious of the USA
• What was the Arms Race?

  A competition to build nuclear weapons
• What did the Long Telegram report?

  Stalin called for the destruction of capitalism
• What did the Novikov Telegram indicate?

  America desired world domination
• How did both telegrams influence US-USSR relations?

  They increased fears of inevitable war
• What were Satellite States?

  Eastern European countries under USSR control
• How did the USSR justify its control over Eastern Europe?

  As a buffer zone against the West
• What was the Truman Doctrine?

  A policy to contain the spread of communism
• What was the Domino Theory?

  One country's fall to communism leads to others
• What was the Marshall Plan designed to do?

  Rebuild Europe's economy to prevent communism
• How much money was allocated for the Marshall Plan?

  $15 billion
• How did Stalin react to the Marshall Plan?

  He called it 'dollar imperialism'
• What were Cominform and Comecon?

  Organizations to support Eastern European communism
• What caused the Berlin Crisis?

  Merger of Western zones and new currency
• What was the Berlin Blockade?

  Stalin cut off access to West Berlin
• How did the West respond to the Berlin Blockade?

  With a massive airlift of supplies
• What was the outcome of the Berlin Blockade?

  A propaganda victory for the West
• How long did the Cold War last?

  45 years
• When did the USSR become the first communist country?

  In 1917
• What did the USA believe in regarding press and movement?

  Free press and freedom of movement
• Why did Stalin want friendly countries on his border?

  To prevent future invasions
• What did the Big 3 hope for after WWII?

  To continue their friendship
• What territory did the USSR gain at the Potsdam Conference?

  Eastern Poland
• What was agreed upon regarding the Nazi Party after WWII?

  It was to be banned
• What was Truman's response to Stalin's reparations demand?

  He rejected the demand
• What did the USA begin developing after the USSR's nuclear test?

  The H-bomb