cold war

• What was the date of the Tehran Conference?

  November 1943
• Who were the leaders present at the Tehran Conference?

  Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
• What alliance was formed during the Tehran Conference?

  The Grand Alliance
• What was one success achieved at the Tehran Conference?

  USA and UK agreed to open a second front
• What was another success of the Tehran Conference?

  Help from USSR to fight against Japan
• What organization was set up as a result of the Tehran Conference?

  The United Nations (UN)
• What was a failure of the Tehran Conference regarding Germany?

  No agreement was reached about Germany
• What was a limitation of Stalin's support during the Tehran Conference?

  Stalin only helped after the war in Europe
• What were the main outcomes of the Tehran Conference?

  • Formation of the Grand Alliance
  • Agreement to open a second front
  • USSR's commitment to fight Japan
  • Establishment of the United Nations
  • No agreement on Germany
• When did Stalin help in Japan?

  After the war in Europe was over
• What was the agreement regarding Germany at Yalta in February 1945?

  Germany was to be divided into four zones
• What was the amount of reparations set for Germany?

  20 billion
• When was the United Nations established?

  25 April
• What was one of the goals of the United Nations?

  To promote free elections
• What was a failure of the Soviet Union in the UN context?

  Soviets had three votes in the UN
• How long after the war in Europe did Stalin help in Japan?

  Three months after
• What was a point of contention mentioned in the study material?

  Arguments over Poland
• Potsdam conference Stalin atthe and Truman
• Successses where Germany agreed to be split and 4 zones and Berlin economy run as a whole
• Failures of post adam conference was no agreements over eatery Europe Truman disagreed with Poland and wanted a non communist government
• Postdak conference was July/ august 1945
• Bombing of Japan USA 6 august 1945 hirosHama and Nagasaki 9 august killed 120000 civilians and did not tell Stalin user wanted to catch up developed in 1949
• Iron curtain speech March 1946 fulton Missouri USA iron curtain speech said Stalin is aggressive smd created a divide in Europw
• Kennan telegram February 1946 Kennan and American ambassador in Moscow and worked in ussr sent a telegram discussing us Soviet relations his telegram nicknamed long telegram he reported Stalin wanted to see destruction of capitalism and that Stalin felt everyone was hostile to him and trying to destroy communism Kennan believed that Soviet Union would back down if they faced sting
• Kennan recommended policy of containment
• Novikov telegram Soviet diplomat im Washington telegram to the igiverment in Moscow showed that the Soviet’s distrusted the USA he said USA wanted to use a a massibe military power to dominate the world he believe that the Americans no longer wanted to co operate with the souvenir uniform and the American people would support their governament in a war
• Impact of telegrams relationwhip break down as Stalin was paranoid and Truman felt the need to use force
• Expansion of ussr reasons needs a buffer zone countries where filled with Soviet soldiers some countries have no leaders soread the right ideology
• Take iger Lithuania Latvia and Estonia 1940 invaded bt the Soviet Union
• Poland June 1945 set up a government called national unity containing toi communist and non and important position held by communists and into pro communists could be voted for
• Hungary November 1945 free El ruins held but allied control commissions was dominated bt communists communists groups had almost all the power in a coalition government smd where given all important roles in the country in the 1947 election Voters intimidated in a campaign supporting bt Russia and a communists government elected in 1949 a ine party communist state and all other parties banned
• Yugoslavia 1945 had already became a communist russain army never occupied the government was made of the people fronts titi led a communist revolution in Yugoslavia to promote Stalin ideas
• Bulgaria December 1945 communist fig very popular Stalin forces a communist dominated foc
• Bulgaria 1945 communist dominated Stalin forced two non communists to be included if they ever asked for changed would be quickly stopped the communists merged with groups to form a labor oargu in 1946 other parties where banned rigged elections and unfair gov controls
• Czechoslovakia A revolution took place the country and new government was made of socialists and communists led by benes Soviet troops where withdraw in dec 1945 and fair elections saw communist win 38% of votes in feb 1948 communists staged an ulrisimg supported by the Soviet’s benne’s and other non communists where removed from power oro Soviet’s government set up klemment gottwald
• Romania March 1946 no strong Oppposition groups to the communists so took over control of government positions with gross out in charge a communists government the communist party eventually joined a socialist Party in March 1946 all groups merged into communist groups and 1947 got red of the king
• Truman doctrine 12 March 1947
• Truman doctrine causes to be more aggressive attract countries to there side so they look like heroes protects countries threatens bt communism
• Event of Truman Corrine
• event of Truman doctrrine Truman gave a speech to congress to announce promises 400 million to Greece and turkey ajdnro send soldiers Truman commuted if any country threatens by outsider