History Cold War

• Who was in grand alliance?


  USA France Britain Russia
• What and when was Tehran conference?

  USA and Britain would open a second front, aided Russia keeping Stalin happy.
• what N when was yalta conference

  1945, all countries could hold elections, Germany split into 4 zones, United Nations formed,
• What was Potsdam conference?

  51 members signed to UN, prosecuted nazis, communist government in Poland
• When was the atomic bomb dropped? And what consequences

  1945, dropped in Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, defeated Japan
• consequences of atomic bomb

  increased tension, stakin wanted a buffer zone, lead to the iron curtain between east and west. Also marked the beginning of the arms race, and soviets made their own atomic bomb
• What N when was the long telegram?

  1946, George Kenab, reported how Stalin wanted rid of capatalism
• What and when was the Novikov telegram?

  1946, reported how USA wanted rid of communism, and how they wanted to start a war with USSR. Damaged relations between Stalin and the west.
• What was Truman doctrine?

  beginning of Cold War, stated how they would provide assistance to countries threatened by communism.
• What was Comform in 1947?

  Enabled soviet union to coordinate parties through Europe
• What was Comecon 1949?

  Economic organization. Response To marshal aid
• What caused berlin blockade?

  British and French formed trizona, US began a new currency called DEUSTSCHMARK, threatened to devalue east Germany economy, Stalin was furious.
• Events of Berlin blockade

  Truman began to airlift supplies to Berlin, leaving every 90 seconds. Lasted 10 months
• Consequences of Berlin blockade

  Stalin eventually called it off, Germany became divided, NATO was formed, and it reduced power of ussr
• What was Warsaw pact?

  an agreement formed by east and Soviet Union, retaliation to nato,
• What CausEd the Hungarian crisis?

  Rajshahi killed 2000, no freedom of speech etc, short of supplies.
• How was this resolved?

  IMRE Nagy was brought to reform communism, leaves Warsaw pact,
• Consequence Of Nagy

  ussr invade Hungary, Nagy asked for help but no one came, Nagy was executed.
• Second Berlin crisis

  People could freely leave east Berlin. Led to all smart people going to west (brain drain), bad press for Krusutev
• What was Berlin Ultimatium?

  They had 6 months to demilitarize and withdraw
• Consequences of berlin crisis?

  Berlin wall made, 13th august, USA didnt retaliate,
• What was bay of pigs?

  Failed invasion of Cuba, CIA trained exiles to fight, US promise to help, but when it happened they recalled air support, all exiles either captured or killed.
• What was Cuban missile crisis?

  • Cuba felt threatened, USSR placed missiles in Cuba, close to USA. Us spy planes spotted weapons, extremely close to a war. Both sides agrrred to remove weapons and hug it out
• Consequences of missile crisis?

  • Created hotline between superpowers,
  • Made Krushtev look weak for backing down.
  • Improved Kennedy repuafion after pigs incident.
• Another consequence of missile crisis?

  Limited test ban treaty, stopped spread of nuclear weapons
• What was Truman doctrine?

  US policy stating that they would provide support to any country threatened by communism
• What was the marshal plan?

  US policy in which they gave economic support to countries in the west to help them rebuild
• What caused the Prague spring?

  Czechoslovakia was under harsh ruling with censorshi, people reformed. Standard of living was low
• what was events of Prague spring?

  Dubcek made “socialism with a human face“, freedom of speech, no censorship, etc
• Consequences of Prague spring

  Warsaw pact countries responded negatively, believed it would weaken it, so they invade czekoslovakia
• Who was in charge when the Prague spring happened?

  brezhnev
• What was the brezhnev doctrine?

  if a country begins to turn to capitalis, all communist countries should help fight back
• What was detente and why did it happen?

  USSR wanted better standard of living, USA lost Vietnam war so was low on money
• What ended detente?

  Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
• How did USA respind to end of detente?

  Negatively, boycotted the 1980 Moscow okympics. Increased tension due to lack of trust.
• What was carter doctrine?

  if you try to claim person gulf, it’s seen as an attack on the United States
• What order was the us presidents?

  Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, Bush
• What did Truman do?

  Dropped atomic bombs, Announced marshal plan, Policy of containment
• Order of USSR leaders?

  Stalin, Krushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev
• What did Stalin do?

  Berlin blockade