Karteikarten
The Cold War 1943-56
Karten in diesem Stapel (15)
- 1The Teheran Conference1943
{Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt}
>USA and Britain would open 2nd front in Germany
>USSR would declare war on Japan once Germany defeated
>Poland- get land from Germany, but lose some to the USSR - 2The Yalta Conference1945
{Churchill, Stalin & Roosevelt}
>Germany would be split into 4 zones
>Free elections in countries previously occupied in Eastern Europe
> UN to replace League of Nations - 3Potsdam Conference1945 - after war
{Truman, Atlee & Stalin}
>new boundaries of Poland agreed
>Berlin and Germany divided between them
>Trials at Nuremburg of Nazi criminals for war crimes - 4The Long Telegram1946
Sent from US ambassador to Truman
>Stalin calling for destruction of capitalism
>No peace with USSR
>USSR building up military power
>USA should see to stop communism - 5Novikov's Telegram1946
From Soviet ambassador to Stalin
>USA wanted to dominate world
>USA wouldn't co-operate
>American public preparing for war - 6Truman Doctrine1947
Address threat of communism
>Choice between communism and democracy
>USA had responsibility to fight for liberty
>USA would help governments threatened by communism
>Communism should be stopped - 7The Marshall Plan1947
>USA committed $13 billion to rebuild economies in Europe
>Countries had to trade freely with America - 8Cominform (Communist Information Bureau)1947
>Represented communist parties across Europe
>rejected Marshall Plan
>Communists parties in West Europe encouraged to strike
>Insured loyalty of Eastern Goverments - 9The Berlin Blockade & Berlin Airlift1948-49
>Stalin set up military blockade around West Berlin to cut off West Germany from its capital
>Allies responded with Berlin Airlift- planes transported supplies to West Berlin around the clock - 10Comecon (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance)1949
>Answer to Marshall Plan
>Prevented trade with West Europe & USA
>Encouraged economical development in East
>Minimise American influence - 11NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)1949
>Alliance between USA and West European countries
>Defend each other
>Keep USA in, USSR out - 12Arms race1945-55
>Both sides continuing commitment to maintaining a large army, navy and air force
>Development of deadlier nuclear weapons - 13Stalin's death1953
'De-Stalinisation'
>Nikita Khrushchev- more liberal approach
>promised to end Stalinism
(Secret speech 1956) - 14Warsaw Pact1955
>response to NATO
>Military alliance between Eastern European countries - 15Hungarian Uprising1956
>'Secret Speech' created hopes but nothing happened
>Conflict between students, workers, army and police (Budapest) - Khrushchev brought Nagy back
>Nagy's reforms -free elections
-Leave Warsaw pact
>Kadar (USSR supporter) sets up new government
>200,000 & 1000 tanks Soviet troops entered Hungary in support of Kadar
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- Karteikarten am The Cold War 1943-56, erstellt von Christa :) am 12/05/2015.
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