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Define ideology |
A system of ideas which forms the basis of how a country is run |
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Who was at the Yalta conference? |
Winston Churchill representing Britain Franklin Roosevelt representing the US Joseph Stalin representing the USSR |
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Agreements of Yalta |
Split Germany into 4 Eastern Europe should hold free elections USSR will invade Japan once Germany is defeated |
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Disagreements of Yalta |
Stalin wanted to completely weaken Germany through reparations and take Germans for Slave labour whereas the US and Britain wanted to rebuild it Stalin wanted Poland to be a Communist country and to act as a buffer zone between the USSR and the west, but the west wanted it to act as a buffer zone against the spread of Communism |
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When did Yalta take place |
4 - 11th February 1945 |
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Who was at the Potsdam conference? |
Clement Attlee representing Britain Harry Truman representing the US Joseph Stalin representing the USSR |
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Disagreements of Potsdam |
Harry Truman hates the USSR’s demand for reparations Stalin has set up a Communist government in Poland, even though the west wanted a both Communist and Capitalist government set up Truman’s announcement that the US had developed an Atomic Bomb made Stalin more determined to protect the USSR’s interests and create a buffer zone between the Capitalist west and the Communist east |
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Agreements of Potsdam |
Germany and Berlin would be divided as discussed at Yalta The Nazi party was banned and its former leaders would be tried as war criminals Germans living in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia were to be returned to Germany Poland was to lose some territory in the east to the USSR |
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When did Potsdam take place? |
July 1945 |
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Why did fear of invasion lead to Stalin’s expansion into Eastern Europe? |
The Soviet Union had been invaded by the west twice between 1914 & 1945 suffering huge casualties, hence the determination to build up security in case of another attack from the west |
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Why did previous Eastern European hostility lead to Stalin’s expansion into Eastern Europe? |
During WW2 countries such as Hungary and Romania fought on the German side against the USSR, by gaining control over these countries, Stalin could prevent future hostility |
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Why did the need to control Poland lead to Stalin’s expansion in Eastern Europe? |
Stalin wanted to use Poland as a buffer between Moscow and the west. Stalin felt entitled to Poland and wanted to ensure Communist influence in Europe. |
Buffer Communist influence |
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Why did Stalin believe the west accepted Soviet influence in Eastern Europe? |
The percentages deal made between Stalin and Churchill For example promising 75% influence in Bulgaria |
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Who sent the Long Telegram and what was its purpose ? |
A Private telegram sent by a Capitalist American George Kennan, the American Ambassador in Moscow. It’s purpose was to say that peace between the USA and the USSR was impossible, that the USSR was a threat to capitalism and that the USSR was building their nuclear arsenal and military power |
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Who sent the Novikov Telegram and what was its purpose? |
A private telegram sent by a Communist Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Novikov in the US to Stalin. It’s purpose was to say that the USA was preparing to go to war and that the USSR was the only country that could stop the USA from becoming the dominant military and economic power in the world |
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Who delivered the Iron Curtain speech and what was its purpose? |
A public speech delivered by the Capitalist English Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the American. It’s purpose was to encourage the world and Europe to work together to stop a future war. |
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What was the Truman Doctrine? |
A speech delivered by the US president Harry Truman to the US Congress outlining his beliefs that America should: Support free peoples against subjugation Provide economic and financial aid Provide freedom of speech and free elections for people Stop the spread of Communism |
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What was the Marshall plan? |
The action of giving aid to European Countries launched by the US Secretary of State George Marshall. |
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How much money was given in the Marshall Plan? |
17 billion dollars (13.5 billion was the planned number) |
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What was the purpose of the Cominform? |
To coordinate actions between Communist parties under Soviet direction. |
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What was the purpose of the Comecon? |
To provide economic assistance to stop countries being ripped away from the Soviet sphere of influence. |
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When and where was the Cominform set up? |
5 October 1947, Poland |
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When was the Comecon set up? |
5 January 1949, Moscow |
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What year did the USA start to develop powerful nuclear weapons? |
1939 |
Start of WW2 |
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Where was the world’s first atomic bomb dropped and by which plane? |
The Japanese city of Hiroshima The plane ‘Enola Gay’ |
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When was the world’s first atomic bomb dropped? |
8:15am 6th August 1945 |
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What was the death toll of the world’s first atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima? |
70,000 |
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Where was the world’s second atomic bomb dropped? |
Nagasaki |
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When was the world’s second atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki? |
9th August 1945 |
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What was the death toll of the second atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki? |
40,000 |
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What was the affect of the atomic bomb on the relationship between the Superpowers? |
Stalin was suspicious and mistrusted the US as they told the USSR very little about the bomb. Stalin wanted to have its own atomic bomb. The balance of power was radically transformed as the huge Soviet conventional army was rendered far less powerful. |
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In which country did Stalin keep the Red Army in, post WW2, in order to expand into Eastern Europe? |
East Germany |
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In which country did Stalin join a coalition government with then seize control in to expand into Eastern Europe? |
Poland, 1947 |
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In which country did Stalin right elections by curbing opposition, in order to expand into Eastern Europe? |
Hungary |
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In which country did Stalin create armed conflict with non-Communist forces in the country, in order to expand into Eastern Europe? |
Bulgaria |
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When was the Long Telegram sent? |
February 1946 |
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When was the Novikov Telegram sent? |
September 1946 |
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When was the Iron Curtain speech? |
March 1946 |
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When was the Marshall Plan launched? |
June 1947 |
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When was the Truman Doctrine? |
12th March 1947 |
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How are the causes of the Berlin Blockade remembered? |
CABAN |
Conferences, Aims, Bizonia, American aid, New Currency |
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When did the Berlin Blockade start? |
24th June 1948 |
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When did the Berlin Blockade end? |
12th May 1949 |
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How many British and American flights were there in total? |
195 350 |
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Why did the Conferences cause the Berlin Blockade? |
At Yalta & Potsdam it was agreed that Germany and Berlin would be divided into four parts. The other leaders had gone against this making Stalin angry. |
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Why did their differing aims cause the Berlin Blockade? |
USSR wanted to destroy Germany making it economically weak and no longer a threat. USA wanted to rebuild Germany to stop the spread of communism. |
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Why did Bizonia cause the Berlin Blockade? |
USA & Britain joined their zones together to get industry going despite the agreements of the conferences. France joined later on. |
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Why did American aid cause the Berlin Blockade? |
Stalin was concerned that people were permanently leaving the Eastern Germany after seeing the developments of Western Germany funded by Marshall aid. |
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Why did the New Currency (Deutschmark) cause the Berlin Blockade? |
Britain, the US & France refused to invite Stalin to the meeting at which this was agreed and refused to tell him what had been discussed. |
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What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade? |
Containment of Communism Division of Germany NATO set up Warsaw Pact set up The Arms Race Missile basis set up by US Avoided War |
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When was NATO set up? |
4th April 1949 |
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When was the Warsaw Pact set up? |
14 May 1955 |
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What does NATO stand for? |
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
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What is Collective Security? |
an arrangement where an attack on one member is an attack on all |
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