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32 Cards in this Set
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Nazi Soviet Pact of 1939
division of Europe between |
Germany and Soviet Union
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After WWII the Soviet Union occupied
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Eastern Europe
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Soviets wanted
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a buffer
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The US wanted
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democratic nations
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Yalta conference of 1945 promised ___________ but never a possibility
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free elections
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Eastern Europe was between what and what
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Baltic to the Balkins
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when did the soviet union occupy eastern europe
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after world war II
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Churchill was the head of whom in 1945
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the UK!
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Stalin was the head in 1945 of whom
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Soviet Union!
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Eastern Europe was between what and what
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Baltic to the Balkins
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when did the soviet union occupy eastern europe
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after world war II
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Churchill was the head of whom in 1945
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the UK!
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Stalin was the head in 1945 of whom
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Soviet Union!
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What was needed for Russian security
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a pro-soviet poland
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The west wanted Poland as
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a democratic buffer to Soviet communism
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POLAND lost land to the Soviet Union and gained land from
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Germany.
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how many germans were evicted when poland lost land to the soviet union and gained land from Germany
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9 million
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Stalin agreed to “free elections” in Poland buttt
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went back on his word after the war
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In the east, many millions of Poles would be
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evicted from Soviet territory
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After all the agreements at Yalta what did Stalin do
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he went back on every promise he made
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Poland's democratic leaders were
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not recgonized
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Stalin suppressed
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freedom of speech, assembly, religion, press and did not allow free elections.
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The American people believed that standing up to Stalin was as important as standing up to
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Hitler!!!
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In the east, many millions of Poles would be
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evicted from Soviet territory
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After all the agreements at Yalta what did Stalin do
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he went back on every promise he made
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Poland's democratic leaders were
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not recgonized
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Stalin suppressed
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freedom of speech, assembly, religion, press and did not allow free elections.
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The American people believed that standing up to Stalin was as important as standing up to
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Hitler!!!
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Top U.S officials, in 1945, ______ going to war with Stalin. They believed he __________keep his hold over Eastern Europe.
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opposed ; could not
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Soviets needed American help to rebuild and that gave us
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bargining power
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American leaders characterized the Soviet threat as a
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potential “barbarian invasion of Europe.”
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President Truman was confident he could get 85% of what the U.S. wanted in its
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“negotiations” Stalin.
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