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1
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What is meant by the term cold war?

A
  • A war of beliefs
  • A war between Capitalism and Communism
  • A war between the west and east
  • A war of democracy and dictatorship
2
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When was the Yalta Conference?

A

February 1945

3
Q

When was Hitlers death?

A

April 1945

4
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Who gained control of Poland in January 1945?

A

Lublin Poles

5
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Why did Poland cause conflict in 1945?

A
  1. Disagreement over who should govern Poland.

2. Stalin wanted Poland to be a buffer zone already lost 20 million people

6
Q

Why did the Yalta conference take place?

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So they could make an agreement on how to prevent another nazi rise.

7
Q

Who was at the Yalta conference?

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Britain=Churchill
America=Roosevelt
Soviet Union=Stalin

8
Q

What is meant by the term DEAL?

A

Divide (Germany &Berlin split into 4 zones)
Elections (Free elections in the east e.g Turkey&Ukraine)
Alliance (USSR would join the fight against Japan)
League (United Nations would be set up to keep peace)

9
Q

When did the Potsdam Conference take place?

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17th July 1945

10
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Who was involved in the Potsdam Conference?

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Britain=Attlee
America=Truman
Soviet Union=Stalin

11
Q

Who had developed an Atomic Bomb?

A

Truman

12
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When was Churchill replace?

A

July 1945

13
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What is meant by the term DEBT?

A

DIVIDE-Germany would be divided into 4 zones
EMIGRATION-Germans living in Poland& Hungary would be sent back to Germany.
BOUNDARY-Poland’s eastern border would be moved west to the rivers ODER & Neisse
TRIAL-Nazi will be banned and trialed as war criminals

14
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What major disagreements were there at the Potsdam Conference?

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  • Soviet Union wanted more severe treatment on Germany (Truman denied)
  • USSR wanted to join the fight with Japan (Truman denied)
  • Britain and USA wanted more say in eastern Europe (Stalin denied)
15
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What is meant by the phrase “Iron Curtain”

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  • Metaphorical Barrier between west and east
  • first said by Churchill (05/03/1946)
  • Warning about Stalin’s behaviour
16
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Which Two countrys did the USSR successfully gain control of?

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East Germany-1945-agreed at Potsdam

Poland-1947 rigged elections-Lublin Poles in charge

17
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Which Two countrys did the USSR not gain control of?

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Yugoslavia-1945 commuist leader Tito-refused to join the USSR
Greece-1945-1949 civil war-Stalin did not get involved

18
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What was Truman informed in February 1947?

A

Britain can no longer afford to station troops in Greece and Turkey

19
Q

What was the Truman Doctrine?

A

speech made by Truman about the containment of Communism

20
Q

How much did america provide through the Marshall plan?

A

$13 billion

21
Q

Give an example of a country that the Marshall plan provided funds for?

A

Britain-$2700 million

22
Q

In what year did the Usa zone of berlin and Britains zone of berlin join to form Bizonia

A

1947

23
Q

How long did the Berlin Blockade last for?

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From june 1948-May 1949

24
Q

How many Airlifts were made?

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275,000

25
Q

Where did the first atomic bomb dropped by the Usa in 1945?

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Hiroshima- Nagasaki

26
Q

What was coniform?

A

A group of eastern countries set up in 1947 to rival the Marshall Plan

27
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What is meant by Nato?

A

A military alliance set up in 1949-Allies

28
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What is meant by the Warsaw pact?

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A military alliance set up in 1949-Eastern countries