Aspects of International Relations (PART ONE)

1945-2004 Aspects of International Relations (Mainly for own use from personal class notes so there may be some discrepancies in abbreviations, evidence used, arguments used/Also done in a hurry so please don't kick off about typo's I'm sure there's many) 

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When was the Yalta Conference?
February 1945
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What was agreed at Yalta?
-Germany's 4 zone division -Berlins division -UN ratification -USSR gained land from Poland -Declaration of Liberated Europe (free elections) -IMF and World Bank
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What were the themes of Yalta?
-Collective Security V Soviet security -US leaving isolationism (beginnings of globalism) -Germany issue -Stalin/Churchill 'naughty document' on Greece/Romania
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When was the Potsdam Conference?
July/August 1945
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What was agreed at Potsdam?
-Germany's demilitarisation -De-Nazification -Germany as a single economic unit -USSR would receive reparations from it's own zone and 25% from each Western zone (15% in exchange for industrial materials)
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What were the themes at Potsdam?
-Atomic Diplomacy -Reparations issue -Vision for Germany (USA-Capitalist liberal democracy/USSR-damaged weak/eventually communist state)
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When was the period of initial Soviet Expansionism?
1945-1949
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Which countries fell to the Soviet Union?
-Poland -Hungary -Romania -Bulgaria -Czechoslovakia
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How did these countries 'fall' to communism?
-Rigging of elections -Gradual influence in socialist coalitions
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In what way was Czechoslovakia's fall to communism unique?
1948 Prague Coup (aggressive communist take over)
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Which countries had independent communist regimes?
-Yugoslavia -Albania
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How much coal did Truman order to be sent to Western Europe in 1946?
25 million tonnes
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When was Kennan's 'Long Telegram'?
February 1946
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When was Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech?
March 1946
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What did the 'Long Telegram' advise?
Containment of communism
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When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
March 1947
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
-British aid to Greek Monarchists ended -US feared Greek communist take over -Response to expansionism -Justification of USA's globalism and interference -Vilification of the Soviet Union
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When and what was the Marshall Plan?
-June 1947 -European Economic Recovery Plan (Aid to Europe in return for the purchase of American goods)
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How much did the Marshall Plan provide?
$13.5 billion to 16 countries over the next 5 years (from 1947)
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Why was the Marshall Plan used?
-Fear of poverty in Europe leading to communist spread
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What evidence is there of growing support for communism in Europe at the time?
1.7 million members of the French communist party in 1947
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What was the Soviet response?
-Creation of Com-inform in 1947 and the later Comecon (Soviet equivalent of Marshall Plan to Eastern Europe)
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When was the Berlin Blockade?
1948-1949
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What did it do and why?
-Soviet response to Deutschmark in W.Berlin -Creation of Bizonia and then Trizonia (United Western Zones) -Blockaded all rail and transport routes
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What was the Western response?
-Airlift of supplies to East Berlin
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When did the Berlin Blockade end?
May 1949
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What does the Berlin Blockades ending tell us about Containment?
-Arguably a success for containment
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When was NATO set up?
1949
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What did it grow out of?
Brussels Pact 1948
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What was NATO?
-Political/Military defense treaty
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When was the Korean War?
1950-1953
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When did China become communist?
1949
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When was the Sino-Soviet alliance forged?
1950
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Who was the leader of North Korea?
Kim Il Sung
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What did General MacArthur wish to do?
-March on into China or use the A-Bomb
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How many died in the Korean War?
-2 million Koreans -600000 Chinese soldiers -Over 36000 US troops
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How many Chinese troops were wounded or dead?
900000
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When did Stalin die?
1953
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What were the key themes as a result of the Korean War?
-Military victory for containment in Korea -Communism had spread to the East -Sino-Soviet alliance
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What was the proposed American defense spending at during this period?
$45 billion a year spending program
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What was the proposed American defense spending at during this period?
$45 billion a year spending program
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Thank you very much for sharing  part 1-6 of your flash cards, they are very helpful at improving my revision.

I really appreciate the time spent.

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