- Soviet union wanted war against Japan after Germany was defeated
- United nations was to be set up after the war
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Yalta conference 1945 Feb agreements?
-Divide Germany and Berlin into four zones
-Eastern Europe free elections
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Yalta conference 1945 Feb disagreements?
-didn't know how much Germany was to pay in reparations
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Potsdam conference 1945 Aug agreements?
-Germany and Berlin got divided as previously agreed
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Potsdam conference 1945 Aug disagreements?
-Truman wanted free elections in the Eastern countries
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Who attended Tehran conference in Nov 1943?
Stalin (USSR), Roosevelt (USA) and Churchill (GB)
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Who attended Yalta conference in Feb 1945?
Stalin (USSR), Roosevelt (USA) and Churchill (GB)
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Who attended Potsdam conference in Aug 1945?
Stalin (USSR), Truman (USA) and Atlee (GB)
*Churchill got elected out and Roosevelt died*
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What was Truman Doctrine?
A doctrine that occurred in march 1947 about political aid (promises of support) to the Western countries.
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What was the marshall plan?
In June 1947 America gave $17 billion aid to Europe's economy going and stop communisism. In July 1947 countries of Western Europe met in Paris substantial economic aid.
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Satellite States
Countries controlled by a more larger, powerful nation
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Why did the Berlin blockade occur?
To resist any further expansion
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NATO?
A defence for Western Europe countries.
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Brizonia?
January 1947: USA and GB merged their zones to create Brizonia also worried Stalin
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Trizonia?
1948: French added their zone to create Trizonia
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Berlin Blockade?
Stopped things going into location
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Berlin Airlift?
Transporting goods by air
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Arms race?
Competitive military spending between countries
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What happened 1945 (arms race)?
USA tests and drops first atomic (A) bombs
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What happened 1949 (arms race)?
USSR carries out first successful nuclear bomb. Then were working on H-Bomb - very powerful.
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What happened 1953 (arms race)?
US and USSR both conducted first successful H-Bomb tests :both sides are in possession of a powerful weapon.
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What happened 1954 (arms race)?
US explodes largest ever H-Bomb.
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What happened 1957 (arms race)?
Soviet Union launches first satellite into space
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What happened 1962 (arms race)?
Cuban missile crisis
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Detente?
A period of improved relations between US and USSR.
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