What was the main objective of the Potsdam Conference?
To finalise a post-war settlement between the Allies
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What did the USA test just before the Potsdam Conference?
An atomic bomb
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A example of a country that did not fall to communism after WWII?
Austria
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To which policy was the US committed under the Truman Doctrine?
Containment
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Which US General devised the plan for European recovery?
Marshall
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Which leader ordered the Berlin Blockade?
Stalin
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What was not airlifted by the US and British during the Berlin blockade?
Atomic bombs
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How long did the Berlin Blockade last?
11 months
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Difference between how a Capitalist vs a Communist government works
communism = no democratic elections and no chance to change the government via an election. Capitalism = Governments are chosen by democratic elections
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What was containment?
An American policy to try and stop communism from spreading, to restrict it from spreading to other countries.
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what is fascism?
A far-right view e.g., the view of the Nzai party
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What was Marshall aid?
A plan introduced by the American government to provide financial support to European countries to help them recover from the effects of World War Two.
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Who was George Kennan?
an official at the US Embassy in Moscow
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What did George Kennan do?
was asked to provide a summary of what the Soviets were up to. Kennan’s telegram said was that the USSR was heavily armed and feared the outside world.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Into how many zones was Berlin divided at Yalta?
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four
Card 3
Front
What was the main objective of the Potsdam Conference?
Back
Card 4
Front
What did the USA test just before the Potsdam Conference?
Back
Card 5
Front
A example of a country that did not fall to communism after WWII?
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