History- the cold war

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Why was the grand alliance formed?
To fight against Hitler and Nazi Germany during WW2 after a force of German troops invaded the soviet union in June 1941.
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Which countries did the grand alliance consist of?
USSR,USA and Britain
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What is a ideology?
A set of shared beliefs
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What is capitalism?
Capitalists believe that everyone should be free to their own property and businesses and make money.
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What is Communism?
Communists believe that all property including homes and businesses should belong to the state to ensure that every member of society has a fair share.
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Who Where the leaders of the USA, USSR and Britain during the formation of the grand alliance?
USA-Franklin Roosevelt USSR- Joseph Stalin Britain- Winston Churchill
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When was the Tehran conference held?
November 1943
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What were the agreements made at the Tehran conference?
The USA and Britain would open a second front by launching an attack on Germany.Stalin would declare war against Japan and supply soviet troops to help the USA. They also discussed what would happen to Germany and the eastern countries after the war.
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At the Tehran conference what was decided about what would happen to Germany after the war was over?
It was agreed that the aim of the war was to bring about the unconditional surrender of Germany and that it should remain weak after the war. It was also agreed that Poland should recieve Land from Germany, but the USSR could keep the land it seized
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How did the Tehran conference have an important effect on international relations?
Stalin had arrived in Tehran concerned that the USA and Britain were deliberatly delaying the second front so that the soviet union could be further weakened. So he was pleased with the agreement to open the second front in the west.
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How did the Tehran conference create tensions?
Caused Tensios between the USA and Britain as churchill was less pleased about the agreement for the second front however Roosevelt sided with Stalin.
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When was the Yalta conference?
Febuary 1945
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What was disscused at Yalta?
Winning the war and the goverment of post war Europe.
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What agreements were made at Yalta?
After the war Germany would be split into 4 zones, and they would each be controled by a differnt power. Germany would pay $20 billion in repartions. The United nations would be set up. Stalin had agreed that future goverments would be free elections
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How did Yalta create tensions?
It was agreed that the boarders of poland would be returned to their position which would give the USSR significant gains.
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When was the potsdam conference?
July-August 1945
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During what major event was there a change in personnel from Roosevelt to Truman and from Winston to Attlee?
The potsdam conference
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Who replaced Roosevelt and Winston?
Truman and Attlee.
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What agreements were made at potsdam?
Germany would be divided into 4 zones, Berlin would also be divided into 4 zones.
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Why was Truman concerned about making Germany pay heavy reperations?
He was worried that it would make it harder for the German economy to recover.H
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How did Potsdam raise tensions?
Disagreements on wether Germany should pay reperations and Truman objected the the control that the USSR had over other countries.
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What was the impact of The atom bomb on US-Soviet relations?
Dramatically increased cold war tensions and made the USA and Soviet union more reluctant to go to war instead they entered an arms race.
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What was the Long telegram and Novikov Telegram?
Both Truman and Stalin feared that the break up of the grand alliance might lead to future conflict. They wanted to know what there rivals were thinking so they set up reports in the form of telegrams.
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What were the soviets attitudes in the Long telegram?
It reported that Stalin wanted to see the distruction of capitalism .
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What were the USAs attitudes to the Novikov telegram?
It said that The USA no longer wanted to cooperate with the USSR.
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When was winstons Iron Curtain speech?
March 1946
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What was the Iron curtain speech?
It made it clear that winston churchill thought that the USSR was a threat to freedom and world peace.
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Why did the telegrams and the iron curtain speech increase tensions?
Stalin inturpreted the messages that the USA and Britain were against him and created mistrust between them.
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What was the soviets reaction to the telegrams and the iron curtain speech?
The soviet union strengthened its forces and steped up a campaign of anti-western propaganda.
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What was the creation of the Soviet satellite states?
In 1944-1945 the soviet red army freed many countries in Eastern Europe from the Nazis however when the war was over Stalin was reluctant to give up control of these countries.
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How did the creation of the satellite states create tension?
Truman saw this as evidence that the USSR wanted to spread communism worldwide and relations between the USA and Soviet union worsened.
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