The cold war

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How were the ideas and beliefs of the USA and the USSR different?
The USA was a capitalist democracy; the USSR was a communist dictatorship.
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When did the Cold War take place?
1945-1991
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Why was it known as the 'Cold War'?
Because the two countries never fought each other directly, it was called a “cold” war meaning there was no physical fighting
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Who attended the Yalta and Potsdam conferences?
At the Yalta conference Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin attended but at the Potsdam conference Attlee, Truman and Stalin attended due to Roosevelt dying and Churchill losing the election.
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What was agreed at Yalta in February 1945?(Germany was not yet defeated)
In Yalta managed to agree to split Germany into four zones of occupation, to allow free elections in Eastern European countries. Russia was invited to join the United Nations, Russia promised to join the war against Japan when Germany was defeated.
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What was agreed at Potsdam in July 1945(Germany had been defeated)
Arguments about the boundaries between the zones, amount of reparations Russia wanted to take, Truman was angry as Stalin had arrested the non-communist leaders of Poland, Stalin was furious that Truman dropped the A-bomb and not told him about it/
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Why did the USA drop the atom bombs?
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end
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Churchill first used the term ‘Iron Curtain.’ What did he mean?
to describe the ominous postwar boundary in Europe between self-governing nations of the West and those in Eastern Europe which had recently come under the powerful grip of Soviet Russia.
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What was happening behind the 'curtains'
the Soviets were helping themselves to the raw materials and industrial resources of occupied nations.
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What was happening in Greece and Turkey?
They were under threat as they were what stood between the rest of Europe and communism, so they were the USSR's next targets
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What was the purpose of the Truman doctrine?
The purpose of the Truman doctrine was to establish that the United States would support a democratic nation under threat from an internal or external authoritarian force. This support could include economic, political or military assistance.
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What was Marshall aid?
General George Marshall made a plan to save Europe from communism.Marshall Aid took the form of fuel, raw materials, goods, loans and food, machinery and advisers. It jump-started rapid European economic growth, and stopped the spread of Communism.
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How did Russia react to Marshall aid?
The Soviet Union rejects participation in the Marshall Plan, with Stalin's Foreign Minister, V.M. Molotov, calling it an "imperialist" plot to enslave Eastern Europe.
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What was Cominform?
Having established Communist governments in Eastern Europe Stalin wanted to tighten his control. Cominform 1947. This co-ordinated governments in Eastern Europe. He gave out instructions to Communist governments as to what they must do.
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What was comecon?
Comecon (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) 1949 This co-ordinated industries and trade of Eastern Europe. The idea of it was to trade with each other and not the West.
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