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Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
Who attended the Yalta Conference in February of 1945?
Poland gov. set up by the Soviets
What did Roosevelt and Stalin agree to recognize during the Yalta Conference?
Poland was their protection because people would invade the Soviet Union through Poland
Why was it important for Poland to be allies with the Soviet?
divided into 4 zones; controlled by Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France
What happened to Germany during the Yalta Conference? Who controlled them?
reparations
payments for damage during war
“Declaration of Liberated Europe”
What did Stalin not honor because he didn’t agree with Truman?
Europe could only recover if Germany’s economy was allowed to revive
What did Truman believe when Truman, Stalin, and the Prime Minister met again in July of 1945?
pay more reparations
What did Stalin want for Germany?
satellite nations
What were the Communist countries of Europe called?
Postdam
Where did Truman and Stalin meet in July 19
Soviet Union
Goals for _____ Post War:
protection & security through Poland
countries around them to be buffer
heavy reparations for Germany
economic goal; spread communism (didn’t trust capitalist countries)
United States
Goals for _____ Post War:
prevent Great Depression; believed WW2 was caused by Great Depression
economic growth, democracy, free enterprise
Cold War
an era of confrontation and competition between U.S and S.U; 1946-1990
satellite nation
communist countries of Eastern-Europe, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia
iron curtain
separation between Eastern & Western Europe (communist nations)
confrontational attitude from Truman and Stalin did not get what he wanted
How did the Potsdam Conference help bring about the Cold War?
atomic bomb
What did Truman hint at during the Potsdam Conference?
Soviets are becoming more powerful and influential
What was the main idea for the Iron Curtain speech?
America to do something
What was the purpose of the Iron Curtain Speech?
George F. Kennan
believes that Russia’s lack of involvement and support in capitalist views will prevent the relationship between the U.S. and Russia
He believes Russia only finds security in destruction in rival power
Zhdanov
says the goals of the “imperialist camp” led by the U.S. is to strengthen imperialism, to hatch a new imperialist war, to combat socialism and democracy, and to support reactionary and antidemocratic profascist regimes
U.S main goal is to build empire
“No capitalism and imperialism have caused the Cold War”
containment
the policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power contain Soviets (prevent expanding & control)
George Kennan
Moscow diplomat; responded with the Long Telegram explaining his views of the Soviets
Long Telegram
5,540-word message explaining Kennan’s views of the Soviets; officials in the State Dept. asked the American Embassy in Moscow to explain Soviet behavior
Marshall Plan
gave European nations American aid to rebuild their economies
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; mutual defense alliance; 1949
Warsaw Pact
military alliance in Eastern Europe; Soviets response to NATO
SEATO; Southeast Treaty Organization
defense agreement U.S signed in 1954
limited war
war fought to achieve limited objective, such as containing communism
subversion
the communist within the US were trying to undermine our society
loyalty review program
attempt to screen federal employees in the executive branch; prove not a communist
fallout
effects of a nuclear attack; radiation effects
red scare
began in Sept. of 1945; general fear of infiltration; Igor Gouzenko tells us how SU is spying on US for info on atomic bomb
Alger Hiss
a diplomat who had served in Roosevelt’s administration; proved to be communist/spy
McCarran Act
put a lot of restriction on Communist activity; “Internal Security Act”
McCarthyism
McCarthy turned investigation into a public witch hunt; extreme tactics
Truman Doctrine
asked for $400 million to aid Turkey and Greece
goal was to aid “free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure”
pledged U.S. intervention in the future
U.S. help stabilize countries to prevent communism
Marshall Plan
June 1947- Secretary of State George Marshall proposed European Recovery Program
give European countries aid to rebuild
Soviet Union rejected aid
Stalin blocked roadways to Berlin and U.S (under Truman) decided to fly supplies into Berlin
Explain the Berlin Airlift
McCarthur because he was willing to use nuclear weapons against China
Who did Truman fire? Why?
limited war, containment
What did Truman want in Korea?
Nationalist Government
What government fled China and went to Taiwan?
McCarthyism
Effect of ___
destroyed 1,000s of lives and careers
harassed people believed to be Communist
drastically narrowed Am. political system; left side got chopped off
lack of social /political trust
abuse of power within Congress
Soviets tested the H-bomb
What event made Am. fearful of nuclear attack?
them showed up in music, plays, ads and government used it as a political weapon
How did the Cold War affect life in the 1950s?
massive retaliation
prevent more wars by threatening nuclear war
cut military spending from$50 billion to $$34 billion
1,000 bombs to 18,000 bombs
brinkmanship
willingness to go to the brink of war to force the other side to back down; argues it was too dangerous
developing nation
nations with primarily agricultural economies
central intelligence agency
Eisenhower prevented uprisings in other countries by using covert operations conducted by ___
sputnik
first man-made satellite to be launched into orbit; Soviets beat capitalism to space
“More Bang for Your Buck”; saved U.S. money
What was Eisenhower’s belief on depending on nuclear weapons?
Korea, war ended and Taiwan, China backed away
Where did Eisenhower apply the policy of brinkmanship?
Iran, gov. destabilized; Guatemala, armed and trained troops; Nikita Khrushchev, broadcasted secret speech discrediting Stalin’s speech
In what nations did the U.S. intervene with covert operations? What actions were taken?
defend democracy in the middle east
What did Eisenhower’s Doctrine promise?