history cold war (lesson 3 - telegrams & satellite states)

what does MAD stand for

mutually assured destruction

when was the long telegram written, and by who?

1946 - george kennan

what message was made in the long telegram

stalin wanted to spread communism

why did the long telegram increase tension

truman believed stalin wanted world domination

when was the novikov telegram written and by who?

1946 - novikov

what message was made in the novikov telegram

usa could not be trusted

why did the novikov telegram increased tension

stalin believed usa was planning aggression

when was churchill’s speech

1946

what was the speech called

iron curtain speech

was was the message in the speech

europe was divided into ‘free west’ and ‘communist east’

name an impact of churchill’s speech

stalin felt threatened and angry

what army took over eastern europe countries

red army

what are satellite states

countries in east europe that were taken control of by red army

name a satellite state

poland/baltic states/hungary/czechoslovakia/bulgaria/romania/albania/yugoslavia

why did creating satellite states create tension

usa saw this as an expansion of communism