history cold war (lesson 1 - fall out between superpowers)

how long did ww2 last

1939-1945

what incident sparked ww2

germany’s invasion of poland

who were the allied powers

britain, usa, ussr

who were axis powers

germany, italy, japan

what happened before the alliance

the nazi-soviet pact

what was the nazi-soviet pact

when stalin agreed to not fight hitler

when did hitler invade ussr

1941

what was the operation of germany invading ussr called

operation barbarossa

what did japan do in 1941

attacked pearl harbour

what was the grand alliance also called

the big three

why was the grand alliance thought of as a “marriage of convenience”

united communist ussr with capitalist usa and britain

was usa communist

no, capitalist

name a feature of a capitalist society

private ownership

was ussr capitalist

no, communist

name a feature of a communist society

shared wealth

state a difference between capitalism and communism

capitalism - multiple political parties, communism - one political party

how much times did the grand alliance meet

3 times

what was the time frame for these conferences

1943-1945

what was the first conference

tehran conference (nov 1943)

who were the representatives in the first conference

roosevelt, stalin and churchill

name 2 things that were agreed at the first conference

usa and britain open second front, formation of international peace keeping body (un)

how did the discussions at the first conference impact relations

stalin and roosevelt = happy - reduced pressure, churchill = unhappy - wanted a balkan front

what was the second conference

yalta conference (feb 1945)

name 2 things that were agreed in the second conference

germany divided into 4 zones - controlled by the big 3 + france, united nations to be created

how did the discussions at the second conference impact relations

the west feared stalin wanted a communist poland

what was the last conference

potsdam conference (jun-aug 1945)

who were the representatives of the last conference

truman, atlee, stalin

state 2 things that happened before the conference

usa tested atomic bomb, germany surrenders

what treaty was signed which officiated the united nations

san francisco treaty (jun 1945)

name 2 things that were agreed in the last conference

germany and berlin to be split into 4, each country took reparations for own zones

how did the discussions at the last conference impact relations

truman = tougher approach on stalin, no agreement on eastern europe - usa unhappy w stalin

name one cause for the usa and ussr to fall out

ussr wanted control of east europe, usa wanted democracy and capitalism