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Cold War
History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Potsdam Conference | - meeting between Truman and Stalin in July 1945 - Truman believed Germany needed industry to survive - Stalin believed Germany should pay reparations to Soviet Union |
| Satellite Nations | - established pro-soviet governments - dominated politically and economically by another nation |
| Iron Curtain | - a phrased used by Churchill - imaginary line that separated east and west Europe |
| Long Telegram | - a message explaining that he felt that Soviets were afraid of the West and in a struggle against capitalism that would not easily be settled - proposed containment - keeping communism within its borders |
| Turkey and Greece | - Stalin focused on Turkey and demanded access to the Dardanelles, important route for trade between the Mediterranean and Black Sea |
| Greek | - communist began a guerrilla war against the Greek government. Britain fought until they requested monetary support from the U.S. |
| Truman Doctrine | - 400 million dollars - fight communism by providing aid to countries threatened - Asserts to the U.S. role to preserve democracy and fight communism and across the world |
| Marshall Plan | - George Marshall - aid to European nations for war recovery - part of containment policy - billions of $ spent on supplies, machinery, and food in western Europe - goal was to bolster economies to prevent communism from spreading |
| Mao Zedong | - communist leader |
| Chiang Kai-shek | - nationalist leader of China who even with aid from the from the US, he cannot stop the spread of communism |
| EEisenhower | - massive retaliations - prevent wars by threatening the use of nuclear weapons |
| Taiwan Crisis | - China threatened nationalist Taiwan - backed down when Eisenhower threatened force |
| Suez Crisis | - Eisenhower sought to keep Arab nations from aligning with the Soviets - Offered financial for Nile River Dam - Failed and Arab nations began accepting Soviet aid |
| CIA | - conducted hidden operations |
| Iran | Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh had nationalized Anglo- Iranian Oil Company and was ready to make a deal with Soviets CIA ousted Mossadegh and brought pro-american shah to power |
| Guatemala | Communist sent arms CIA armed opposition and trained soldiers |
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