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The Cold War Begins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Stalin spread communism? | Stalin installs pro- U.S.S.R communist govs in Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania |
| How did Truman react to spread of communism? | 1) doesn’t want communism to spread because it goes against democracy/ freedom & would decrease trade 2) he will not be weak & let Stalin do whatever he wants |
| Who was George F Kennan? | 1) American Diplomat in Soviet Union 2) He is observing communism in Soviet Union, & Truman reaches out to him |
| George F. Kennan's "Containment Policy" / Long Telegram (1946) | 1) Kennan sends top secret 16 pg long telegram saying Truman needs to plan long term & be patient but firm with SU 2) Poland is beyond help, but the U.S can stop communism from spreading 3) eventually communism will destroy itself bc ppl will rebel |
| What did Churchill say about the Iron Curtain? | 1) Winston Churchill delivers speech at Westminster College in Missouri warning threat to democracy 2) SU had created an Iron curtain sealing off Eastern Europe to communism |
| Atomic Energy Act (1946) | Congress creates Atomic Energy Commission to supervise nuclear development |
| Purpose of Truman Doctrine? (1947) | to help any country in the world from falling to communism |
| What led to the Truman creating the Truman Doctrine? | 1) GB can’t afford to help Turkey & Greece in their fight against communist uprisings so asks the US for help 2) Turkey nor Greece have a democratic gov 3) Communists are being supplied by SU |
| Was the Truman Doctrine good or bad? | good, helped save Turkey & Greece by supplying funds & weapons |
| Purpose of Marshall Plan (1947) | 1) U.S provided economic assistance to European countries to revive their economies so communism wouldnt spread 2) Stalin was offered aid but refused 3) US spent $13 billion |
| Why was the Marshall Plan created? | 1) Western Europe economies struggling 2) Tuberculosis & and food shortages spread |
| Was the Marshall Plan good or bad? | Was successful, revived European economies |
| What was the Berlin Airlift (1948) | 1) US, GB, F combine their occupations zones in Germany & create a new currency 2) Stalin is mad & blockades West Berlin to get the allies to abandon it 3) US responds with Berlin Airlift (Operation Vittles) to fly in food & supplies to West Berlin |
| Was the Berlin Airlift good or bad? | 1) good, no US lives lost 2) showed Stalin didn't care abt ppl 2) SU ends blockade in 194 |
| What was created in 1949 after Berlin Airlift? | NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
| NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | 1) Treaty between U.S, Canada & Western Euro countries 2) strength in numbers 3) if one country is attackes, all will fight back 4) SU responds by creating Warsaw Pact w Eastern Euro Countries |
| What did the communists do in China (1949) | 1) Communists take over China 2) Between 1945-1949, US had sent $3 billion to help Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi fight communists led by Mao Zedong 3) Big failure by Truman, can’t lose another country to communism |
| How did people react to China being taken over by communism? | shock, scared communism will spread to US |
| What did the SU do in 1949? | 1) Soviets successfully explode atomic bomb 2) leads to Red Scare & mass panic in U.S 3) arms race |
| What happened in 1950 regarding the arms race? | 1)Truman orders AEC to create a powerful Hydrogen bomb 2) NSC-68 report says US needs to step up offensive weapons and spend more on defense |
| How did the Korean War start (1950)? | 1) Japan used to control Korea but after war the SU supervised the North & US supervised the South 2) Kim II Sung (communist leaders) crosses 38th parallel & attacks South Korea & captures Seoul 3) Soviet Union may have encouraged the invasion |
| How did US respond to Korean War? | 1) Truman goes to UN & asks them to approve a police action, not a declaration of war 2) SU can’t use veto because they’re boycotting UN since it refused to offer a seat to Mao Zedong |
| Fighting in Korea | 1) Gen Mcarthur leads UN/US army near Seoul & pushes successfully pushes enemies back into NK 2) Troops get to China border & China attacks & pushes troops all the way back to SK 3) Mcarthur wants to bomb border of China, but Truman says no & fires him |
| How did Korean War end? | 1) Cease fire, treaty has never been signed to officially end it. 2) Communism did not spread to SK |
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