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Cold War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Yalta Conference and what was agreed? | Feb 1945, Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones, Germany to pay 20 billion reparations with half going to Soviets |
| Consequences of Yalta Conferences? | Showed lack of agreement (eg reparation process), showed stalin wanted lots of land |
| When was the Tehran Conference and what was agreed? | 1943, USSR could keep land in Eastern Europe if they won the war, International org would be created, USA and Britain launch another attack on Germany so German army would reduce troops in East |
| Consequences of Tehran Conferences? | Very good and beneficial for the USSR, gain lots of land |
| When was the Potsdam Conference and what was agreed? | July 1945, Germany demilitarised, there would democracy, Nazi party removed and banned |
| Consequences of Potsdam Conferences? | Lots of differences, highlighted the differences of capitalism and communism |
| When was the atomic bomb dropped, where and how many died? | 6th Aug 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, over 120K |
| What were the consequences of the atomic bomb dropping? | USSR saw the US as a great threat to the world, Stalin took control of more land between USSR and Germany as a "buffer zone" |
| When was the first telegram send out and describe it. | 1946, Long telegram, Kennan sent a detailed telegram about the USSR's attitude toward the US (that stalin wanted disruption of capitalism) |
| Consequences of the telegram? | USA started containment, meaning keeping communism in the USSR only |