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Cold War

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Absolutely, Arthur — here are **clean, copy‑paste, Quizlet‑ready flashcards (TERM → DEFINITION)** for your entire Cold War revision sheet.
Every card begins with a **Guided Link**, as required.
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⭐ Cold War Flashcards (GCSE, Quizlet‑Ready)
- **USA: Capitalism & Democracy** → Multi‑party democracy; free elections; individual rights (speech, press, religion); private ownership; profit and competition; believed communism threatened freedom.
- **USSR: Communism & One‑Party Rule** → One‑party dictatorship; state control of industry, agriculture, media; censorship; belief capitalism exploited workers; aimed to spread communism globally.
- **Why Ideologies Caused Tension** → Each system saw the other as a threat; deep mistrust; cooperation difficult even during WWII.
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- **Western Aims** → Wanted democracy, free trade, open markets; feared Soviet expansion; supported self‑determination.
- **Soviet Aims** → Wanted security after 20m deaths; buffer zone of communist states; distrusted West due to Civil War intervention & Second Front delay.
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- **Delay of the Second Front** → Stalin wanted invasion from 1941; West delayed until 1944; USSR believed West wanted Germany to weaken USSR.
- **Disagreement Over Poland** → Britain backed non‑communist government‑in‑exile; Stalin wanted communist Poland for security.
- **Different Visions for Europe** → West wanted democracy; USSR wanted communist influence and control.
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- **Roosevelt** → Wanted cooperation with USSR.
- **Churchill** → Distrusted Stalin; strongly anti‑communist.
- **Stalin** → Wanted security and control of Eastern Europe.
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- **Tehran 1943** → Second Front agreed for 1944; USSR to fight Japan; weaken Germany; early tension over Poland.
- **Yalta 1945** → Germany/Berlin split into four zones; free elections in Eastern Europe (interpreted differently); USSR to join UN; Poland to have elections.
- **Potsdam 1945** → New leaders (Truman/Attlee); disagreements over Germany & Eastern Europe; USSR installing communists; USA tested atomic bomb.
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- **Atomic Bomb Events** → USA dropped bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Aug 1945).
- **Effects on Cold War** → USA gained advantage; Stalin felt threatened; accelerated Soviet nuclear programme; increased mistrust; started arms race.
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- **Soviet Control of Eastern Europe** → Red Army occupied region; communist governments installed in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, East Germany, Czechoslovakia; USSR claimed security; West saw expansion.
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- **Reasons for Rising Tension** → Potsdam disagreements; Soviet control tightening; US suspicion; nuclear fear; belief both sides wanted dominance.
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- **Long Telegram 1946** → Kennan said USSR wanted to spread communism; wouldn’t cooperate; recommended containment; shaped US policy.
- **Novikov Telegram 1946** → Said USA wanted world domination; building military; increased Soviet suspicion.
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- **Iron Curtain Speech 1946** → Churchill said USSR spreading communism; Truman approved; Stalin furious; confirmed division of Europe.
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- **What Truman Doctrine Said** → USA would support countries threatened by communism; containment; money, weapons, advisors.
- **Why Truman Doctrine Happened** → Greece & Turkey at risk; Britain couldn’t help.
- **Importance of Truman Doctrine** → Official start of Cold War; USA committed to global anti‑communism.
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- **Marshall Plan Summary** → $13bn aid; rebuild Europe; stop communism by reducing poverty; required trade with USA; USSR refused.
- **Impact of Marshall Plan** → Western recovery; strengthened US influence; deepened divide.
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If you want, I can also turn these into **multiple‑choice questions** or a **full revision mind map**.
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