ww2 and the aftermath of it

The Tehran Conference (November 1943)

Churchill wanted the Italian assault to go up through the Balkans, FDR went along with Stalin’s request that there be a direct assaults on France, this meant that only Soviet troops would liberate Eastern Europe.

The Yalta Conference (February 1945)

At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill discussed with Stalin the conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan

What US president dropped the atomic bomb?

Truman

The Truman Doctrine

Stop communism from spreading

The Marshall Plan

Us offered aid to European countries devastated by war (soviets not allowed to accept). totaled $15 mil, exactly $200 bill.

Why did French President Charles De Gaulle make france leave Nato?

Felt it was dominated by Americans, threatening French independence.

West Germanys allowed to build an ___ , to fight back from the USSR (communism)

Army

Korean War (1950-1953)

Demonstrated that US and USSR would avoid open conflict in Europe, but would open conflict in non-nucleard conflict elsewhere in the world.

George Patton

Extremely controversial general, known for his temper. “Glory Hound”

Berlin Blockade

Russians cut off the roads to US forces sending supplies

In response to the Berlin Blockade, US flies imports in, known as

Berlin Airlift

Hungarian Revolters known as

Freedom Fighters

What did Winston Churchill say?

Men in europe behind an “iron curtain”

At the time, peace sign created a v-shape, known as

victory

De-Stalinization

Removing Stalin’s policies, and along with this slowly reconnect with the West

“Eyebrow Guy”

Leonid Brezhnev

Decolonization

Colonized fighting back against imperialist forces

Symbol of the Soviets

Either tanks or AK-47’s

What did Stalin say about Socialism?

“Putting Socialism in Poland is like a putting a saddle on a mule .”

Brezhnev Doctrine

We reserve the right to interfere with any socialist country that’s not doing it right

In Soviet Eastern Europe, there was peaceful co-existence with

capitalism

Green Revolution

Advancements in Agriculture

Sputnik

Satellite launched into space by Russians, anxiety and fears grow in American citizens.

Russians better at

science and math

What nation did the "cradle in the grave” policy?

Britain

pied-noirs

black feets

Algerian War

Europeans going to Algeria, decolonization issue and asked French gov to help.

French’s most successful colony was at first Haiti, now

Algeria

“double burden”

Trying to live up to society’s seemingly contradictory ideals was one reason many women accepted part-time employment

Vietnam supported by

China

non-alignment or neutralism

during the cold-war, 3rd or 2nd world countries would stay neutral during the cold war, playing both sides for what they could get.

Berlin Wall

Wall set between West and East Germany. (WEST = US) (EAST= Soviets)

In 1959, Fidel Castro takes over Cuba, makes

communist

Cuban Missile Crisis

US and Soviet forces, tensions increased as missiles pointed towards US by soviets.

Secret Speech

Khrushchev, in 1956 went against Stalin’s teachings and there he slandered him.

Warsaw Pact

Made between soviet ruled European states, made to enforce communisims rule.

Bay of Pigs Invention

Escape Cubans trained by US and given guns, failed miserably after landing at the wrong spot and getting beat by communist army.

US questioned about it, said

they didn’t know what they were talking about

What is the symbol of the cold war?

Berlin Wall

Economy in West Germany was

booming

U2’s are considered the

best pilots

Yalta

occupy a seperate part of Germany, pay reparations to soviet.

In order to drive Russian ships away from Cuba, the United States did a

naval blockade

Monroe Doctrine

Opposed European Colonialism in Western Hemisphere

(will be on the test) On The Beach

Australian book about end of the world, sterilized men and end of the world basically

Kennedy announced that he was going to pull troops out of Vietnam, then he soon

died

Castro ships off convicts and mental patients to America in the

Mariel Boatlift

McDonaldization

Impact of America’s culture over Europe

New president, Johnson deepended

involvement (hmm)

Tet Offensive

(Vietcon Attack)

Richard Nixon’s nickname?

Tricky Dick

Mexico City Revolts

Several hundred kill by police in revolts

Willy Brent SD Chancellor of West Germany

“two german nations within one german state”

Comecon

Didn’t want west’s money, soviet fund for repair.

Nowa Huta

successful socialist steel town