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Origins of the Cold WarCauses of the Cold WarYalta and PotsdamSoviet control in eastern EuropeUS policy of containment
Card 1Origins of the Cold War

What was the Cold War, and why is it called 'cold'?

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The Cold War was a period of tension between the USA-led capitalist bloc and the USSR-led communist bloc after the Second World War. It was called 'cold' because there was no direct fighting between t…

Card 2Causes of the Cold War

Why did relations between the USSR and the West become tense after 1945?

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Tensions grew because both sides had different ideas about how society and the state should work, and each side suspected the other of expansion. Stalin wanted to strengthen Soviet influence in Europe…

Card 3Yalta and Potsdam

What was agreed at the Yalta Conference?

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At Yalta, the Allied leaders agreed to set up the United Nations, divide Germany into occupation zones, divide Berlin similarly, and allow free elections in eastern Europe. Stalin also agreed to join …

Card 4Yalta and Potsdam

Why was the Potsdam Conference more tense than Yalta?

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Potsdam was more tense because Roosevelt had died and Truman replaced him, and Churchill was later replaced by Attlee after Labour's election victory. The main issue was Germany and Poland, and no per…

Card 5Soviet control in eastern Europe

What happened to eastern Europe between 1945 and 1948?

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Between 1945 and 1948, the USSR brought most eastern European states under communist governments. This happened in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. Yugosl…

Card 6Soviet control in eastern Europe

Who was Marshal Tito, and why was Yugoslavia different from other satellite states?

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Marshal Tito was the communist leader of Yugoslavia. His forces, not the Russians, liberated the country from German occupation, and his government was legally elected in 1945 because of his prestige …

Card 7US policy of containment

What is the Truman Doctrine?

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The Truman Doctrine was the US policy of political and military containment of communism. In March 1947, Truman declared that the USA would support free peoples resisting subjugation by armed minoriti…

Card 8US policy of containment

What is the Marshall Plan, and how was it different from the Truman Doctrine?

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The Marshall Plan was the European Recovery Programme announced in June 1947. It gave economic and financial aid to help Europe recover after the war. The Truman Doctrine was political and military co…

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