Chapter 3 - Cold War Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
Q

What did Britain and America have?

A

A ‘special relationship’

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2
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What 2 US officials reported on a desperate state in Europe in May 1947?

A

Kennan and Clayton

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3
Q

When and where was the Marshall plan unveiled?

A

Harvard University in June 1947

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4
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When was the Marshall plan launched and how much aid did it give to how many countries?

A

April 1948 and was 13.5 billion to 16 different countries

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5
Q

How many French communists were they by 1947?

A

1.7 million

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6
Q

What happened at the Paris Peace conference?

A

USSR walked out over the Marshall plan

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7
Q

What was the Czechoslovakia crisis?

A

originally said yes to the Marshall plan but then rejected it after Stalin gave them an ultimatum.
Masaryk the foreign minister said he left as a free state and came back as a minister of a slave state

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8
Q

When was Comecon introduced?

A

January 1949

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9
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Why was Masaryks funeral seen as symbolic?

A

Last moment Czechoslovakia was seen as a free country

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