| Front | What changes caused there to be many disagreements at the Potsdam Conference? |
| Back | Britain and the USA had new leaders (Attlee and Truman). Truman was more anti-Communist.Truman believed that Stalin wanted to create a Soviet Empire.Stalin wanted to cripple Germany but Truman disagreed. |
| Tags | cold_war |
| Front | When did the USSR develop their own atomic bomb? What effect did it have? |
| Back | By 1949, the USSR had its own atomic bomb. This shocked the USA as they thought it would take the USSR longer to make their own atom bomb. |
| Tags | cold_war |
| Front | What is the timeline of the Korean War? |
| Back | 1948: Korea was divided into two countries (North & South)June 1950: North Korea invades South. Most of the South was quickly taken over.July 1950: UN decides to intervene and help South Korea. This could have been stopped by the USSR but they were boycotting the UN.September 1950: A UN force (mostly American troops) was sent to fight against Communist North Korea.1953: War became stalemate. Peace treaty signed. |
| Tags | cold_war |