Before 1917 what was Russia govt. (empire building)
tsarist

What hurt Russian economy (in addition to losing WWII)
aristocrats

`name` revolution brought socialism to Russia, led by `person`, who was leader of `group`
name: October
person: Lenin
group: Bolsheviks

Goal of lenin
world proletariat revolution

Social classes (highest to lowest): `1`, `2`, `3`, `4`
1: bourgeoisie
2: petit-bourgeoisie
3: proletariat
4: lumpen proletariat

Why did Bolsheviks hate the West (7-12mil dead in civil war)
participation from west against bolshevik takeover

What results in Socialism and Fascism spreading through Europe
capitalism in crisis

`year`: Stalin consolidates power and eliminates Trotsky, focuses on `thing` (brings it about in 10 years)
year: 1927
thing: industrialism

What does stalin give up on
proletariat revolution

What is left when France & Britain left broke after WWII
power vacuum

Why didn't US invade USSR right after WWII
public pressure to bring troops back

Speech from churchill in US that contributed to cold war
Iron curtain

Internal US document called `name` made by `person` recommends US be better than USSR, effectively `policy`
name: Long Telegram
person: George Kennan
policy: containment

Why is long telegram not true - USSR `thing in hungary` in Hungary, `thing in italy` in Italy
thing in hungary: supported democracy
thing in italy: restrained communism

The lack of support of USSR for the following things led to initial fears
world bank
imf

Conditions in Europe post-wwii
40M dead

Why did Stalin not push for communism directly post wwii
fear of capitalists

Greek armed communist group, brought civil war post-wwii
ELAS

What do British do to ELAS
bomb

Problem with East Europe for Stalin
no conditions for communism

What does Red army do to Germany
brutality

Where did Stalin establish puppet states (in 1947 election, use voter fraud to win election)
Bulgary
Romania

Place where Communists have decent support, but their willingness for Marshall plan leads Stalin to make it a puppet state
Czechoslovakia

Place with very anti-communist history, Yalta conference agrees to just merge in communist govt. but 1947 has takeover anyways
Poland

Pro-german place that got sieged by red army, Stalin tried hosting real election here (restraining communist party) in 1945 but failed so set up puppet state in '47
Hungary

Organization that allowed communists parties to collaborate until '43
Comintern

What country initially motivates Marshall plan
Greece

What are USSR tactics where they slowly get puppet states called
Salami tactics

Strong communist leader that Stalin hates because he is so powerful: `person` in `place`
person: Tito
place: Yugoslavia

What possibly led to the "Salami tactics" (not actually planned)
increasing confidence

Middle eastern place controlled by USSR
turkey

Legal name for Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program (ERP)

Year Marshall Plan established
1947

What did Marshall plan lead to
Czech coup

Soviet counterpart of Marshall plan
COMECON

What did Marshall plan bring to recipient countries
US goods
arms

What people led Marshall Plan (taking inspiration from previous policy)
New Dealers

What funded the UN
US

Ideological victory in UN for the West
declaration of rights

`name`: Plan to fight USSR, using 37 atomic bombs (`year`)
name: Plan Broiler
year: 1947

Year of first USSR detonation
1949

Year of first US hydrogen bomb (arms race)
1952

Why are Americans not isolationist anymore
Pearl harbor

Who supports Marshall plan in US politics
bipartisan

`Document` calls for more surveillance of USSR, put together by `person` (replacement xof George Kennan), which increases defense spending and taxes and creates `agency` and `agency2`
Document: NSC-68
person: Paul Nitze
agency: National Security Council
agency2: CIA

What does NSC-68 do to US
increase power

When does CIA interfere in Italian elections
1948

Why did US make NATO
reassure Europeans/Berliners

McCarthyism does what to government
ruin careers

What is negative effect of McCarthyism due to frenzy in government 
Communists hired

What happened to USSR soliders in Germany and other Russians that were conquered by Germans
sent to Gulag

What happened in 1930s in Russia
purges and trials

What happened to millions of minorities in Russia
deported to East

When are American & British german parts joined (for economic reasons)
1946

What scares USSR (fear WW3)
unified germany

What document inspires US to make West Germany prosperous
Long Telegram

What happened in East Germany
looting

Another reason that US wants West Germany economy to improve
reparations

To eliminate black market in West Germany and rescue economy, US established `currency`, based off of `thing`, infuriating `person` (because East Germany needs new currency now)
currency: deutschmark
thing: dollar
person: Stalin

By what year is West German economy stabilized
1948

What conference establishes European alliance, scaring USSR (resulting from Berlin Blockade)
Treaty of Brussels

When does Berlin Blockade start, forcing US to bring in goods by air
1948

Benefits of Berlin Blockade for US: `domestic`, `practical`
domestic: propaganda
practical: goodwill in west germany

What is created as a result of Berlin blockade (US & USSR)
NATO
Warsaw Pact

What does Berlin Blockade truly end
US isolationism

Military theory that motivated creation of NATO
USSR could invade Europe in 2 months