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Yalta Conference

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FDR, Churchill and Stalin, split Germany in four zones and Berlin is split in four zones and decided to have free elections and Soviets got Germans to pay reparations to Soviets

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What were the four zones in the Yalta Conference?

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British, French, U.S., and Soviets

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What are the two groups in the United Nations?

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General Assembly and Security Council

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What is the General Assembly?

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for everyone

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What is the Security Council?

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smaller, has 11 members, 5 of them permanent

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What are the permanent positions on the Security Council?

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France, U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, and China

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What is special about the permanent spots on the Security Council?

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they have the power to veto ANYTHING that comes before them

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What happens to the other 6 spots on the Security Council?

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they are rotated every two years

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What happened in Potsdam, Germany?

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Truman pushed Stalin’s buttons about the Free Elections that he was suppose to be holding, and Stalin told him that there was not enough room for the both of them in this world together

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What is the Iron Curtain?

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symbolic division between friendly countries to the U.S.

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What is containment?

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policy to stop communism

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What are the countries behind the Iron Curtain called?

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Stalin’s buffer zone or satellite countries

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What is the Truman Doctrine?

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lays out the support for countries that reject communism

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What is the Marshall Plan?

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$2.5 billion, the only countries to get money were our friends (non-communist)

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What did the Marshall Plan change?

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our Foreign Policy

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What is the Berlin Airlift?

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dropping supplies in west Berlin

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Who won the “battle”of Western Berlin?

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United States

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What is the Cold War?

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no fighting directly between the U.S. and Soviets, during this there were several proxy wars

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What is NATO?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What was the NATO like alliance that Stalin formed?

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Warsaw Pact

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What is brinkmanship?

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willingness to go to the edge of war and waiting for the other to strike

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What is an ICBM?

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Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

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What can an ICBM do?

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powerful enough to launch from one missile to the other continent

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Who was the first to put a satellite in space and who was the first to have an ICBM?

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the Soviets

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What was the first satellite called?
the Sputnik
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What are U-2s?
high altitude planes
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Who was the pilot that was shot down in a U-2 with a camera on it?
Francis Garry Powers
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What is the Brain Drain?
when people who were smart were sneaking out so they built a wall
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What happened in China after WWII?
there was a civil war
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Who led the communist?
Zedong
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Who led the nationalist?
Jiang Jieshi
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Who got mainland China?
Mao Zedong
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What was the name of mainland China?
People's Republic of China
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What was the new name of Taiwan?
Nationalist China
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Who made the land reforms, five year plan, and Great Leap Foward-communes?
Mao Zedong
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What was the Cultural Revolution?
return to hard core communist
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What is Red Guard?
encouragement of young people to form
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What caused Mao Zedong fall out of power?
the Cultural Revolution
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What is the 38th parallel?
North went to the Soviets and the south went to the U.S.
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Who led the multinational force to help South Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
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Where did MacArthur attack at?
Inchon
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Where did MacArthur push North Korea to?
almost all the way to China
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What happened with the conflict over the hydrogen bond?
MacArthur said that we needed to use the hydrogen bomb but Truman said no and MacArthur went to congress and Truman fired him from the military
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What did we sign with North Korea that seized fire?
Armistice
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Who was the leader of the Vietminh league?
Ho Chi Minh
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What did the French order on Ho Chi Minh?
to be arrest so he fleed
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What is the Domino Theory?
Eisenhower believed that if one country fell to communism then the surrounding countries will fall
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What did LBJ need from congress?
their approval to allow troops in Vietnam
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What did LBJ do in order to get the troops into Vietnam?
he lied to Congress saying that the North Vietnamese fired on American Ships in the Gulf of Tonkin
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How was Vietnam split?
divided into 2 at the 17th parallel, north went to Ho Chi Minh and south went to Ngo Dinh Diem
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Who was the "good" leader of Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
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What is Vietcong?
the people who lived in South Vietnam but supported Ho Chi Minh
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What is Vietnamization?
pull American troops out and allow South Vietnamese fight
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Who developed vietnamization?
Nixon
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Who took over Cambodia?
Khmer Rouge
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What is Khmer Rouge?
communist group led by Pol Pot
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What are non-aligned countries?
countries who don"t want to be envolved
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What is a first world country?
U.S. and allies
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What is a second world country?
Soviet Union and allies
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What is a third world country?
developing, not picked side, most in Latin america and Africa
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Who is Batista?
the U.S. put him in power over Cuba, not a good ruler
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Who is Fidel Castro?
he took over, communist, and this made Cuba a second world country
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What did the U.S. do about Fidel Castro?
the CIA trained Cuban exiles to go in and take back Cuba
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What was the situation with the CIA trained exiles to go in and take back Cuba called?
Bay of Pigs
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What was originally suppose to happen at the Bay of Pigs?
the U.S. Air Force was suppose to drop bombs but JFK denied, all Cuban exiles were killed or captured, Americans look weak
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What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet Union began building Missile launch pads, 42
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What was the Cuban Missile Crisis also called?
13 days
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What does the 13 days represent?
the time period from the time we found out about missiles to the Soviets come up to the blockade
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Who is Mossadeq?
lead take over of British owned oil company
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Why does Pahlavi flee Iran?
because of the oil company take over
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Who encouraged the take over of the U.S. Embassy?
Ayatollah Khomeini
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Who did Iran blame for putting Pahlavi in charge?
Jimmy Carter
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Who helped who in the proxy war between Iran vs. Iraq?
Soviets helped Iran and U.S. helped both sides
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What is Mujahideen?
rebel group who fought against Soviet Union
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Who is the ruler after Stalin?
Khrushchev
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What did Khrushchev enforce?
destalinzation
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How did Khrushchev treat the satellite countries?
BADLY
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Who is the leader of Hungary?
Imre Nagy
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Why was Imre Nagy killed?
because he ordered that all of the Soviets leave Hungary
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Who was Brezhnev?
the ruler after Khrushchev
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Who was Brezhnev like?
mini Stalin
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Who is the leader of Czech?
Dubcek
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What is Prague spring?
when Dubcek loosened censorship laws in Czech.
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Who sent in troops and crushed the Prague Spring?
Brezhnev
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What is the Brezhnev Doctrine?
he can make sure satellite nations stay friendly with the USSR
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What is SALT?
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
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Who signed the SALT?
U.S. and Soviets for 5 years
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Where did most all countries meet for a conference?
Helsinki
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What did most countries sign in Helsinki?
Helsinki Accords
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What is the SDI?
Strategic Defense Inititive
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Who brought us back to the brink of war?
Reagan
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What was the SDI nicknamed?
Star Wars because they wanted to put satellite with missiles in space
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What was the nickname given to Reagan?
Ronny Raygun

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