- Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Alliance -attack on one is an attack on all

cold war Flashcards by Alexis Wiesman

why do some historians argue that WW11 didn’t really end until 1990?

the US fought to bring democracy/ freedom to all of Europe. eastern Europe does not get democracy until 1990.

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Yalta Conference

Germany and Berlin will be split into 4 temporary zones. all 3 countries agree to create and join the United Nations.

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why couldn’t the US and Soviet Union get along after WW11

1) our economic- private property vs shearing the wealth
2) political systems- democracy vs dictator

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What is a cold war?

a war where no shots are fired

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Who was the cold war between? How long did it last?

US and Soviet Union
1945-1990

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3 aspects of the cold war

1) arms race- best military and weapons
2) space race- who can get to the moon first
3) olympics- whoever won more gold medals

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why did communism look good in europe and asia after WW11

everyone is guaranteed something

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Soviet Communism vs American t (economic systems)

SOVIET COMMUNISM:
-share the wealth
-everyone is middle class
-no private property
-government makes all economic decisions, owns all businesses
-no business competition
-lazy
-work for the benefit of each other
-guaranteed something
-poor support it
-no basic freedoms
* people in communism are not free because no freedom to make economic decisions, government is always a dictatorship

AMERICAN CAPITALISM:
-based on private property
-individuals own most businesses and make economic decisions
-competition
-work for the benefit of yourself
-rich support
-guaranteed nothing
- basic freedoms: freedom of speech and religion
*people in capitalism are said to be free because they can make economic decisions and have a democracy for a government
- in capitalism you have a democracy: president, free election

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United Nations
Security Council

eastern europe will become stallins buffer zone against future invasions
-peace keeping organization
-created in 1945, is in NY

security council-
5 permanent members~> veto power
-US(D)
-britiain(D)
-France(D)
-China(D)
-Soviet Union(C)

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containment

the US policy to stop the spread of communism

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what is the iron curtain

imaginary line that separates east and west Europe

communism countries are behind the iron curtain(not free)
ex) poland and east germany

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truman doctrine

makes US the worlds police

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marshall plan
why (3 reasons)

we spend 13 billion into western europe
1) generous
2) don’t want repeat of WW1/hitler
3) stop the spread of communism

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Berlin aircraft
3 choices, year, backround

1948
-berlin is in east germany
- stalin blockades all roads into west berlin
3 choices:
-leave west berlin~> communism spreads
-start WW111
-keep the city alive by air, the airlift works, communism stops and west berlin is saved

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NATO-

-US, canada, western europe
-alliance
-attack on one is an attack on all

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Warsaw Pact

Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Alliance
-attack on one is an attack on all

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Chaing Kai-Shek

pro-democracy

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Mao Zedong

Communist Leader

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Year of shocks

1949

1) russians get the A bomb
2) china falls into communism

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cause of korean war?

contain communism

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what divides north and south korea?

38th parallel

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What government types do north and south korea have?

North- communist
South- democratic

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what did the soviet union say the United States would do if a war broke out?

The US would not fight to defend south korea

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who attacked whom to start the Korean War

north korea attacks south korea. suprise attack

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when there was a vote at the united nations, why didn’t the soviet union say no to military action

they were boycotting

How many troops and nations got involved in the korean war? What percent were american troops

16 nations 520,000 troops 90%

korean war: where did macarthur execute his surprise landing was it successful?

inchon in korea’s west coast YES

Korean war: In late November, how far has UN troops advanced and what other country got involved in the war?

China yalu river. border between north korea and china

korean war: by january 1951, how far south had UN been driven?

completely out of north korea

what does MacArthur think the US should do with china and with what

use nuclear weapons against chinese cities

korean war: by april of 1951, where was the battle line?

back to the 38th parallel

korean war: when did peace talks begin? when was the armistice signed?

peace talks: July 1951 Armistice: July 1953

what is a demilitarized zone

an area/region with no military forces

how many lives and money did the korean war cost the US

$67 billion 54,000 american lives

IMO, was there korean war successful?

No. lost many lives and money north korea was still communist

where is berlin?

east germany

what is consumerism

the more u buy, the better your life is

what is conformity

do the same thing everyone else does

castro and cuba

1956 fidel castro intends to topple a corrupt dictator named bastista castro wins and promises democracy he turns cuba communist in response, congress puts a trade embargo on cuba. (still today) castro gets help from soviet union

2 problems with kennedy

1) too young 2) catholic

what boom transformed life in the 1950s and america become a consumer society

economic

white collar vs blue collar

white collar- buisness men, suits, shirt and tie blue collar- manual labor

what was the place of a woman in the 50s

in the home

importance of marriage in the 50s average age of marriage then vs now

couple society ; still is then: boy: 21 girl: 19 now: boy:29 girl:27

T or F: conformity was important elements of culture in the 50s

true

3 popular 50’s TV networks

CBS NBC ABC

who was hugh hephners first playboy centerfold

marilyn monroe

who is the king of rock and roll? why was rock and roll threatening to society?

elvis presley devils music

what is the largest public works project in american history? reason?

interstate highway system military reasons crosses state lines i-39 even- NORTH + SOUTH odd- EAST + WEST

impact of nuclear testing on american soldiers in arizona

many died of cancer fallout is radioactive

first satélite? who launched it? impact on america?

sputnik by soviet union went beep beep beep size of basketball also put first man into space US freaked out thinking we were falling behind. we were only 3 weeks behind.

what did they do during nuclear bomb training?

duck and cover didn’t do anything but gave hope

joseph mcCarthy/ mcCarthyism

a witch hunt for communists

who is castro?

dictator of cuba

kennedy and election of 1960: -2 problems -jfk vs nixon -first what…

1) too young 2) catholic first presidential debate (was televised) kennedy wins on tv, but lost on radio

bay of pigs

april 1961 bay in cuba goal is to overthrow castro > total failure

berlin wall and brain drain

half the city is a democracy behind the iron curtain doctors , engineers, scientists were leaving communism to get paid more = brain drain = 3 mil people left solution: build a wall around west berlin wall is built to keep west berlin people in. symbol of cold war

cuban missle crisis 3 options and solution

1) allow the missles / do nothing = appeasement 2) invade cuba > start WW111 3) put a blockade around cuba *** soviets are giving cuba missles soviet union promises to pull the missles out and we promise not to invade cuba

#1 problem in the soviet union in 1980 and the leader

economy gorbachev

what caused the soviet union to collapse

we outspend them

is the korean war still officially going on?

yes

years of the korean war?

1959-1953

date and place of death for kennedy

november 22, 1963 dallas texas dealy plaza

lee harvey oswald -who -where does he work -political view

accused gunman works as TSDB learns how to shoot in the military known communist

warren commission

investigated the murder final: oswald acted alone

single bullet theory

magic bullet left right up down

where was oswald’s gun found? what was found w it?

6th floor 3 shell casings

who is jack ruby

kills oswald

name of the only film that has the assassination from start to finish

zapruder film

building where kennedy was assassinated? what floor?

texas school book depository building

who rode in front of kennedy on the assassination

gov john connolly

grassy knoll

possible location of second shooter back and to the left

what is a conspiracy theory

2 or more people involved you don’t need evidence

autopsy photos

original photos have never been released

movie JFK

1992 people use this movie as fact there is a conspiracy

linden b johnson

VP who becomes president

how many believe in a conspiracy ? what are the 3 common ones?

castro: -oswald is a communist -payback for the bay of pigs CIA: -lbj and the cia want a war in vietnam, kennedy did not mafia: -jack ruby has mafia ties -mafia helps JFK get elected, jfk tríes to destroy the mafia

who is accused gunman of kennedy murder

lee harvey oswald

cold war Flashcards

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