Cold War Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
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What year did the Yalta Conference take place?
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February 1945
2
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When was the Tehran Conference held?
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November 1943
3
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When was the Potsdam Conference held?
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July-August 1945
4
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When did the USSR get the A-Bomb?
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29th of August 1949
5
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Between which years did the Grand Alliance unravel?
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1945-46
6
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What year was the Truman Doctrine created?
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1947
7
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What were the consequences of the Truman Doctrine?
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- Soviets do the same thing to neutralise marshall plan.
8
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Over what period did the USA give 12.7 billion dollars to Europe?
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1948-52
9
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When was Bizonia created?
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May 1947
10
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What was Trizonia created?
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August 1948
11
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When was the Deutschmark invented?
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June 1948
12
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When was the Berlin Blockade implemented?
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June 1948
13
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In which year was the Russian revolution?
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1917
14
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When was the Marshall Plan introduced?
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1948
15
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When was Trizonia changed into the Federal Republic of Germany?
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May 1949
16
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When was the German Democratic Republic created?
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October 1949
17
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What year was the Hungarian uprising?
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1956
18
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When did the USSR announce that Nagy had been tried and executed?
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July 1958
19
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Between which years was the Berlin Crisis?
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1958-63
20
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When did West Germany join NATO?
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May 1955
21
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When did Krushchev come to power in Russia?
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1956
22
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When did the Geneva Summit take place?
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May 1959
23
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When did the summit at Camp David take place?
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September 1959
24
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When did the summit in Paris take place?
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May 1960
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When did the summit in Vienna take place?
June 1961
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When was the Berlin Wall built?
12th August 1961
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When was NATO formed?
1953
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What happened at the Tehran Meeting?
- The meeting took place in November 1943 between the GA with Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
- During the meeting WW2 was still ongoing
-The GA and Germany were at a stalemate
- The GA decided to release pressure on the Eastern Front and increase pressure on the Western Front.
- The USSR agreed to declare war on Japan once Germany had surrendered in order to help the USA
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What happened at the Yalta Meeting?
- The meeting took place in February 1945 at which point WW2 was still ongoing
- (Post-war) Germany would be split up into four zones.
- United Nations was formed to try and bring about world peace
- Russia will declare war on Japan 3 months after German Surrender
- But Stalin did not want European countries to have free democratic votes
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What happened at the Potsdam Meeting?
- Meeting took place over July-August 1945
- WW2 had ended due to the surrender of Germany in May
- Roosevelt and Churchill had been replaced by Truman and Attlee
- Stalin wanted heavy reparations from Germany
- Truman didn't want this for fear of the German economy not recovering.
31
What happened at the (first) Geneva Meeting?
- Meeting took place in May 1959
- Both sides met to decide how Germany should be governed
- No agreement was made
- Eisenhower invited Krushchev for more conversations in America
32
What happened at the Camp David Meeting?
- Meeting took place in September 1959
- Krushchev agreed to withdraw the Berlin Ultimatum
- Both sides confirmed a meeting later in the year
- Relationships were improved between the two sides
33
What happened at the Paris Meeting?
- Meeting took place in May 1960
- No agreements took place here
-Relationships were worsened due to the U2 spy plane incident
- Krushchev walked out of the meeting
34
What happened in the Vienna Meeting?
- Meeting took place in June 1961
- New USA President J.F.K was seen as weak by the USSR on the lead up to the meeting
- J.F.K did not give up any power of Berlin due to Krushchev's stance on communism and the chance of the Berlin Ultimatum being reinstated
35
What happened at SALT 1?
- The ABM Treaty- USA and USSR were only allowed 2 anti-ballistic missile sites with max of 100 missiles per site
- The interim treaty which limited both sides to a certain number of ICBM's and SLBM's
- The Basic Principles treaty which set out rules to maintain world peace.
- NO REPERCUSSIONS for Failure
36
What happened at the SALT 2 agreement?
- SALT 2 counted number of warheads instead of missiles like SALT 1
- SALT 2 was not very successful due to US feeling humiliated and USSR being untrustworthy
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When did SALT 2 take place?
June 1979
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When did SALT 1 take place?
May 1972
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When did the Helsinki Accords take place?
1975
40
By what year had 3 million East Germans moved to West Germany?
1958
41
When did Fidel Castro become leader of Cuba?
January 1959
42
When did Cuba sign an agreement with USSR to use some of their land?
February 1960
43
When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
1961
44
When did a U2 Spyplane take images of missile sites in Cuba?
14th of October 1962
45
Between which dates was the 13 Days?
16 - 28th October 1962
46
What were the 3 treaties that were agreed as a result of the CMC?
- Test ban treaty- No testing of nuclear weapons in space, underwater or in the atmosphere for USA, UK and USSR
- Outer Space Treaty- No use of space to stage a military attack with no nuclear missiles going to space
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - No sharing of nuclear plans between countries
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What was agreed at the Helsinki Accords?
- European Borders- Borders are inviolable and cannot be altered by force
- International Cooperation- East and West promise to work harder on relations, technology exchanges and joint space missions
- Human Rights- Human Rights to be respected, free speech/ religion and free movement across Europe.
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What were the consequences of the Berlin Crisis? (1948)
- Soviet feeling towards the West were now known
- Berlin airlift and near cause of WW3 with fine loop holes
- Creation of NATO
49
What were the consequences of the Arms Race?
- Peoples opinions changed on nuclear warfare after seeing what it can do to humanity
50
What were the consequences of the Hungarian Uprising?
- Krushchev ordered invasion of Hungary since he could not afford for them to leave the Warsaw Pact
- Hungary asked for Western support which didn't come
51
What was the consequences of the Berlin Crisis? (1961)
- Berlin Ultimatum- Khrushchev wanted W Berlin to join the GDR
- the Berlin Wall was built
- Negotiations between the two sides took place
52
What was the consequences of The Cuban Missile Crisis?
- Hotline between the USSR and USA was made
- Test Ban Treaty
- Outer Space Treaty
- Kennedy's increased popularity
53
What was the consequences of The Prague Spring?
- 500,000 Warsaw troops invade Czechoslovakia
- Dubcek arrested and sent to Moscow
54
What were the consequences of Détente?
- Arms control treaties were made
- Improved diplomatic relations
- Some opportunities for trade and cultural exchange
55
What were the consequences of the invasion of Afghanistan?
- END OF DETENTE
- Rise of terrorism
- Significant economic strain on the USSR
56
What were the consequences of the election of Ronald Reagan?
- Invention of the Strategic Defense Initiative
- Reagan Doctrine- Roll Back (support of anticommunist governments and groups)
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What were the consequences of Gorbachev coming to Power?
- Several satellite states became separate from the USSR.
- Near end of the Cold War
58
What were the consequences of the Reykjavik Summit?
- No agreement
- Improved relations
- End to the cold war
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What were the consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall?
- Collapse of the USSR
- Paved the way for reunification of Germany
