Cold war Flashcards
(35 cards)
What did the tree leaders agree to at the Yalta Conference
The formation of the United nations and germany would be divided into 4 occupation zones. They also allowed free elections in countrys liberated from germany
What issues were discussed at the postdam conference
Plands border with Germny and the soviets demanded that Germany pay repreations (damages) for starting another world war
Who gave a speech announcing that an “iron curtain” had fallen across Europe? What did he mean by this?
Winston Churchill announcd the Iron Curtain had decended on eastern europe. Albania, bulgaria, Czecholoslovakia, Hungry, Poland, Romainia, and later East Germany became soviet salelites and western Europe was cut off.
In a joint session of congress what two countries did president truman pledge to povide aid to in order to keep communism from spreading there
Greece and Turkey
What was the truman doctrine/ policy of containment
The united states would not overturn communism where it already existed but woud take steos to prevent it from spreading.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan
To give billions of dollars in aid to western European nations seeking to rebuild their economies
What two defebsive alliences fromed in response to the rising hostilities between the USA and USSR
Nato -> Collective security. An attack on one member = all members attack
Warsaw pact -> Soviet Allies
What conditions in Cuba made it “ripe” for a communist revolution
Widespread poverty + repression made latin America ripe for the spread of communism
Who came to power in 1959 as a communist dicator in cuba
Fidel Castro
What ant-American and pro-communistt steps did cuba implement after becoming communist
He made agreements with the soviet union, took over american owned bussinesses in cuba, and announded plans to make cuba pro-soviet.
What was the bay of pigs invasions
In 1961 cuban exiles invaded cuba at the Bay of Pigs. President John F Kennedy feared negitive world oppinion and refused to sen the invading rebels with air support.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
US leaders found Cuba was secretly building bases to install sovet mussiles with nuclear warheads. These missiles could strike US cities. John F Kennedt orderd a navel blockade and reatend a invasion unless the missiles were withdrawn.
What European country held Vietnam as a colony (called indochina)
France
After Independence how was vietnaam dividend
Nationalist leader Ho Chi Minh created a communist state in North Vietnam while the south had ties with the west.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam? What were the Vietnamese communists called? what kind of warfare did they engage in against South Vietnam ?
Ho Chi Minh ws the leader if North Vietnam. The vietnamese communists were called viet cong. They useed gurrilla warefare.
In what year did the US commit solders to fight in the Vietnam War
1965
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive of 1968
The tet offense against south vietnams capital city was one of the largest mmiitary campains ooof the vietnam war. It demonstated the strength of the viet cong and inibillity of the US to win the war. The offense refocused the US away from expanding its involvment and toward eventual withdraw
Why did the Soviet unuon send troops to Afghanistan
To support thecommunist government whcih was abut to collapse. This ended Dentente because the US saw the soviets aggression
Wgat s the name of the rebel group that fouht against the siviet forces during the civil war,
Mujahideen (from afganistan)
After 10 years of fighting, the siviet unuon withdrew from Afghanistab? which group came to power in 1996 and provided a safe haven to al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden as they plabbed the 9/11 attack
The Taliban
What was the danger of the Military-Industrial Complex, according to President Dwight D Eisenhower
The military-Industrial complex is a phrase used to show the compertabke rekationship between the defense department and private defense contractors + manufacturers. He warned to not let this complex dictate domistic and forgin polict since militart and industrial laders were prone to abusing power.
What did Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalize (It had been controlled bt great briten since the age of imprialism) to strengthen his country.
He nationalized the suez canal in 1956 and used conal fees for the construction of the Aswan Dam.
What is SALT
A straregic Arms limmitation treaty signed with soviet leader leonid Brezhnev. This was part of Dentente.
What did president reagan feel was the key to managing US/ Soviet relations.
HE did not believe in dentente and ended the policy. He felt that militay preparedness was the to to US- Soviet relations.
