Cold War Afghanistan Invasion Narrative Account Flashcards
(27 cards)
P1
When did the communist Government take power in Afghanistan?
April 1978
P1
Was this new communist Government popular?
No
P1
What was the name of the new leader?
Taraki
P1
What reforms did he make?
Radical reforms
P1
What was the reaction of the Afghani people to the radical reforms?
Angered.
P1
Who did these reforms anger?
Muslim traditionalists.
P1
What happened in 1979?
Taraki was killed.
P1
Who killed Taraki?
Hafizullah Amin
P1
Who took power after Taraki?
Hafizullah Amin
P1
What two things did the Soviet Union fear?
Afghanistan was becoming unstable.
Extremism might spread to nearby Soviet republics.
P2
What happened in December 1979?
Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
P2
What two reasons did the USSR use to invade Afghanistan?
Protect communist Government.
Remove Amin.
P2
Why did they want to remove Amin?
They no longer trusted him.
P2
What three things did the Soviet troops do?
Quickly entered Kabul
Killed Amin
Replaced with Babrak Karmal
P2
Who did the Soviet troops replace Amin with after killing him?
Babrak Karmal
P2
What was Babrak Karmal?
A more loyal communist.
P2
Did the invasion stabilise the country?
No
P2
What did the invasion lead to?
A long costly war with the Mujahideen.
P2
How did the Mujahideen resist Soviet presence?
Using Guerilla tactics.
P2
How did the USA support the Mujahideen?
Weapons and funding.
P3
What did the USA determine from the invasion?
Evidence of Soviet expansion.
P3
In which three ways did the USA respond?
Ending detente.
Increased military spending.
Boycotting 1980 Moscow Olympics.
P3
What did the war do to the USSR’s international reputation?
Damaged it.
P3
What was the war described as for the Soviet Union?
A long, unwinnable conflict.
