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Cold War Crisis - 1958-70 Flashcards

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What were the 1950s like between the two superpowers?

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There was more communication but underlying tensions remained.

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Who replaced President Truman in January 1953?

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President Eisenhower

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Who did President Eisenhower replace?

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President Truman

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When was President Truman replaced by President Eisenhower?

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January 1953

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When did Khrushchev come to power?

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September 1953

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What were the encouraging steps to diffusing tensions between the two superpowers?

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  • The USA and the USSR met in Geneva in 1955 and agreed to communicate more easily
  • In 1955 the USSR officially recognised the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) as a state
  • Khrushchev also freed some prisoners and reduced censorship in the USSR
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What did the USA and the USSR agree at Geneva in 1955?

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To communicate more openly.

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When did the USSR officially recognise the Federal Republic of Germany as a state?

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1955

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When was the Berlin Crisis?

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1948

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After the Berlin crisis in 1948 what was West Berlin like?

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They were a unified zone and continued to develop economically.
They benefitted from a new currency and American (Marshall Plan) aid.

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What was the situation in East Berlin like after the Berlin crisis?

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The USSR had drained it of resources and its economy was slow to develop.
Many people wanted to leave and go to West Berlin.

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Why did people want to move from East Berlin to West Berlin?

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Because the West was more prosperous with it’s new currency and American (Marshall Plan) aid.

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Why was the situation in Berlin around the 1960’s so embarrassing for Khrushchev?

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People wanted to leave the East of Berlin to go to the West. It suggested that people preferred life under capitalism to communism.

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Why was East Germany’s economy threated?

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Many people who left to go to the West were skilled workers in search of a better life.

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Why did Khrushchev need to issue his ‘Berlin Ultimatum’ in 1958?

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Because of the refugee crisis.

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What did the refugee crisis lead Khrushchev to do?

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It led him to issue the ‘Berlin Ultimatum’.

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When did Khrushchev issue the ‘Berlin Ultimatum’?

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1958

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What did the ‘Berlin Ultimatum’ demand?

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That USA, British and French troops leave West Berlin within six months.

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Did Eisenhower accept the ‘Berlin Ultimatum’?

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No he refused.

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20
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How did the USSR feel about the economic success in West Berlin?

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They felt threatened.

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21
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Why did the USSR feel threatened by the West Berlin?

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Because of their economic success.

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What was the USSR worried that the West was trying to do with their strong economy?

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The USSR worried the West was trying to use its strong economy to interfere in Eastern Europe.

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23
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What was Eastern Berlin dependent on?

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Trade links with West Berlin.

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24
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What did West Berlin become a symbol of after the Berlin Airlift?

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Democracy.

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25
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Why was the refugee crisis good for the West?

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It was good propaganda because it made communism look weak.

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26
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When did Khrushchev and Eisenhower hold a summit?

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1959

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27
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When did Khrushchev visit USA?

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1959

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28
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Who was the first communist leader to visit the USA?

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Khrushchev

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What did Khrushchev and Eisenhower’s meeting in 1959 symbolise?

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A new spirit of co-operation and communication between the two powers.

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30
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What did they discuss at the summit in 1959?

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Berlin

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What happened at the summit in 1959?

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Eisenhower still didn’t agree to withdraw from West Berlin, but did agree to discuss the matter more deeply.

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32
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Where did the leaders decide to meet a year after the 1959 summit?

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Paris

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33
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How was the optimistic dialogue continued after the 1959 summit?

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By the leaders agreeing to meet a year later in Paris.

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34
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In 1961 how many people were crossing from East to West Berlin every day?

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2000

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35
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Why did Khrushchev construct the Berlin Wall?

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Because it was clear that the refugee crisis wasn’t going to be solved diplomatically.

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What happened days before the scheduled Paris summit in 1960

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The USSR shot down a U2 American spy plane over Soviet territory.

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What type of plane did the USSR shoot down days before the Paris Summit?

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A U2 American spy plane.

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38
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When was the Paris Summit supposed to be?

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1960

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What did Eisenhower say about the spy plane?

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He denied it was a spy plane. When the USSR produced the pilot (alive) and the plane’s wreckage as evidence he refused to apologies.

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Why did Khrushchev walk out of the Paris Summit?

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Eisenhower refused to apologies for the spy plane that was flying over Soviet territory.

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41
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What hindered further negotiations about Berlin?

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The U2 incident.

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42
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When did both countries later meet?

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June 1961

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43
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Where did the countries meet instead of Paris?

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Vienna

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44
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Who replaced Eisenhower as US President?

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John F. Kennedy

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45
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Who did John F. Kennedy replace?

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Eisenhower

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46
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Who met at Vienna in June 1961?

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John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev

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47
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What did Kennedy vow when he came into power?

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To take a tougher approach towards communism.

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48
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How did Kennedy treat the Berlin question?

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He refused to compromise over Berlin, and no resolution was reached.

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What did the USSR believe after the Vienna summit?

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That problems in Berlin wouldn’t be resolved by negotiation. This sparked the creation of the Berlin Wall.

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50
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What were the three summits between USA and the USSR? How many of them went ahead?

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USA, Paris, Vienna. Paris wasn’t complete.

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51
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What was the Berlin Wall supposed to solve?

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The flow of refugees out of East Berlin.

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52
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When was the Berlin Wall erected?

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13th August 1961overnight.

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53
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How big was the wall when it was erected?

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27 miles.

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54
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How was the wall originally fortified?

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With barbed wire and machine gun posts.

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55
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What was later introduced after the wall became a more permanent barrier?

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Military checkpoints policed any movements into or out of East Berlin.

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56
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What did the Berlin Wall prevent?

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  • work in the west
  • people seeing friends and family
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57
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What happened to people who tried to escape East Berlin?

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They were shot.

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58
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What did the Berlin Wall do to the situation in Europe?

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It helped stabilise the situation and tensions in Europe.

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59
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Why were the West actually relieved by the Berlin Wall?

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It avoided war.

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60
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What happened with troops straight after the wall was erected?

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Soviet and Western troops were positioned either side of the wall, but then both powers agreed to back down.

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How did USA respond to the Wall?

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They condemned it but then took no further military action.

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What did the Wall succeed in doing?

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  • It stopped mass emigration to West Berlin.
  • It also gave East Germany the opportunity to rebuild its economy, and strengthen itself as a communist state.
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What did the Wall become a symbol of in the West?

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Oppression and failure of communism.

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What did the wall become a symbol of in the USSR?

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Strength

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65
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When did Kennedy visit West Berlin?

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1963

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66
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What did Kennedy do in West Berlin?

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In 1963 June, he gave a speech stating his unity with West Berlin and its people. He declared ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (I am a Berliner).

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What did Kennedy declare in his speech when he visited West Berlin?

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‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ (I am a Berliner)

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What does ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ mean in English?

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I am a Berliner.

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69
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How do you say I am a Berliner in German?

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Ich bin ein Berliner.

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70
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When was the Cuban Revolution?

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1959

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71
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Who had ruled Cuba since 1952?

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Batista, a ruthless military dictator.

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72
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What did Batista the ruler of Cuba allow?

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American businessmen and the Mafia to make huge profits in a country where most people lived in poverty.

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73
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Who began a guerrilla war in 1956?

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A rebel called Fidel Castro

74
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What did Fidel Castro do in 1956?

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Began a guerrilla war.

75
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When did Fidel Castro gain enough support to take Cuba’s capital?

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1959

76
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What was Cuba’s capital?

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Havana

77
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What did Fidel Castro do in 1959?

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He had enough support to take Cuba’s capital, Havana, and over-through the government.

78
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Why did the Cuban Revolution worry the USA?

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The USA had a long economic history with Cuba. They had many shares in Cuban industries.

79
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Why had grown to resent American influence in their country?

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They didn’t feel like an independent state.

80
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How did Castro anger USA when he came into power?

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He nationalised (made public) US companies and increased taxes on goods imported from America.

81
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What did Eisenhower believe about Castro after he nationalised their companies?

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That he was moving towards communism.

82
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What does nationalised mean?

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Taking a privately owned industry and placing it under public ownership.

83
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How did Eisenhower threaten Cuba?

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He threatened to stop importing Cuban sugar.

84
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How did Eisenhower’s sugar threat backfire?

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He thought Cuba would back down but instead they signed an agreement with the USSR - the USSR promising to buy all sugar exports.

85
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What happened to the rest of American property after they stopped importing Cuban sugar?

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All remaining American property in Cuba was confiscated.

86
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What happened in January 1961?

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The USA severed all diplomatic relations with Cuba.

87
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When did the USA sever all diplomatic relations with Cuba.

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January 1961.

88
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How far away was Cuba to the USA?

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100 miles.

89
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Why was the USSR’s friendship with Cuba so threatening to the USA?

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Because Cuba was only 100 miles from the USA, the communist threat was dangerously close.

90
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Who invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs?

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Rebels backed by the USA.

91
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How did Kennedy intervene with Cuba?

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In 1961 he authorised an invasion of anti-Castro rebels.

92
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What did Kennedy authorise to happen in Cuba in 1961?

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An invasion of anti-Castro rebels into Cuba.

93
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When did Kennedy authorise the rebels invasion?

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1961

94
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When did the rebels invade at the Bay of Pigs?

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April 1961

95
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Were did the rebels land when invading Cuba?

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In the Bay of Pigs.

96
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What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

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The rebels were met with 20,000 Cuban troops and were easily defeated. The USA didn’t help.

97
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How did the USA feel about the outcome of the Bay of Pigs?

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Embarrased.

98
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What happened after the USA failed at the Bay of Pigs?

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They pushed Cuba closer to the USSR and Khrushchev agreed to help Castro and began to build nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

99
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What did Castro decide after the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

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That Cuba needed Soviet military assistance to defend itself.

100
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What did Castro publicly announce in December 1961?

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That he was a communist.

101
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When did Castro announce that he was a communist?

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December 1961.

102
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What did Khrushchev plan for Cuba?

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To put nuclear missiles in Cuba.

103
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When did Castro ask for weapons from the USSR?

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September 1961

104
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When did Khrushchev decide to put nuclear missiles in Cuba?

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July 1962

105
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What did the missiles in Cuba allow Khrushchev to do?

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Launch a nuclear attack on all of central and eastern USA with very little warning.

106
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What did American U2 spy planes spot in October 1962?

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Nuclear missiles bases being built in Cuba.

107
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When did American U2 spy planes spot nuclear missile bases being built in Cuba?

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October 1962

108
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How did America find out about the nuclear missile bases being built in Cuba?

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American U2 spy planes.

109
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What did President Kennedy demand of Khrushchev after finding out about nuclear missile bases being built?

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That he dismantle the missile bases.

110
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What did Kennedy order after finding out about the nuclear missiles being constructed in Cuba?

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A naval blockade of Cuba.

111
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What did the USA’s naval blockade do?

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Stopped all Soviet ships and searched them to prevent missiles being transported to the island.

112
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What did the US do as tension grew between USSR and USA over Cuba?

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They put US bombers in the air carrying nuclear bombs and the USA prepared to invade Cuba.

113
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Why was the world on the brink of nuclear war?

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The USA put US bombers in the air carrying nuclear bombs.

114
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What deal did Khrushchev make on the 27th of October 1962?

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He made a deal to dismantle the missiles in Cuba and ordered his ships to turn around.

115
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What did USA agree to on the 27th of October 1962?

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USA lifted the blockade, promising to not invade Cuba - secretly agreed to remove their missiles from Turkey.

116
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When did the USA place missiles in Turkey right next to the USSR?

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April 1962

117
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Were did the USA place missiles in April 1962?

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Turkey - right next to the USSR

118
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Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so impactful to the Cold War?

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It forced everybody to face up to how quickly a tense situation could become an absolute catastrophe.

119
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What was established in 1963 that enabled the two superpowers to talk directly and more quickly in the event of a crisis?

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A telephone ‘hotline’ was established between Washington and Moscow.

120
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What did the telephone hotline established in 1963 enable?

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It enabled the two superpowers to talk directly and more quickly in the event of a crisis.

121
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Who did the telephone hotline established in 1963 allow to communicate?

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Washington and Moscow.

122
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What happened in Cuba and Turkey after the Cuban missile crisis?

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All nuclear missiles were removed from Cuba and then Turkey by April 1963.

123
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What date did the nuclear missiles in Cuba and Turkey need to be removed by?

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April 1963.

124
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How did Kennedy emerge from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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As a hero who had stood up against the threat of communism.

125
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How did Khrushchev emerge from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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He was discredited - he’d forced the USA to remove their missiles in Turkey, but had agreed to keep the deal a secret. In the eyes of the public he’d failed.

126
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When did Khrushchev resign?

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In 1964

127
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Why did Khrushchev resign in 1964?

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Because in the eyes of the public he’d failed.

128
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What were the three treaty’s that were put in place to bring the build up of nuclear weapons under control?

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  • The Limited Test Ban Treaty
  • The Outer Space Treaty
  • The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
129
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What were the two main features of the Limited Test Ban Treaty?

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  • It was signed by both powers in 1963
  • It stated that all future tests of nuclear weapons had to be carried out underground to avoid polluting the air with nuclear radiation.
130
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When was the Limited Test Ban Treaty signed?

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1963

131
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What did the Limited Test Ban Treaty state?

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That all future tests of nuclear weapons had to be carried out underground to avoid polluting the air with nuclear radiation.

132
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What were the two main features of the Outer Space Treaty?

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  • Drawn up in 1967
  • It forbade countries (including the USSR and the USA) from placing weapons of mass destruction in space.
133
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When was the Outer Space Treaty drawn up?

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1967

134
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What did the Outer Space Treaty forbid?

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Countries from placing weapons of mass destructions in space.

135
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What were the three main features of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

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  • Came into force in 1970.
  • Both superpowers agreed not to supply nuclear weapons or related technology to countries that didn’t already have nuclear arms.
  • The treaty also encouraged nuclear disarmament, but it allowed countries to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes (e.g. energy)
136
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When did the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty come into force?

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1970

137
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What did both superpowers agree with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation?

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Not to supply nuclear weapons or related technology to countries that didn’t already have nuclear arms.

138
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What did the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty encourage?

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Nuclear disarmament, but it allowed countries to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes (e.g. energy).

139
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When had Czechoslovakia become a communist state?

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1948

140
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When did discontent within the Soviet Eastern Bloc begin to stir?

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1968

141
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What was growing discontent in Czechoslovakia about?

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The extent of external control over Czechoslovakian affairs.

142
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What was discouraged because of Czechoslovakia’s involvement in the Warsaw Pact?

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It discouraged trade with countries outside the Eastern Bloc.

143
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Who protested at the lack of free speech and free movement in the country in 1956?

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Students and writers.

144
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What did the students and writers protest about in 1956?

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The lack of free speech and free movement in the country.

145
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When did students and writers protest about the lack of free speech and free movement in the country?

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1956

146
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What did Dubcek want?

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To move away from Soviet policies.

147
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Who was the leader of the communist party of Czechoslovakia?

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Alexander Dubcek

148
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When did Alexander Dubcek become the leader of the Czechoslovakian communist party?

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January 1968

149
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What type of party was Alexander Dubcek the leader of?

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A Communist Party.

150
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What Dubcek do in April 1968?

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He introduced a series of reforms that went against Soviet-style communism.

151
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What were the reforms that Dubcek introduced in April 1968?

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  • travel to the West was made available for all
  • the border with West Germany was re-opened
  • all industry became decentralised
  • trade unions and workers were given more power
  • freedom of speech and opposition parties were allowed
152
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What does decentralised mean?

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That companies were no longer controlled by Communist party officials - workers and local authorities were given more power.

153
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What were Dubcek’s reforms aimed at improving?

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The performance of Czechoslovakia’s economy - partly by developing closer relations with the West.

154
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Why did Dubcek’s reforms worry the USSR?

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Because they didn’t want any Western involvement in its Eastern Bloc and Dubcek’s reforms partly involved developing closer relations with the West.

155
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Despite the reforms what did Dubcek promise?

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That he would remain in the Warsaw Pact and remain a loyal ally to Moscow.

156
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What was the ‘Prague Spring’?

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The period of four months were Dubcek’s policies were tolerated by the USSR, and Czechoslovakia enjoyed relative freedom.

157
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What did Dubcek’s new reforms mean for the USSR?

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That they had less control over Czechoslovakia.

158
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During the Prague Springs who was the leader of the USSR?

A

Leonid Brezhnev

159
Q

What was Leonid Brezhnev worried about after Dubcek’s reforms?

A

That they could lead to a rejection of communism in the Eastern Bloc and in the USSR itself.

160
Q

What events in August 1968 triggered a soviet response?

A
  • President Tito of Yugoslavia visited Prague - he had never agreed to the Warsaw Pact or the USSR’s version of communism.
  • The USSR received a letter from communists in Czechoslovakia, asking for help.
161
Q

When did President Tito of Yugoslavia visit Prague?

A

August 1968

162
Q

Who did the USSR receive letters from in August 1968? And what were they about?

A

From Communists in Czechoslovakia asking for help.

163
Q

When did the USSR decide to intervene militarily in Czechoslovakia?

A

August 1968

164
Q

What happened in August 1968?

A

The USSR invaded Czechoslovakia.

165
Q

What happened on the 21st of August 1968?

A

500,000 Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia.

166
Q

How did the Czechoslovakians respond to the USSR invading?

A

They responded with non-violent demonstrations - people took to the streets with anti-invasion banners, and in January 1969 a student burned himself alive in the street in protest.

167
Q

What happened in January 1969 in protest to the USSR invading Czechoslovakia?

A

A student burned himself alive.

168
Q

When was Dubcek forcibly removed from office?

A

April 1969

169
Q

Who replaced Dubcek?

A

Gustav Husak

170
Q

Who did Gustav Husak replace?

A

Alexander Dubcek

171
Q

What was Gustav Husak loyal to?

A

Soviet-style communism.

172
Q

What did other countries do about the USSR invading Czechoslovakia?

A

They criticised the USSR but didn’t act.

173
Q

How did the UN respond to the USSR invading Czecholovakia?

A

The denounced the invasion and proposed a draft resolution requesting the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia.

174
Q

How did the USSR respond to the UN’s proposal after the Czechoslovakia invasion?

A

They vetoed it.

175
Q

How did the Prague Spring strengthen the USSR?

A

The USSR succeeded in returning Czechoslovakia to Soviet-style communism.

176
Q

What did Brezhnev use the Prague Spring as an opportunity to do?

A

To establish his authority in the Eastern Bloc.
- prepared to invade
- proved he was strong and determined leader

177
Q

What did the Brezhnev Doctrine state?

A

It announced that in the future the USSR would intervene in any country where communism was under threat.

178
Q

Why was the Brezhnev Doctrine important?

A

Because it strengthened the USSR’s control over its satellite states.

179
Q

What message did the Brezhnev Doctrine send?

A

It sent a message to the Eastern Bloc that giving up communism wasn’t an option - the USSR would respond with force.

180
Q

What did the Prague Springs remind the superpowers of?

A

That the Cold War wasn’t over. Brezhnev had proved that he was willing to risk conflict to uphold communism in the Eastern Bloc.

History - The Cold War (3 decks)

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