Essay plans Flashcards
Reasons why detente was pursued?
> Fear of War
Economic
Political
Social
Achievements of detente?
> Nuclear disarmament
Economy
Europe/Ostpolitik
Super Power Relations
Impact of the Arms Race?
> Competition, rivalry and tension
Economy
Ordinary people
Stabilising effect
Causes of Uprisings?
> Discontent with Communism
Economic problems
Key Individuals
Opposition groups and internal dissidents
Reasons for building the Berlin wall?
> Refugee problem
Failure of international diplomacy
Long term origins
Key individuals
Importance of Ideology in the breakdown of the grand alliance?
> Ideology
War
Post - war aims
Leaders
Consequences of the Berlin wall?
> For Germans
For Ulbricht
For Khrushchev
For the West/Cold War
Reasons for the collapse of communism?
> Gorbachev >Reagan >Economy >People Power >Moral Bankruptcy
Winning the Arms and space race?
>Missile gap and superiority >Delivery systems >Propaganda, competition and firsts >Space achievements >victory?
Consequences of communism
> Democracy (USSR & Europe)
End of Division
Economy
Violence
Weakness of uprisings
> Divided and weak movements
Strength of regime
Warsaw Pact/ Red Army
Help from West
How successful was the USA’s intervention to deal with the Soviet threat?
> Economic policies
Foreign Policy
Soviet policies
Continuation of threat
Consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
> Further Division of Germany
Continued presence of Western Allies in West Berlin
Increased tensions
Two what extent was Europe divided?
> NATO- plans to create a West German state
Two separate states- FRG & GDR
Plans to rearm West Germany
Was rearmament of W Germany successful?
> Yes- was rearmed
Yes- W Germany joined NATO
No- furthered divide
No- Expensive
