History Section

Question 1

When does the Cold War start?

Answer 1

At the surrender of Germany but not over yet because threat of Japan.

Question 2

Why are we studying the Cold War in this class>

Answer 2

Shaped the current international system

Question 3

Who are the allies at the end of WW2?

Answer 3

USSR, China-ish, Canada, US, France, Britain.

Question 4

What is the Yalta Conference?

Answer 4

Rosevelt, Stalin and Churchill negotiate what they are going to do with Germany. They agree to separate Germany in 4. The goal of the Yalta conference was to install collective security.

Question 5

UN is created. What is the plan for the UN after the end of WW2? Seats, council, veto.

Answer 5

Install collective security. USSR would join the UN.
192 seats in general assembly. Over that we have the security council. The security council has 5 permanent members, 10 non permanent. The 5 permanent have the veto. Who

Question 6

Who would have a permanent seat at the UN?

Answer 6

China, US, France, UK, USSR

Question 7

Who was the last standing Axis member when the USSR was meant to join the UN and defeat said member? What agreement came with it (in favour of the USSR)

Answer 7

Japan

USSR would gain back territory they had lost before.

Question 8

When did the US really become involved in the war effort>

Answer 8

Pearl Arbor

Question 9

How did other Allies member get China and USSR to join the deal?

Answer 9

Appeasement: so everyone compromised to avoid conflict.

Question 10

Why was France, Uk, Canada, US, etc. aware that the deal with the USSR and China would eventually crack?

Answer 10

Strong movement towards communism.

Question 11

Why is it necessary to have a strong Poland>

Answer 11

Because between Europe and USSR.

Question 12

What major event caused the beginning of the Cold War?

Answer 12

The two atomic bombs. The USSR began being afraid of the atomic bomb, + tension risings.

Question 13

What changed in the international technique between the end of WW2 and the beginning of the Cold War?

Answer 13

Not into appeasement and compromise anymore. Switch towards deterrence.

Question 14

Describe the idea of deterrence during the Cold War:

MAD, Security dilemma, etc.

Answer 14

Idea that you don’t want me as an enemy. Enhance military capabilities, which started a race for arms/military and for space domination. This created the security dilemma. If I have this, then you need this, meaning I need this, etc.etc.
Created Mutually assured destruction. Russia and Us have the military capacities to eradicate the other.

Question 15

What is containment?

Answer 15

if I let russia have Vietnam, then they’ll take Laos, then India, then all of Europe. Domino effect.

Question 16

Describe the concept of spheres of influence?

Answer 16

Only one major power has influence over the international system.

Question 17

What was the Truman doctrine?

Answer 17

Sending money to Greece and Turkey to “protect” them from communism.

Question 18

What is the Marshall plan?

Answer 18

Financial aid plan designated to help Europe rebuild after the war. Stalin turned down the aid to the Eastern Europe countries so Hungary, Poland, Romania, didn’t get any.

Question 19

What is Nato, when are why?

Answer 19

North Atlantic Treaty Organization formed by democratic nations to protect themselves from communist agression.

Question 20

What is the Warsaw Pact?

Answer 20

Formed by the Soviet Union in response to nation. All of Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Question 21

Who was in Warsaw Pact?

Answer 21

Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazachstan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia.

Question 22

What is a proxy war?

Answer 22

States front each other in another country’s soil. Does not just happen during the Cold War.

Question 23

What prompted the proxy wars during the Cold War>

Answer 23

Nato and Warsaw pact creation

Question 24

What did the collapse of communism meant on the international system?

Answer 24

End of bipolarity.

Question 25

When did the Berlin Wall fall>

Answer 25

1989

Question 26

What happened in the 1980s which led to the collapse? Name the policies

Answer 26

Eastern Europe was ruled in fear. So there is a growing nationalism. At the same time, there is a decline in Soviet economy.
So, 1980 = soviet reforms.
Perestroika and Glasnot
- Economic restructuring and openess (more information, blah blah).

Question 27

What is the event that marks the fall of communism?

Answer 27

Gorbachev resigns and accepts the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was the last communist.

Question 28

9/11 brought multipolarity to the international system, what does nit mean?

Answer 28

We know there is one clear global leader, but more people are thinking that there should be more than one.

Question 29

Why is the US considered the global leader?

Answer 29

Unmatched in its involvement around the world and we always assume they are gonna help if something happens.

Question 30

9/11 also means the end of eurocentrism. Describe

Answer 30

All the attention isnt focused on europe anymore but on china. We are afraid because they dont need us. We dont know if we can trust them, so lots of nationalist policies against china.

Question 31

2 liberal ideas see a backlash after 9/11. Why?

Answer 31

Capitalism and democracy.

Resistance against american invasion.

Question 32

What kind of policies emerge from states (apart from against china) after 9/11.

Answer 32

Us versus them and populism.
Fuel fires of hatred against certain people because afraid they will attack us. We have ennemis of values and ideas. We restrict the rights of certain people because we are afraid.