Midterm Quiz 2 Flashcards
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Bay of Pigs
April 17, 1961
Failed invasion of Cuban mainland that was supported by the Kennedy Administration
Was heavily influenced by needing to take a tough stand against communism
Bert the Turtle
(1951-1952)
Was a animated short film that highlighted the duck and cover policy for civil defense against the atomic bomb
Blockade of Cuba
October 16-18 1962
Was the American response to Soviet positioning of Missiles in Cuba
Created a naval blockade of the Island that would intercept and search any ships headed to Cuba
Fidel Castro
President of Cuba 1961-2011
Was a communist revolutionary that led to the installation of the Communist party in Cuba
Cuban Revolution
(1953-1959)
An armed revolution against the US backed Batista government that led to the communist over throw.
Was led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and began socialist policies
Dead Hand Retaliation
Was a Soviet nuclear retaliation policy that allowed for nuclear weapons to fired if nuclear light, seismic activity or radioactivity was recorded.
This policy worked continue the retaliatory policies of nuclear weapons
Duck and Cover
Was a method for protection against Atomic Bombs that was popularized by American propaganda films in the 1950
Hydrogen Bomb
Exploded successfully in 1952
Was a thermonuclear bomb that was stronger than the Atomic bomb and represented an escalation of Cold War weaponry
ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Was a technological advancement to the transportation of nuclear weapons that allowed for warheads to be delivered via missiles as opposed to planes.
Allowed for policies such as massive retaliation to be implemented.
John Kennedy
35th president of the U.S. (1961-1963)
Best known for his involvement with the Cuban Missile Crisis and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion
Nikita Kruschev
1953-1964
First Secretary of the Soviet Union following Stalin’s death and instigated de-stalinization policies
Secret Speech that denounced Stalin’s purges
MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction
Was a Cold War security policy that promised an all out, full scale use of nuclear of weapons that would cause complete destruction of the attacker and the defender
Missile Gap
Term used to describe the U.S.’s perceived superiority of the number and powers of USSRY missiles compared to their own
Highlighted the challenges and discrepancies in reporting/reports of USSR Missiles
New Look policy
1955
Enacted by President Eisenhower was a national security policy that accounted for budgetary limitations in the defense budget
Nuclear Diplomacy
1945-1952
Was the practice of using threats to achieve diplomatic goals between the U.S. and Russia
Nuclear Taboo
A term used to describe a belief in the fact that the Nuclear bomb was no ordinary weapon
Helped lead to the fact that it was not used after WWII
Offtackle
Was a defense plan established by the U.S. against the USSR that focused on restrengthening Europe
Called for defense on the Rhine, naval presence the Med, and possible use of nuclear weapons
Retaliatory Capability
Term used to describe a nation’s ability to respond to a nuclear attack, with nuclear retaliation that would ensure destruction of the aggressor
Single Integrated Operational Plan (SOIP)
Was the U.S. plan for nuclear war.
Combined different delivery systems (missile, submarine, bombers) of nuclear weapons in an all out attack on an enemy
Soviet Atomic Test
August 29, 1949
Was the first successful atomic test conducted by the USSR
Greatly shifted the BOP as the U.S. had assumed USSR would not have a bomb for decades
Agent Orange
1961-1972
Was a combination of chemiclas used in the Vietnam war to clear forest cover for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Troops
Back Channel
A term used to describe the means of communication between the USSR and the US during the Nixon administration
Due to distrust in the government Nixon/Kissinger favoured back channel communication with Kremlin rather than formal lines through the state department
Detente
1971-1974
Represents the thawing of relations with the USSR and US during the Nixon administration
Detente led to triangular diplomacy, SALT and Trade agreements and the Helsinki accords
Dobrynin, Anatoly
Soviet Amabassador to US 1962-1986
Worked closely with Nixon and Kennedy as he was directly involved in the communication regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis
Part of the Back channel of communication evident in the Nixon Administration
